Posts Tagged "Social Media"
Jesse, Video, and a Funky Chicken (VIDEO)
I made this video a little over a year ago with help from two friends of mine—one luckier than the other. At the time I thought that the Catalyst Webworks web site was just a few weeks away…*cough*…and that this video would be a great element for the front page. Well, here it is, finally—after a brief stint on the now-defunct jsmcdougall.com—a world debut of the first Catalyst Webworks commercial. Please watch, laugh, enjoy, and pass it on. Thanks to Ed Dooley of Mad River Media (lucky friend behind the camera), and Morgan Pielli of MorganWritesABook.com (the dancing chicken). Enjoy! (…and Hi...
Read MoreTen Tweetable Twitter Tips for Book Publishers
Book Business Magazine recently asked me if I would provide them with a few Twitter tips for book publishers. I was flattered, of course, and happily obliged. I put together the first five tips in the following list for them—which they’ve published here along with other great tips from other Twitter mavens. But I realized after sending off the list, that I had a few more I wish I had included. So I’ve put together this new list of Twitter tips for book publishers, made each tip tweetable, and posted here for all the (publishing) world to enjoy and discuss. Please let me know if you have other Twitter tips for bookish types. (Some of the tips have been...
Read MoreThree Reasons Book Publishers are Perfect for Social Media
Yes. I admit that I may be biased. My life-long interest in book publishing, my background in the industry, and my general love for books, may make me an unsuitable person to declare a particular industry most-suited to participate in the world of social media. I’ll make my quick points and leave it up to you to determine whether or not I’m out of my gourd. And so I humbly present the following list: Jesse (WHIZZ BANG) McDougall’s Three ¡Wicked! Reasons Why ***Book Publishers*** are the Most-Perfectly-Suited Businesses to Participate in the Exciting World of Social Media POW! (Yes, the POW! is part of the list’s title…as is this.) Reason...
Read MoreYour Web Site: The Essential Hub of Your Social Media Strategy
The world is all a-buzz right now (at least my corner of the world) about social media marketing and how to make Twitter or Facebook or YouTube or LinkedIn or Digg or Bloopt work for your business. I happen to think that these services—except for Bloopt, which I just made up—CAN work for businesses in a variety of valuable ways: community building, market research, word-of-mouth marketing, and so on. Much of the peripheral benefits have been, or will be, covered here elsewhere, so I won’t go into those now. In this article, I’d like to address the most important part of any company’s social media strategy: the company’s own web...
Read MoreSome Lessons from the Trenches: Book Business Magazine's Virtual Conference (Slideshow)
Today Book Business Magazine’s Digital Content Day @ Your Desk virtual conference kicked off and ran without a hitch thanks to the hard work of the folks running it. I was delighted to be a presenter during the Social Media Strategies that Sell Books session with Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics. In my presentation I spoke about the nuts and bolts of executing an effective social media strategy. I tried to provide attendees with some concrete steps they could take immediately after the session. I outline the social media strategies that have worked for me in the past, and I touch upon some embarrassing setbacks as well. The presentations are available on-demand...
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