Categories: Bloggers, Roundup, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work, Tools, Twitter
So. Gary Vaynerchuk, the digital media guru who launched a thousand brands into the social media sphere, just released a two-part list of “19 Essential Twitter Follows.” And…amazingly, it’s almost all male. Just 2 women in 19. Before you say I’m jumping the gun on his little list — hold up. This is Twitter we’re [...]
Categories: Social Media, Ya Gotta Eat!
…are not something you typically see in the same headline. Unless, I guess, you are in Austin for SXSW (I sat the past one this one out this year). But email marketing has great things to offer BBQ, says Pitmaster Daniel Delaney of Briskettown. I saw him speak on a Social Media Week panel at [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, DIY, How-to, Making Websites, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Big Idea, The Work, Tools
Everywhere I go I get the same sort of questions and comments from creative people, authors, filmmakers and small businesses. I know I need a website to showcase my (business/portfolio/startup) but where do I start? My cousin set me up with a WordPress site but I don’t like the template and I feel like my hands are [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Blogging, Resources, Small Business, Social Media, The Work
Returning from a little break in posting. I took advantage of January and February and a time to get a little reflecting done. And also a lot of work! The truth is, I’ve been fairly swamped with new client work and percolating projects. I have a bunch of new clients who I absolutely love. I mean, people [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Resources, Small Business, Social Media, The Work
I’ve been doing a “strength cycle” down at my local CrossFit gym. What that is is three hours a week of lots and lots of lifting: squats, presses, deadlifts. One of the more surprising discoveries I’ve made in the class is all of the mental aspects there are to lifting. You step up to the [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Brilliant + free, Nonprofit/Cultural, Resources, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work, Uncategorized
I had an amazing corporate training gig a couple of months ago. I was brought in to lead a communications training that covered effective copywriting and social media tactics to a major media company. A very funny media company. One that is wildly, wildly successful in social media. Could basically write the book on building raving [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Brilliant + free, Nonprofit/Cultural, Resources, Resume 2.0, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work, Uncategorized
I have a huge respect for those who “ask” for a living. Fundraising pros, salespeople. It’s tough. I recently had a pretty high pressure job that kept me up at night. Why? I realized after thinking about it that it was the job was about asking, cajoling, negotiating. When I like to be the person who gives, [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Bloggers, Blogging, Brilliant + free, Nonprofit/Cultural, Resources, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work, Uncategorized
[pointelleslider id='2'] It’s been a heck of a year. Just in case you’re new around these parts (or would like a refresher), here are Jellybean Boom’s Top Stories of 2012, by pageview:
Categories: Analytics, Bloggers, Blogging, Micro Marketing, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Work, Tools
Facebook is now offering brands and marketers the opportunity to pay to get their posts seen more through something called “promoted posts.” You pay a few bucks and ensure that your latest update will get seen by more of your audience. I knew it was coming — I was in a test group that played around [...]
Categories: Artists & Writers, Resources, Small Business, Small List, Social Media, Social Media @ Work, The Big Idea, The Work, Tools
Ever heard of the “sharing economy”? It’s a term that’s thrown around to describe a crop of new startups that encourage re-use and sharing of existing resources such as people (TaskRabbit), office space (LooseCubes), residential space (Airbnb) and even dogs (DogVacay). In practice, the “sharing economy” is a way to build connections both with people, [...]
