Top 5 Predictions for the Next 5 Years in Business Social Media [2010 Edition]

Be sure to join the New Comm Biz Facebook Page or follow the Twitter account I spend a lot of time predicting the future and every year I look out over the next 5 years. You are reading the 2010 edition.  The 2011 edition is here. You can also see my … Continue reading

On Being an Influencer and Marketing as Media

Influence the Influencers. If you’ve hung around in PR circles you’ve heard this phrase. But what does it mean in today’s digital age? Many of you may be familiar with TwitterGate the incident where TechCrunch posted internal documents from Twitter after someone hacked into their Google Apps account. Many people … Continue reading

What Does the Future of Marketing Organizations Look Like?

Here’s some images I pulled from a rough draft proposal I’ve been working on. I’ve really been taking a look at how should communications organizations be structured moving forward and what are the processes that need to be developed? I’d love your thoughts. Communication used to be one way and … Continue reading

The Future of Social Media has Arrived! The War is Over!

We have reached the tipping point. 90% of US adults are online* 80% of US online adults participate in social media** Unless you are targeting the very poor and/or the elderly, as marketers, you do not have to target those who do not participate in social media. Everything you create … Continue reading