What’s the difference between a traditional marketing plan and a marketing plan that integrates social media? It means more exposure, but more importantly it means better exposure if used correctly. Most of us know how powerful a marketing campaign can be by integrating social media into it. A lot of content is out there on [...]

I went out to dinner the other night with some friends and the subject of social media came up, more specifically Twitter.  One person made a comment that he was skeptical of this new tool and that it seemed like it was just a bunch of noise – a way for others to promote and [...]

I realize that when you first view the title you might think, hmm … vague much? Well that’s a little on purpose and little experimental. Back in November of 2007, I posted a question to my LinkedIn network asking, “What is the best advice you can give a fresh, young marketer right out of school [...]

The Tap Project began in New York City with a simple basic concept and that concept has become a powerful cause. World Water Week 09 is a campaign helping to bring clean and safe drinking water to millions of children in need all around the world.  Since 2007, this campaign has grown into a national [...]

On Wednesday I had the earliest start to my day yet this year. It was one of those days where you realize that “business attire” means pulling out the leather shoes, suit pants, button down and yes; the suit jacket. And like any event you volunteer at; you’re running late and really have no idea [...]

So today I decided that our #DOSTREAM Twitter integration on our homepage had a good use for not only keeping people up-to-date with information about what we’re up to around Digital Operative, but also for ecommerce websites. Think about the shopping experience now; most people read reviews and research products before purchasing. According to the [...]

Valentines Day, yet again arrives. Since most us spend countless hours at our computers, I’ve come up with some interesting ways to express your love this year using social media. I even tried doing a few myself.

Write a 12 second love song. Record it and post it on 12 seconds.

Build a Facebook application [...]

Social media is all the buzz. Brands are looking for new ways to generate traffic and harness the power of social media, jumping on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc. But with any new medium comes a learning process that requires some trial and error and a lot of misinformation.
We’ve compiled a list of the top social [...]

New York City is one of the worlds most crowded cities with the worlds most crowded streets. We walk those streets together engaging in certain social norms. Some make eye contact with each other or pass a quick semi-smile to acknowledge the presence of the other. Some completely ignore each other. [...]

So I just got done filling out my speaker application for the “Social Media” category for Online Marketing Summit, San Diego 2009. They present you with a dropdown to choose a topic that you would want to speak about. I saw three or four that I’d be interested in, especially the “Integrated Marketing” one. I [...]