On November 18 I will be playing master of ceremonies to the first ever, and hopefully annual, Tech Marketing Awards. I am quite sure that the highlight of the evening will not be anything that I have to say about the chief marketing technologist meme in my opening comments. Nor will it be the spectacular views […]
Continue reading →Me: Hey!Entrepreneur: I need a print ad.Me: When. Entrepreneur: Tomorrow by noon. Me: Dead silence. Entrepreneur: So can you help me? Me: Yeah. So with the help of a few of the graduate assistants that I hang out with we popped this out in less then 24 hours. Only the second ad I have ever […]
Continue reading →The Lift Summit is returning to Atlanta next week with a program chock full of presentations and panels focused on using social marketing strategies to drive business results. I am really interested and eager to see the panels on social commerce and measuring ROI as well as Erik Qualman of Socialnomics who made those social […]
Continue reading →So I was standing next to this friend of mine the other night when he casually mentioned that he might be joining the board of Barnes & Noble. My first reaction. Dude, the Nook has no chance. No one talks about the Nook. No one uses the Nook. I sit in a Barnes & Noble […]
Continue reading →ATDC is seeking an online marketing summer intern. The candidate should be willing to demonstrate a high level of resourcefulness and a willingness to learn online marketing skills. This 12-week position is designed to offer an individual a range of practical experience in online marketing including social media. ATDC is aggressive in its use of […]
Continue reading →So Dave Williams of BLiNQ went out to the f8 show in San Francisco and realized that Atlanta needs a group to share best practices related to anything Facebook. So, he pinged me about ATDC sponsoring such a group and low and behold it is so. Should be a great group for developers working on […]
Continue reading →This is a guest post by Charles Lumpkin, the principal of Charles Lumpkin + Partners. Charles and his firm have been entrusted with million dollar budgets by companies who demand disciplined and measurable Internet marketing. He and his team provide Internet marketing strategy and services, usually on a pay-for-performance basis to companies of all sizes. […]
Continue reading →In addition to a host of other activities Jacqi Chew of iFusion Marketing did the pro bono marketing outreach work for Startup Riot. The results: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Startups Do Some Fast Talking for Investors WXIA-Atlanta: 50 Startup Entepreneurs Vie For Up to $1 Million WABE: WABE Newscast (16 Feb 4pm) at the 1:40 mark. And […]
Continue reading →David Skok, a five time startup entrepreneur turned venture capitalist at Matrix Partners recently blew into Atlanta for the DLA Venture Pipeline meeting and he blew away the crowd with his talk on "Customer Acquisition & Monetization." The presentation which is embedded below summarizes several key themes on David's blog, "for Entrepreneurs." I have written […]
Continue reading →I am killing the ATDC marketing circle and Internet circle. These were small monthly gatherings of startup types that were interested in either topic. I will continue to support Brandy Nagel who spearheaded the marketing circle effort. If anyone wants to engage with me about either subject hit the BookNow button in the right side […]
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