If you use WordPress and share your content on Facebook, this should interest you. This blog entry will teach you how to ensure the right image, title, and description shows up when your blog or webpage is shared on Facebook. We’ll be covering: Optimal image size How/where to create your image for free How to […]
It was the best of conversations. It was the worst of conversations. – thanks Dan for the intro I’ve written about LinkedIn effectiveness before, but a couple of weeks ago I had two interactions in a single day that exemplified what I have been talking about and advocating for the past couple of years. The […]
Last week I had the pleasure of giving a workshop at the Ventura County Community Foundation in beautiful Camarillo, CA. My topic: Using Social Media to Win Donors, Customers, and Fans. Below is the complete video of that presentation. The slidedeck is below that as a downloadable PDF and in-page slideshow. We are working to create […]
Recently, I sent out a newsletter and was dismayed to discover that MS Outlook had rendered it horrifically! It was AFTER I’d sent it – so I was mortified and a bit frustrated. I posted a snide comment on Facebook and then tweeted an image of that snide comment.. And on Facebook #Microsoft @Microsoft Fix […]
At Pulse, we’ve adopted Glip.com as our internal project communication tool… and it is AMAZING!!! “a single email about a project can result in dozens of responses.. email clutter” Have you seen/experienced this at your organization? Someone sends an email to several (let’s say 5) recipients asking for feedback on some tasks or document. 4 […]
Our definitive answer: YES!!! Well…. maybe… unless you make effective, then it is definitely NOT a waste of time. Pulse Founder, Matt Moran, gives some quick insight (1 minute) into making LinkedIn much more effective as a career or business development platform. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUS8DuGkqE] To read his full blog entry, visit his IT Career Toolkit website.
No! Okay.. perhaps that is simplistic but I think we can make the case. Below I have a link to my CIO Magazine blog post on the subject. I’ll offer a little context and explanation first. Let’s start with a question… What is your goal with social media? For most people, the goal is to […]
The image above was created using Skitch – a graphic utility from Evernote. It allows you to quickly annotate and embed images into documents, email, or upload to your social media. There is also a mobile Skitch application. I took this photo of my dog, Beaux, and quickly annotated it with Skitch on my Android. Yes, […]
How do we get new ideas for content? This question comes up a LOT! Seriously, it is one of the most common questions I get from clients and others. We know that great content is social media’s secret sauce.. If you are “doing social” without great content – simply spouting advertising – you aren’t doing […]