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The social media deadzone: why only tools focus on tools
This morning I happened across the above graphic in an older Center Networks post and it triggered a quick thought on a familiar theme. I have often chided marketers for focusing too much on specific tools, platforms,…
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gregverdino.typepad.comJanuary 27 2010, 6:54am
comments »Will we finally stop screwing around with social in 2010?
It has been at least a couple of years since I've done a proper "predictions" post, although last year I contributed to a fantastic 2009 predictions ebook that Peter Kim pulled together. This year I contributed to…
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gregverdino.typepad.comJanuary 12 2010, 6:47am
comments »For those who want to listen or dial-in, we're discussing the #powered #crayon acquisition at 9am EST http://bit.ly/iwzTR (via @jaffejuice)
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twitter.comJanuary 12 2010, 4:06am
comments »For those who want to listen or dial-in, we're discussing the #powered #crayon acquisition at 9am http://bit.ly/iwzTR (via @jaffejuice)
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twitter.comJanuary 12 2010, 4:05am
comments »too many to mention by @ but thanks to all for the kind words, retweets and whatnot. http://bit.ly/crayonpower #crayon #powered
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twitter.comJanuary 11 2010, 8:05am
comments »news! @powered acquires #crayon + 2 others, creates the first full service social media agency with scale: http://bit.ly/crayonpower #in
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twitter.comJanuary 11 2010, 4:54am
comments »crayon to the power of Powered
As y'all know, I've been holding down the virtual fort at crayon for the past two-and-a-half years. We've had our ups -- I've had the opportunity to work with some great people and some great clients. But believe…
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gregverdino.typepad.comJanuary 11 2010, 4:51am
comments »From New York City to Music City: new 2010 speaking gigs
As the new year kicks into gear, my speaking calendar is already starting to fill up. Here are the details on my first two 2010 speaking engagements - a February panel appearance at the Engage! Expo in NYC…
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gregverdino.typepad.comJanuary 7 2010, 10:35am
comments »A teeny tiny peek at microMARKETING
As regular readers know, I've been hard at work on the manuscript for my first book microMARKETING: Get Big Results by Thinking and Acting Small (that's a new subhead by the way, for those of you paying…
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gregverdino.typepad.comJanuary 4 2010, 6:34pm
comments »RT @KateDickman: @krivman @jaffejuice @AmadeoPlaza @jquig99 @gregverdino and I @ Nobu (pic) - http://bit.ly/75C12o #crayon
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twitter.comDecember 30 2009, 12:58pm
comments »You might have noticed that things have been a tad quiet 'round these parts for the past few weeks, but I might as well make it official... I'm taking a bit of a break from blogging until…
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gregverdino.typepad.comDecember 29 2009, 3:01pm
comments »#crayon holiday dinner off to an interesting start with a little pleasure and pain. (via @jquig99)
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twitter.comDecember 28 2009, 4:45pm
comments »goodnight twitterinos. someone (me) has a ton of writing to do tonight so you have a new book to buy in august #micromarketing #crayon #in
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twitter.comDecember 15 2009, 5:15pm
comments »RT @bitsybitsy: Holla!! Just Stumbled upon webinar w/1 of my fav. panelist @gregverdino of #crayon.Topic is planning for social 2010. h ...
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twitter.comDecember 11 2009, 9:07am
comments »reminder: next week i join @aaronstrout and @dougwick in a free webinar about planning for social in 2010. deets: bit.ly/social2010 #crayon
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twitter.comDecember 8 2009, 7:36am
comments »What are your plans for 2010? How about for Dec 16th, 2009?
It's hard to believe the year is almost over, isn't it? Although December has only just begun, some are no doubt already gearing up for that one magical moment when they can get drunk on champagne, count backwards…
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gregverdino.typepad.comDecember 3 2009, 8:25am
comments »Interesting... Ancient social networking site Friendster is relaunching tomorrow as a "why be like everybody else" alternative to Facebook and MySpace. Thoughts?
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gregverdino.typepad.comDecember 3 2009, 7:30am
comments »cranked out more than 1,000 #micromarketing words last night but only 178 in two hours this morning. not a good 2-day avg. #crayon
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twitter.comDecember 2 2009, 6:36am
comments »Here a friend, there a friend, everywhere a friend, friend...
Just before Thanksgiving, I posed a question to my Twitter followers: "Has social networking made 'friendship' the highest form of interpersonal relationship? Or has it all but stripped the term of its meaning?" I suppose this was a…
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gregverdino.typepad.comNovember 30 2009, 5:51pm
comments »one #crayon proposal out the door today. another in the works for tomorrow. wasn't this meant to be a holiday week?
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twitter.comNovember 24 2009, 12:55pm
comments »Just a friendly reminder that I'll be co-presenting a free blogging basics webinar tomorrow afternoon (11/19/09). The event is hosted by Target Marketing magazine and sponsored by Compendium Blogware, and takes place online at 2pm ET. There's still…
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gregverdino.typepad.comNovember 18 2009, 5:48am
comments »Tim Goggin: looking for love in all the social places.
Meet Tim Goggin. He's a single 32-year old entrepreneur who is (if you believe his pitch) the "most interesting man in San Diego." He's also pretty frustrated with the tried-and-true dating scene and thinks social media may be…
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gregverdino.typepad.comNovember 9 2009, 9:28am
comments »Upcoming speaking: free blogging basics webinar
You're probably not a blogging n00b but you probably know someone who is -- a client, a coworker, someone new to the industry or your mom perhaps. If so, you should let them know that I'm taking part…
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gregverdino.typepad.comNovember 4 2009, 4:23am
comments »Podcaster J.C. Hutchins has killed the president
Not the real president and not in real life. And technically speaking, J.C. didn't do the deed -- but he dreamed up the child/assassin who takes down America's main man in the opening lines of his sci-fi thriller…
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gregverdino.typepad.comOctober 27 2009, 2:30pm
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