Recently, clients have been asking me how they'll know if our community managers are succeeding in their craft. To me, that answer was simple. A healthy community. That means the community manager is doing well, right? Well sort of. Thanks to some smart thinking and...

12 July, 2012

Facebook to Brands: Everything you do on Facebook starts with your page. Express your identify and tell your stories. The newsfeed = "The most important internet real estate" But just what do they mean by that, and what does it mean for your brand?...

29 February, 2012

Unless you’re living under a rock, or started boycotting the internet when SOPA was first introduced last year, you’ve heard Pinterest is growing. But just how much traffic is Pinterest getting these days? According to ComScore, Pinterest has over 4 million users and is rapidly growing....

24 January, 2012

Day 2 of SXSW Interactive has begun and people are moving much slower than they were yesterday but this particular session is packed. Even started early because the room was ready to go. It seems that everyone has the same question: How do we...

12 March, 2011

Are you going to be in Austin Friday night? If so, have you RSVP'd for what promises to be the hottest unofficial party at SXSW? Why should you go? Well, not only does it promise to be one giant, awesome party at two Austin hotspots...

09 March, 2011

As you may know, Ignite Social Media is a close knit group who has grown rather quickly in the last year. Since I started, the agency has doubled and we're still growing. In that time, we have chosen carefully to ensure we're getting people...

01 April, 2009

There has been a lot of debate lately about corporate Twitter accounts and how companies who do choose to be on Twitter should approach their involvement. There are three sides to the debate over whether it is okay for big brands to use Twitter for...

11 February, 2009

In support of blog action day, I want to share with everyone a few ways businesses can use social media to do more than just add to their bottom line. The topic for 2008 is poverty and, as we are a social media marketing...

15 October, 2008