Should You Use Automated Direct Messages for Social Media Marketing?
Depending on who you ask, automated direct messages (auto-DMs) are either a powerful marketing tool or the bane of social media marketing. I’ve written about them previously, but a recent experiment by Dave Delaney brought them back to mind. What is an Auto-DM? For...7 Marketing Trends in 2017, Part 3: Peak Social
Let’s look back at the past year. What social networks flourished? What social networks struggled for relevance? The uncomfortable reality is that with very few exceptions – Snapchat being one of them – anything that was not part of the Facebook...How to Tweet from the Command Line/Terminal
If you’ve ever wanted a super-slim, super-lightweight way to use Twitter, you’ve probably thought about using the command line (Windows) or Terminal (Mac). I love using command line applications. Part of it may be my retro-technical (techno-hipster?) love of things as...How to write great, data-driven roundup blog posts
My friend Chris Brogan inveighed, appropriately, against the lack of creativity and insight in the average roundup post recently: “Dear round up post writers: stop it. It’s lazy. Write your own damned post. I mean those ones where lazy people email me to help...My Citizen Analyst Tweetchat Summary
Yesterday I had the opportunity to be a special guest for IBM Watson Analytics’ Citizen Analyst Tweetchat, answering 8 interesting questions about the role and power of the Citizen Analyst. I’ve expanded my original 140 character answers below. What is a Citizen...AI for Marketers Book
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