Posted on May 13, 2008 by Dave Webb
Cutting through the clutter and the thousands of marketing messages to reach your target audience is not so easy any more.
David Shenk, in his book “Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut” states that in 1971 we were exposed to an average of 560 advertising messages per day. By 1997 that number had grown to over [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by Dave Webb
One of the greatest benefits of engaging in social media tools, like Facebook and Twitter, is meeting and developing relationships with outstanding people you wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity to meet. And one of the most exceptional people I have been privileged to get to know is Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian. Dr. Mani is heart surgeon [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2008 by Dave Webb
How does having, or not having a mission statement contribute to an organization’s ability to have impact? Is merely having a mission statement enough? In this video post, I take a look at what mission really is and how to effectively accomplish your mission.
Recently on Twitter, I asked, “Do you have [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2008 by Dave Webb
What does it take to have impact? How do you know you are having impact? How do you define what it even means to have impact? Over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to consider what effect having a clearly defined purpose, vision and mission has on making [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2008 by Dave Webb
If you keep up with this blog, it’s obvious that it’s been many moons since I’ve posted. I’ve been in social media hibernation focusing on my family. I probably should have put something up way before now, and I apologize to anyone who cares enough to read my stuff. I realize that in the world [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Dave Webb
A few weeks back I wrote a post about quantifying and measuring intangibles for Return on Investment (ROI) metrics (January 19, 2008, Measuring Intangibles - Making Impact the Bottom Line). The conversation got going based on a discussion about social media metrics with blogger Beth Kanter. I made the point that sometimes issues such [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2008 by Dave Webb
Flowers and candy aren’t the only gifts being given this Valentine’s Day. Dr.Mani Sivasubramanian is giving an opportunity for people to give the gift of life.
Dr. Mani is heart surgeon who is using his internet marketing business to fund heart surgery for under-privileged children in India. A DAY FOR HEARTS: Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day [...]
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Posted on January 19, 2008 by Dave Webb
While checking in at Facebook the other day, I got into an interesting dialog with Social Media Consultant Beth Kanter. Beth is also a professional blogger and writes about the use of social media tools in the nonprofit sector for social change. I saw a status update that said “Beth Looking for resources and [...]
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Posted on December 15, 2007 by Dave Webb
Recently, I’ve been spending some time on Facebook to connect with other social media aficionados, internet marketers, and social entrepreneurs. One of the groups that I belong to is called “Persuasion and Influence”, hosted by author and internet marketer, Dave Lakhani. This group is made up of people interested in persuasion, persuasive marketing, public relations, [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2007 by Dave Webb
Well I’ve finally done it. I’ve got a blog. Just because I have one, does that make me a blogger in the true sense of the word? How often do you have to post to be relevant? I can tell you that working a full time job and helping my dear wife homeschool our four [...]
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