Young adults face an increasing chasm between the education system and a sustainable income. To better understand the challenges, I’ve been reading “Higher Education in America” by Derek Bok, who was president of Harvard for 20 years. It’s what you expect from someone so scholarly– 479 pages of well-researched critique, presented ever so tactfully. To save you the time, here …
Jon Acuff’s Social media secret has been revealed
During #ICON14, Jon Acuff, A New York Best Selling author’s secret of Social Media has been revealed. Why during this specific event you may ask? Because he believes in Infusionsoft just like we do! What was the secret you might ask? “It’s about the People!” When using Facebook, the people are the most important part! Such a simple phrase yet …
Why our software is AWFUL
Somebody told me this afternoon that he saw no value in our social analytics tool. And you know what? I completely agreed. We messed up because we didn’t care to ask him what his goals were. So the fact that we have a couple hundred metrics across Facebook, twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and other sources– it meant nothing to him. We …
Social posting during a crisis– experts react
Jason Miller of Marketo said that he turned off his social media channels when he heard about what happened in Boston yesterday. Koka Sexton agrees, noting, that Sprout Social, a community management tool, even put an alert at the top of the screen about Boston. Peter Shankman caught some flak by posting the following comment: Would it be insensitive to …
7 Habits of a highly effective modern marketer
1. Hustle – All Day Everyday Marketing has shifted its focus to new media (social media, blogs, online forums etc.), the entire world is on the internet, there is no such thing as a 9-5 anymore for a lot of marketers, and sleep is the cousin of death. In order to be a successful marketer, you have to realize that the second you shift your focus, …