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GerardMcLean.com
http://gerardmclean.com
Helping trade groups adapt and remain relevant in a social media world.
- Added on: May 2nd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Gerard McLean
- Listed in: Business Emerging Markets
- Tags: Marketing social media societies trade groups
Recent Posts
Rupert Murdoch gets the Internet… really, he does
My BFF Rupert Murdoch* has been taking some hits lately about him wanting to block Google from indexing his sites and putting up pay walls. I understand his reasoning and don’t think he is too far off the mark. In order to explain my thinking, ...
John Nese is to soda pop what Gary Vaynerchuk is to wine
John Nese is the proprietor of Galcos Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store, and when the time came for John to take charge, he decided to convert it into the ultimate soda-lovers destination. About 500 pops line the shelves, sour...
The death of “click here” has been greatly exaggerated
I received a call from someone who pulled my phone number from the Whois record of a client. He was having trouble signing up for some services on a Web page because he didn’t know where to go next. In his mind, the page simply ended without an...
How social media is failing social media… and business
The Center for Media Research sent out their email Research Brief today about how small business are not into social networks for leads. As a small businessman myself, I agree with them. Kinda. I can’t recall the last lead I got twittering out ...
My resume Wordle.net cloud
Just for fun and visual cognition, I made a Wordle Cloud from my résumé. I think a lot of hiring managers would benefit a lot by running résumé through a word cloud so see the major words and concepts show up quickly. Maybe some already do. Wha...
Nobody in the railroad industry knew who Orville and Wilbur Wright were either
I was talking with a colleague of mine this morning about how Social Media is taking shape and changing the world, and that it would be good for people in business to know who the movers and shakers are. People like Chris Brogan, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dan...
