Random Ramblings

  • Obama Social Media For Business: Leadership, Marketing and Tribe Building

    By David Bullock
    The social media technologies and platforms today give any company the tools to enter the market.
    But the questions then become…

    What do I say?
    How do I create value? (…)

  • What Are You Really Doing with Your Business?

    Sometime you need to sit back and analyze what you are doing with your business.  There is a whole area of activity that can suck up time and funds without the business owner truly being aware of the drain it can have on your bottom line.  I called this activity “Non-Revenue Generating Actions”
    As a business owner, you can easily get caught up in doing things that don’t make any money for your business. (…)

  • 2 Minutes Well Spent - The End of Time Management

    Face the facts. There is no way to manage time itself. You can’t move 2pm to 9am just because you want to. You can’t stretch an hour by 5 minutes. Oh, but I wish I could. (…)

  • What Happens When The Media Changes?

    Communication as we know it is changing quickly. (…)

  • First Virtual Commercial For The Social Media Space

    Entering into a new media channel. Video. But not the typical video with a video cam.
    This was created on a virtual set in about 10 mins. I think I have found content generation heaven. (…)

  • Overview: Barack Obama Social Media Expert Project

    For the last 6 months Brent Leary and I have been working on a project where we outlined, studied and provided expert commentary on the superlative strategic and tactical use of social media during the 2008 Obama presidential campaign. (…)

  • Barack 2.0: Social Media Lessons For Business Guidebook Now Available

    The book Barack 2.0: Social Media Lessons For Business is now available to the public. (…)

  • Lead Or Get Out Of The Way

    The world is speeding up and changing quick fast and in a hurry. What are you doing to keep up with the rapid advances in technology? (…)

  • Getting Your Site to Be Profitable in Tough Times

    By David Bullock
    These days we're all trying to make more out of less.  The bad economy is hitting us hard, the holidays strain our wallets, and every nickel and dime or trick of the trade is enlisted to help fight this financial battle. (…)

  • Productivity Strategy Session With Prof Carol

    For those on the call, please use this link to reserve your strategy session with Prof Carol.
    www.profitengineer.com/strategy
     
    Social Bookmarking

  • Understanding Keyword Conversation Part 1 & 2

    by David Bullock
    I met with Glen Livingston this weekend and again the idea of keyword conversation was made very clear to me. (…)

  • Social Media Explained: The Senator, Twitter And You

    Forget the hand waving and the speculation about Web 2.0 and the influence of Social Media in our daily lives. (…)

  • Single Marketing Channel: A Business Model "NOT" To Follow

    This story about GeoSign is circulating in the news quite a bit these days. (…)

  • Low Margin Products vs. High Margin Products

    As I observe people looking to start a new business, too many times they shoot for the mass markets, commodity markets and no-margin markets. (…)

  • Party Line - New Conference Call Service

    One of the things you'll hear me say over and over is that identifying and using the right tools is crucial to the success of your business.  I'm always trying out new applications in the hopes that it will help me further streamline my processes. (…)

  • Where Do I Start With My Online Business?

    The most common question that is asked on a daily basis when it comes to business is, "where do I start"? I had an interesting call this morning and that was a question that came up. (…)