See you Saturday, at PodCamp Cincy

October 19, 2011

PodCamp Cincinnati logoSaturday at the brand new College of Informatics building at Northern Kentucky University. Lots of smart, fun people talking about how they use social media in the day jobs, and for fun.

You’ll learn a lot. You’ll get to share what you know and do. If you’re just getting started, you’ll be welcomed and wowed by how much every one is trying to help you out.

It’s inexpensive and you get to see all the shiny tech built into the College of Informatics.

Here’s the schedule, and a shameless plug. I’m presenting early in the day about “Where to Start: Build Your Online Presence from the Ground Up”.

Full list of sessions and presenters here.PodCamp Cincinnati sponsor logo


September 25, 2011

Why bother with social media?

July 7, 2011

Chris Celek article in CinDay B2B how why businesses should use social media.It’s simple: Your customers and competitors are spending their time with it — so you should, too.

Here’s my answer to the head of an engineering consulting firm in Mason who leaned across the table during breakfast, and got right to the point.

“Why should I spend any time on social media?” the business owner demanded to know.

He’s not the first to ask that question. The line of owners who doubt whether social media is right for their businesses, honestly, is quite long. And my answer is always the same. Read the rest of this entry »