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I’ll be a keynote speaker at the Internet Strategy Forum Summit in Portland in July 23rd, I attended this conference of corporate web decision makers two years ago –and have attended some local meetings here in the bay area. The ISF has conducted a survey … Continue readingCorporate Internet Executive Research Study by Internet Strategy Forum
We’re in tough times. With some calling Denny’s free Grand Slams akin to a soup kitchen, we know it’s going to get worse before it gets better. As a result, you’ll notice some commentary from me on my blog that has little to do with … Continue readingThe Dangers of Being Under –and Over– Qualified During a Recession
This is part 4 of an ongoing community project to help people understand how to get jobs during a recession. This data is slightly skewed towards those that are already active in social media as the survey went to those within my network on my … Continue readingJobs in a Recession Survey Results 4: Most Recent Hires Found Full-Time Positions
It’s amazing how things come back around, when you least expect them. Earlier today I talked to John Batelle, the CEO of Federated Media, he spends a lot of time educating clients and helping them learn, moving them from the “Why” to the “What” to … Continue readingThe Importance of Nurturing
My job as an industry analyst is listen to pitches from different vendors, from small startups, to the web giants. I get paid (yes I’m a professional BS filter) to listen to their pitches –and then translate it into reality for reports and for our … Continue readingHow to Translate Vendor Talk into Plain English
This is part 3 of an ongoing community project to help people understand how to get jobs during a recession. This data is slightly skewed towards those that are already active in social media as the survey went to those within my network on my … Continue readingJobs in a Recession Survey Results 3: Most Recent Hires Received “Average” Compensation
Last year, I kicked off a twitter game that let folks rate superbowl ads, and we collected the results from the tweets and found that the popular favorites on twitter weren’t too different than what media analysts were predicting. We found that many enjoyed making … Continue readingRate the Superbowl Ads: How To Participate
This is part 2 of an ongoing community project to help people understand how to get jobs during a recession. This data is slightly skewed towards those that are already active in social media as the survey went to those within my network on my … Continue readingJobs in a Recession Survey Results 2: Most Recent Hires Got Jobs in Less Than Three Months
This is part 1 of an ongoing community project to help people understand how to get jobs during a recession. This data is slightly skewed towards those that are already active in social media as the survey went to those within my network on my … Continue readingJobs in a Recession Survey Results 1: Recent Hires Got Jobs Via Referral from Friends, Colleagues, Alumni, or Family
I’m a former community manager, and many of my friends are currently in this role, and I want to make sure they are armed with the right knowledge to succeed during hard times –I know some of them may get laid off. Community Managers are … Continue readingCommunity Managers Must Deliver ROI: Commandments For Surviving a Recession
