One of the most valuable features of the MarketingProfs B2B forum are the One-on-One Therapy sessions, where attendees get to sit down with experts in different fields and get specific advice relevant to the challenges they’re facing. Jennifer Altimore and Joe Hirshka from Kennametal Inc. came to Boston from Latrobe,
My notes from the MarketingProfs panel "It’s Not Your Mother’s PR: New Opportunities to Influence Your Constituents" Panelists include Deirdre Breakenridge, President, PFS Marketwyse; Terri D. Andrews, Public Relations Manager, RSM McGladrey; and Donna Tocci, Director, Web/New Media, Ingersoll Rand. The moderator was Beth Harte, Senior Subject Matter Expert, Digital
I’m in Boston for MarketingProfs B2B Forum, which promises to be one of the most valuable conferences of the year for B2B marketers interested in social media. I led a workshop this morning on social media policies (which Jeff Cohen from socialmediaB2B.com has already blogged), then headed off to my
I'm really pleased and excited that my friend and colleague Alison Bolen is becoming a contributor to this blog. Alison has been one of the most dedicated, vocal and tireless advocates of the value of social media to SAS, even before I started working here. A lot of the progress
Panelists (left to right): Deb Orton, SAS, Moderator Brad Fiery, Vice President, Database Marketing and Analytics, The Lacek Group Heather Valteris, Vice President Database Marketing Center of Excellence, GE Capital – Retail Customer Finance Theresa Kushner, Director, Integrated Customer Intelligence, Cisco Systems Jim Foreman, Director of Circulation and Analytics,
Pamela Meek, Anne Milley, Mark Chaves and Katie Paine My SAS world and my social media world collided today at SAS Global Forum in Seattle. We launched SAS Social Media Analytics, a product designed for, well, people like me who are trying to monitor and measure the value of social
I’m leaving tomorrow morning for SAS Global Forum, our annual user conference, held this year in Seattle. Last year was my first Global Forum. More than three thousand people came to learn more about SAS and to hang out with other like-minded souls. It’s quite an experience. I’ve heard it
Facebook has just announced a major change, which should come as no surprise to anyone, since they seem to enjoy messing around with things. This time they're changing the process for becoming a fan of a business or person (or concept, or beverage or highway exit - there are lots
I started the social media manager job at SAS in January of 2009, and spent the first half of the year creating and communicating our social media policies (which we call our Guidelines and Recommendations, since they’re much more than just the dos and don’ts.) In the half year or
Here, not a moment too soon, is a more-or-less random recollection of the big ideas and trends I witnessed at South by Southwest Interactive. Location-based applications were predicted to have the biggest hype, and that was borne out. These are applications, primarily for mobile devices, that let you "check in"