Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’
Interview With Petco’s Director of Social Media & Commerce, Natalie Malaszenko
Sometimes you have the chance to meet people that simply fascinate you. That was the absolutely the case when I first arrived at BlogPaws this past Friday afternoon. Upon arriving at the conference, I had the chance to meet Lisa Epstein and Natalie Malaszenco, of Petco, and was immediately impressed. Natalie and Lisa had made [...]
Read This PostLeadership Framework for a Dynamic Business Environment
Perry Maughmer has become one of my good friends and mentors over the past year. Our meeting in itself is a testament to the serendipity that happens every day on the social web. Perry’s ideas and concepts have led to some of the thinking involved in Social Business Strategies position on building Human Business Teams, [...]
Read This Post13 Plugins To Make Your WordPress Blog Better
When Joe, at Inline Bits (affiliate link), and I were building the development strategy for the new NateRiggs.com, selecting and installing the right plugins, was a critical discussion early on. One of the reasons that I believe WordPress is such a great blog platform is the variety – and maturity – of the plugins that [...]
Read This PostHOW TO Rebuild a Blog with Joe Payton of Inline Bits
Today is the day! As you might have noticed, I have some new digs! I can’t even begin to express how grateful I am for the chance to work with Joe Payton on this project. All of the creative and programming was his baby. I also want to extend special thanks to Mike Harris, Fathi [...]
Read This PostUpdates on Social Business Strategies & NateRiggs.com
I’m pressed for time and playing catch up. Here’s a short explanation as to why and what you can expect from me in the next few days. Okay?
Read This PostWe All Start Somewhere
I’ve been under the gun and didn’t plan on posting today, but Kathy reminded me of something very important: We all start somewhere. Here’s her comment on one of my very early posts as a blogger: Hi Nate, My brother (Carl Burckhardt) mentioned your first posts, and how they were quite different from your posts [...]
Read This PostHow To Be Better Social Media Consultants
Will you indulge me in a scenario for a moment? Let’s say you and your friends play a few rounds of golf each year. You’re not a bad golfer and sometimes you even shoot the lowest of your group. Who knows, maybe you’ve even hit par on occasion. You have some talent with the clubs [...]
Read This PostSkype Session: Interview with Jason Baer of Convince & Convert
Today, I’m delighted to bring you a very special Skype Session. If you’re not following Jason Baer and his Convince & Convert blog, you probably should be. Jason is based in Flagstaff, Arizona and works primarily with advertising agencies as a social media strategy consultant. His blog is widely popular and recognized by a variety [...]
Read This PostA Discussion of Ethics & Blogging for Disaster
My sense of ethics is as hot as my coffee this morning. One one side, I’m appreciative of blog posts like 20 Incredible Pictures From The Chile Earthquake (from Forrest Kobayashi) and Chile Earthquake Pictures: Twitter Photos Tell the Story (from Mashable) for covering the earthquake in Chile and the pending tsunami warnings in almost [...]
Read This Post5 Ideas Marketing Agencies Can Use to Generate Revenue by Helping Clients Blog
We all know why companies (and the humans inside those companies) should be blogging. There is significant qualitative and quantitative information out there making a case for the benefits of having active and well-produced blog. But there’s a two-sided conundrum when it comes to getting a business to really embrace a blog as a business [...]
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