I met Mike Stafford of Farrell Fritz, PC online. He and I are connected via LinkedIn. He sent me a note telling me that he used to work at Ruder Finn/PR and wanted to know if we could meet up to network. I agreed. I love connecting with different people!...
Seven Innovative Ways To Use Google +
At the recent Blogher Conference in San Diego, I sat in on a Google + seminar and heard some clever ways people are utilizing Google +, including: Use the plus 1 as a poll by asking a question and adding answers with the comment section. For example, a recent question...
Bumping Into People From the Past…
The other day, I was coming out of my house when I heard someone calling my name -- "Hilary, Hilary." I looked at a woman who was running towards me. As she came closer, I realized it was Amy Fishman, a friend from elementary school through High School. We lost...
Do We Talk Anymore?
I went running with my friend the other day and we were talking about Facebook. She told me that she recently connected with an old friend that she hadn't seen in years and that they went out to dinner as a result of the Facebook finding. I mentioned to her...
On Giving Away Free Stuff…
I don't know about you, but every time I buy a table to an event or buy tickets to a golf outing, I always feel like it's nearly impossible to get people to join me. Is it me? Or is it that there are way to many events and outings?...
Tips on Starting a Business…
There are some people who keep their business life very separate from their personal life. They may have a separate Facebook page for their “actual” friends and a page for their business acquaintances. I know many professionals who are corporate and conservative by day and at night they perform in...
Intellectual Property Review, by Guest Blogger Anthony M. Verna III
One issue I see when a business takes itself from the idea stage to doing business in the real world is a lack of intellectual property review. This can be seen in either taking out a Facebook page or a domain name in either the business name or a proposed...
Social Media Makes the World a Small Place!
The other day I got an email from a young woman who used to intern for me when my firm, HJMT, was in Long Beach. The woman was in High School at the time. In the note, she told me that she had gotten a job in Switzerland and was...
Social Site Review: Wanderfly 2.0
Want to go on an exotic trip somewhere different? Or would you prefer to go to a beautiful beach somewhere? The new updated Wanderfly 2.0 has the answers. By linking up with Facebook and also having its own community, Wanderlists has more than 1200 destinations with thousands of activities at...
No Facebook or Twitter?
Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without Facebook or Twitter? It’s not that long ago that these two social networking sites weren’t even on an advertiser’s radar but today, they are more prevalent than ever. More and more corporations and agencies are focusing their ad campaigns...