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How to Rock Your Brand’s Content on LinkedIn with Jason Miller

“I like to be dangerous with my content.” It’s quotes like this where  rock-n-roll background and passion shine through in his work. By day, Jason is the Senior Content Marketing Manager at LinkedIn. By night, he’s an accomplished…

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Social Sound Bite: Why Meerkkat Matters

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a new social app on the block. It’s called Meerkat and it allows users to live stream video directly to their Twitter…

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Brand Consistency vs. Coherence with Barbara Apple Sullivan

“Digital has democratized marketing … Consumers are playing an active role in defining our brands.”  would know. As the founder and managing partner at Sullivan, she’s helped complex regulated brands like American Express and Merrill…

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Social Sound Bite: Is Google Killing Google+?

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed a recent development from Google. On , we shared new data illustrating that Facebook is far from dead with teens. However, Google…

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Talking Points #29 – 3/5/15 (Interview: Shel Holtz)

Interview edition – Shel Holtz, of Holtz Communications + Technology, and the co-host of the long-running “For Immediate Release” podcast. Arik and Kevin talked with Holtz about podcasting, internal communications and the importance of the employee audience, the disconnect between digital/social skills and senior PR leaders, a new approach for employee advocacy, and the demise…

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How to Co-Create Brands with Tom Webster

“Your brand is not something you create. It’s a story that is told by you and your customers. It’s a co-creation.” As part of his role at Edison Research,  spends a lot of his time carefully examining the relationship between…

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Social Sound Bite: Facebook Is NOT Dead to Young People 12–24

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed new data from Edison Research on social media usage among Americans age 12–24. Of particular interest is the fact that Facebook is…

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Distrupting the Definition of Branding with Jason Baer

“I don’t particularly love the term — branding.” This may come as a surprise when you consider the source.  has an extensive background working with large organizations on large-scale brand transformations. He has a point, though….

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Social Sound Bite: A Modern Family Content Marketing Lesson

On this week’s Social Sound Bite – recorded live at the  studios in Iowa City – Jay and I discussed an upcoming episode of ABC’s Modern Family shot entirely on the Apple products (iPhone, iPad, etc). While this makes for…

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Talking Points #28 – 2/19/15

The real social media strength of Twitter isn’t its potential to drive traffic to your company or brand’s website or blog. Arik and Kevin discuss a reporter’s recent post that expressed surprise at his Twitter stats related to the links he’s shared. Also, an “Ad Contrarian” post that bashes brands stressing online engagement and conversation,…

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