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As the Internet matures into the standard communications tool today, social media continues to evolve and find its place. By using social media, PR and marketing together, you can find your place as well.
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12 Days, 12 Ways to Help the Homeless
This is a cross-post from 12for12k. Today sees the launch of the 12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push. As we’ve mentioned in the run-up, this isn’t about cash donations this month (although if you wish to donate money to your local homeless...
Friday Five
Recently I suggested the idea of Friday Five, along the lines of #FollowFriday on Twitter but with a twist – you choose five things to share that may or may not be related. Here’s this week’s five to get your weekend started. Blog...
If You Think YOU’RE Cold…
This is a cross-post from 12for12k. Tomorrow, Friday December 11 2009, sees the launch of the 12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push. Here’s a quick pre-launch video – hope you can join us tomorrow onward. © dannybrown for danny...
Snow Globe Fun with Maritz Canada
Halfway through my six month in-house contract with Maritz Canada, I’m still happy to see that the company continues to restore my faith in how larger corporations treats its employees, clients and more. A perfect example is this year’s v...
The 12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push
This is a cross-posting from the 12for12k blog. Throughout December, the 12for12k focus is on the homeless and how you can help in your own towns and cities. There’s no donation widget this month – we’re offering a more hands-on cha...
Never Mind the P, Just Get the Relations Part Right
There have been a lot of new definitions and suggestions coming to the fore over the last 12-18 months about what PR stands for. The traditional version is Public Relations, and has been since as long as anyone can remember. However, solid PR folks l...
Friday Five
Last week I introduced you to Friday Five and how I was looking to offer a diversion into the weekend. So, without further ado, here are five random offerings for you. Cheers guys, have a great weekend! Blogger Corner. One of the blogs that has been...
Navigation Made Easy with Headway 1.5 WordPress Theme
Most people know by now that I love the new Headway 1.5 premium WordPress theme. If anyone asks what theme they should go with on their blog or website, I always recommend Clay Griffiths’ theme. Now that Headway 1.5 has been officially released...
Introducing Friday Five
Taking its cue a little from Twitter’s Follow Friday tradition, Friday Five offers a slightly different take. It’s still a recommendation engine, if you like, but with a wider scope. It won’t always be the same, either. It may be a ...
Why Headway 1.5 is the Future of WordPress Theme Design
Bold claim? No – seriously, the new Headway 1.5 premium WordPress theme has just raised the bar so far ahead of the rest of the WordPress theme developers it’s scary. I’ve been using the Headway theme on this blog for around 3 month...
Happy Hallowe’en!
Happy Hallowe’en folks – have a great evening and make sure to take a healthy mix of candy and beer! (Except for the kids – maybe just candy for these little guys…) © dannybrown for danny brown, 2009. | Permalink | Post ta...
All You Need is the Story
Creatives are often looking for the biggest bang for the buck. Marketing; PR; advertising; a lot of the time these disciplines share the same questions – what cool way can we get our product in front of someone? How much budget can we allocate ...
Do You Want Fries With That?
There’s a fine line between offering pre-project consultancy advice and actually moving into billable hours. Some clients get this; some don’t. Some clients keep moving the goal posts; some are grateful for your advice and experience and ...
A Little Thing Called Thank You
If you’ve been hanging around me the last couple of days (and thanks for the company!), you’ll know that there’s been a little back and forth activity about a blog post regarding 12for12k. The details and response can be found here....
I’m Not Here Today
Instead, I’m currently traveling to Florida to meet up with the likes of John Haydon, Stacey Monk, Jen Lemen and a whole bunch of other cool folks. This is for something very special coming your way this November. So, instead of a normal post h...
Opposites Attract
There are a lot of businesses that are staying away from social media, using the excuse that it’s not the right fit. That can be true, and I’ll often tell clients that they’re not ready for the space yet. Yet there are also a lot th...
SxSWi 2010 – Global Consciousness Panel
I was going to add some note here that would try explain the reasons behind this short little video, but I think it does it perfectly on its own. And, if you want to find out more, you can check out the details here. Cheers! © dannybrown for danny...
The New Storytellers
I found this video on Youtube. It’s a fan-made homage to the band Dashboard Confessional and their song So Long, So Long. There’s nothing special about it. It’s a simple piece of video, made with Windows Movie Maker then put up on ...
Access to the Experts from The Customer Collective
Part of the Social Media Today family of websites, The Customer Collective is aimed at building a community for sales and marketing executives. To help enhance this, they’re currently running a video series entitled Access to the Experts. The s...
What the Cool Kids Can Teach Us About Selling Out
My friend John Haydon shared a link with me to a video by Youtube user italktosnakes (Kristina Horner). It’s a video response to another Youtube user, nerimon (Alex Day). In both the videos, each discuss the merits of being paid to advertise pr...
Twitter Tips from a True Twitter Expert
As Twitter continues its rise in popularity, there are a bunch of tips and books out (or coming out) on how to best use it. There’s The Twitter Book from Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein; the upcoming Twitterville from Shel Israel; the Twi...
Are You Holding Back Your Creativity?
Did you doodle at school as a kid? Did you play make-believe games with your friends that took you to other worlds real and imagined? Did you have an invisible friend? Our minds are so free as kids. We imagine anything and everything. Our creativity ...
Evian Shows Traditional Media and Advertising Far From Dead
There’s a lot being said about traditional media suffering in the wake of social media acceptance. Print publications, advertising, marketing et al – they all need to “use social media or die” being a common mantra. But I̵...
A Burst of Reality in Social Media
We spend so much time in social media that it’s easy to forget real life. Yes, social media is “real life” but I think you know what I mean. I just found out from a friend that blogger and Twitter user Meg Porter (@megapixel) was k...
What Does Social Action Mean to You?
So it’s been a quiet few days here. Mainly because I’ve been busy with this special 12for12k event. Since I’m still in catch-up-on-rest mode after 24 hours of fundraising and fun, I’m going to share this interesting video that...
Playing for Change the World Over
An initiative to change the world through music, the Playing for Change Foundation brings musicians together to spread the organization’s message worldwide. From community shows to concert halls, Playing for Change events are everywhere thanks ...
Real People, Real Adverts
The advertising industry is like many other creative industries at the minute. Advertisers are looking at new ways to reach their audiences as the print industry continues to suffer and new mediums challenge ad agencies to think differently. Some age...
Mixing It Up Media-Style
A lot of social media evangelists and consultants will tell you that “traditional media” is on its way out and is being superseded by social media. They’ll say there’s no room for the old guard with the new arrival. But you kn...
What A True Hero Looks Like
Hero is a strange word. At its truest, it defines someone that goes above and beyond in the face of danger. Now, though, some people use the word to describe their favourite sports player. Tabloid newspapers use the term increasingly loosely. Comic b...
It Isn’t Always Just Marketing and PR
Social media receives frequent praise from marketers, PR professionals, business consultants and more as a wonderful communication tool. It can connect you to your customers or new clients, as well as peers and contemporaries. But it’s not alwa...
