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Why I get no sleep! :)

Adam — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:02:51 +0000

An INSANE SocMed infographic (click image to ‘embiggen’):

General Motors Was ‘Mental’ To Pull Its Ads, Say Sources

Adam — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:01:42 +0000

From Business Insider:
General Motors’ decision to pull its $10 million FB ad budget set of a firestorm reaction ahead of the social network’s IPO… But in the cold light of Wednesday morning, some are pointing out that this may say more about GM than Facebook. One person, for instance, told Business Insider that GM’s Facebook strategy was “mental.”

Read the entire article HERE:

AT&T Chief Regrets Offering Unlimited Data for iPhone

Adam — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:53 +0000

From the NY Times:

When Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s chief executive, spoke about the state of the wireless industry at a conference this week, he shared some surprisingly frank comments about the iPhone.

If AT&T hadn’t offered unlimited data, it would have been able to get people who used more data to pay up for it, as opposed to having the light data users subsidize the heavy ones, he said.

“My only regret was how we introduced pricing in the beginning, because how did we introduce pricing? Thirty dollars and you get all you can eat,” he said…“And it’s a variable cost model. Every additional megabyte you use in this network, I have to invest capital.”

Read the entire article here:

Gowalla Gone

Adam — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:33:55 +0000

As you may remember, Foursquare and Gowalla both launched in 2009. Providing a similar (ok, very similar) service, Gowalla has announced they’re out. From Gowalla.com:

“Thank you for going out with Gowalla. It was a pleasure to journey with you around the world. Download your check-ins, photos and lists here soon.”

OK – I LOVE This Idea…

Adam — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:04:38 +0000

‘Cash Mobs’ flood local businesses with shoppers

Shop owners might fear a mob congregating outside the door, but don’t be scared if you’re the target of a “Cash Mob.” Organized as a reaction to behemoths like Target that lure business from the little guys, cash mobs support local stores by flooding them with shoppers… (read the rest here)

Oprah STILL Doesn’t Get Social Media

Adam — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:39:47 +0000

C’mon – really???

Oprah apologizes for TV tweets

Oprah Winfrey has issued an apology for breaking TV ratings rules and urging fans to watch her show “Oprah’s Next Chapter” show during the Grammy Awards telecast on Sunday.
The TV titan took to Twitter and invited followers to change the channel to her OWN network. She wrote, “Every1 who can please turn to OWN especially if u have a Nielsen box.” During a commercial break later, she added, “Commercial Grammy people..u can turn to OWN.” Ratings compilers at Nielsen weren’t from amused seeing the plea as a violation of their policy. Winfrey’s tweets were later removed.

In a statement to The New York Times, Winfrey said, ”I removed the tweet at the request of Nielsen. I intended no harm and apologize for the reference.

Gary Vaynerchuck Rants on Oprah

Adam — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:29:24 +0000

And (once again) gets it right:

Watch this video on YouTube.

Another Terrible Customer Service Story – And How a Company is Trying To Make It Right.

Adam — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:16:11 +0000

You’ve got to read this one…

http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/27/ocean-marketing-how-to-self-destruct-your-company-with-just-a-few-measly-emails/

And the damage control:

http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/29/ocean-marketing-press-release/

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Adam — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:16:35 +0000

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Want to Speak to ~30 Business Professionals??

Adam — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:02:01 +0000

The networking group I’m part of is looking for speakers – if you’re interested, please DM/Email me your topic and availability for 2012. The group meets at 7:30 am on the first Wednesday of each month