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Rock Your 2012 NAMM Plan
The 2012 NAMM Conference was the biggest in its long history. It can be challenging to work a major industry event of this size and scope, especially if you’re working at a booth (I was working... Continue reading »
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SF Music Tech Summit 2012 Schedule
I’m geeking out over SF Music Tech Summit’s embeddable schedule-planner-thingy. I just looked over the most updated speakers and attendees, and I must say, this promises to be more fun... Continue reading »
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Pretty Pictures and Social Media Stats from HubSpot
I wanted to write a clever lead pointing out one or two uber-salient slides but it’s like eating pistachios — I can’t stop with just a few. I will say that the points about mobile... Continue reading »
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Tweeting the Academy Awards: Way Back Machine
Two years ago I was consulting for a well-known novelty brand whose message has always been cheeky and playful. We scratched our heads wondering how we could plug into the excitement around the... Continue reading »
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Facebook Friends ARE Real
Please indulge me while I make this post entirely personal. Like most of you reading this I’ve become friends with people via Twitter, then expanded our 140 character limited friendship to... Continue reading »
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Like a Myers-Briggs Test for Your Company’s Social Readiness
Have you ever taken a Myers-Briggs style personality assessment for an employer? Or how about an online quiz predicting what sort of person you should date? (That’s my small nod to... Continue reading »
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Future of Social Business: Collegiate Ninjas Not in the Mix
If you really want to understand the real world dynamics of social media, then you owe it to yourself to follow the Altimeter Group’s research on how businesses of all sizes are reorganizing... Continue reading »
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“Imported from Detroit” Drove me to the Dealer
No doubt you’ve seen Chrysler’s Superbowl spot for their new 300 car. Right after it aired one of Detroit’s most devoted champions, Michael Moore, tweeted some of his thoughts on... Continue reading »
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Social Media as High School Stereotypes
Which social media kid do you identify with the most? Fantastic fun courtesy of Flowtown, who you should visit if you’re not already familiar with their platform that helps businesses transform... Continue reading »
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12 Days of Social Shopping, Lexy Roundup
Our Lexy mobile show – Flair Media Minute – is all dressed up in a holiday themed series: The 12 Days of Social Shopping. We’ve been covering various apps, campaigns, and ideas... Continue reading »
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Flair Media Foray into QR Code
We’re having some fun this afternoon with QR codes. You may have seen our earlier post about QR codes in the wild, but we had yet to create one of our own. As with any content you hope... Continue reading »
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Grover is on a Boat – Old Spice for Pre-K Crew
Best laugh of the week comes from Sesame Street, who brilliantly reinvent Old Spice Guy for the Pre-K audience. Sidenote: ironic that we discovered this via @savvyauntie the same day we learned... Continue reading »
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Flair Media’s Breast Cancer Sucks Blog Challenge
Kelsey's Annual Dorm Room Memorial to her Mom. Yesterday a lifelong friend called to say, “Kar – my doctor’s office left a message about my mammo results. Do you think... Continue reading »
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Viagra vs. Zestra – What Gives with Advertising’s Double Standard?
The New York Times ran a piece this morning calling out the advertising world on its double standard around Fem-Care and female sexual wellness products. Writer Abby Ellin centers the piece... Continue reading »
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Foursquare Addiction Explained
Every addiction has a gateway activity that becomes a habit that must be fed. Remember those old science movies in your biology or psychology class with the mice pecking away for their next fix of... Continue reading »
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Facebook Places – The B(usiness) Side
Yesterday we wrote about Facebook’s new Places product, their version of Foursquare, Gowalla, PlacePop, Whrrl, and other applications that let you “check in” to a destination and... Continue reading »
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Facebook Places – Primer and Privacy Tips
Last week Facebook officially entered the location check-in business with Facebook Places. It’s designed to let users easily share where they are, what they’re doing and who... Continue reading »
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Socialnomics New Video: ROI of Social Media
And now, for your viewing pleasure, Erik Qualman hits another one out of the park with his “Socialnomics: the ROI of Social Media. Lights. Camera. Action! I love McDonald’s quote about... Continue reading »
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QR Codes in the Wild
Wikipedia defines Quick Response codes (QR code) as: “A QR Code is a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by QR scanners, mobiles phones with camera, and smartphones. The code... Continue reading »
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Anne Rice – Mistress of her Rockin’ Community
From the minute I discovered Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire I was hooked. I was captivated by her exquisite renderings of horror archetypes we had all collectively agreed should have... Continue reading »
