There was an interesting bit of news about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) labor dispute in NPR from Jennifer Guerra on 3/16/2011 about how the dispute has played out in social media. That article contains a quote from Christie Nordhelm, a University of Michigan marketing professor, who offered the following advice on how the DSO should approach social media.”First: Shut up, just stop. And then second: Wait quietly until people forget.”…
Year: 2011
Adaptistration Has The Best Readers
There has been some fantastic discussion from the Square credit card reader system post from 3/15/2011. In particular, Colorado Springs Philharmonic Marketing Manager Nathan Willers provided some excellent, and candid, firsthand insight into the service. [Spoiler alert: he has good things to say about Square]…
A Dear John Letter To Facebook Pages
Dear Facebook Pages,
I’m terribly sorry I had to do this through a letter, but I’ve been putting this off for far too long. And don’t think this didn’t need to be done, we both know that isn’t true. This note will be the last memory you’ll ever have of my pages; I really don’t care for you anymore, that’s just the way it is…
Is It Hip To Use Square?
The one benefit of having such a fantastic group of readers is I can always count on them to help fill the gaps in my direct knowledge. Case in point, I’m hoping that someone out there has had some firsthand experience with the credit card reader and processing service from Squareup.com…
Donate to the Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund
One of the benefits of my position as an executive committee member at the HEARTBeats Foundation has been getting to know the Save The Children Foundation via the two organization’s working relationship. I can say from the bottom of my heart that they are a wonderful outfit and I encourage everyone to make a donation supporting their emergency relief efforts in Japan…