Don’t start your social media effort with a Facebook page

When initially discussing social media with clients, often the first thing brought up is using Twitter or Facebook as an outgoing tool to push their advertising messages. If you’re thinking about social media from a traditional marketing perspective, there’s nothing wrong with this concept. It’s obviously a cheap media buy,…

Jimmy’s Week on the InterWebs 8-28-09

Posted late because, hey, I'm busy. I think this is the story of the week just because it's such a good example of both what is wrong and why there is hope for the social web. A PR firm, Reverb Communication, was busted for gaming the iPhone app store. They…

Is Social Media Advertising?

Image by Straws pulled at random via Flickr Not so long ago advertising was TV, newspapers, magazine, outdoor and newspaper ads. Even with the Web in the mix, most "digital stuff" was left to digital specialist. As the digital space has become more important to consumers and clients and more…