All right, so you probably already know I was raised in Wisconsin. There are so many ‘Sconie traditions that have carried on with our family, but none so celebratory as the Tom & Jerry Christmas cocktail. Around this time of year, this frothy beverage has been the norm. Called the ‘Tom & Jerry’ after the … Continue reading
An interesting thought occurred to me this morning. The news earlier this week was that John Borthwick’s Betaworks was buying the beleaguered Digg brand. To add a little sizzle, they proclaimed they threw away the source code and started anew intending to release a “rethink” version of the platform in a six week turnaround! Well executed marketing ploy. I … Continue reading
Reprinted from TechCrunch, written by Anthony Ha — Thank you for the support Addvocate: Salesforce’s Former Head Of Social Marcus Nelson Preps A New Social Enterprise Startup Marcus Nelson, co-founder of customer service startup UserVoice, left his role as head of social media at Salesforce.com back in April to start a company called Addvocate — and now he’s … Continue reading
//EDIT: TechCrunch announced the official purchase of Buddy Media at $689M today — title changed to reflect announcement. ______________________________________ Well if the Internets are true then holy crap, huge congrats to CEO Michael Lazerow & his team… not to mention their happy investors! I’ve never met Michael but he seems like a really sharp, hustle-type entrepreneur – his degree … Continue reading
I took a trip to Hungary when I was about 21 years old. It was such a great experience, but decided I would embark on a trip to visit a friend in France. Being a young man, I had little sense of time, money, or even risk for that matter — it was really just … Continue reading
After yesterday’s post, I received a nice letter from @JoshHolzhaeuser who’s a college student on exchange in Spain right now. He’s nearing graduation and considering a career in Digital Marketing. Please read his letter and consider writing some advice for him in the comments below, Thank you! Hey Marcus, Life sounds like it’s taking another exciting turn for … Continue reading
So here it is… my first day not having to go to work. Crazy to think it’s been nearly three years since I arrived at Salesforce. I can’t imagine having been anywhere but here — I’ve learned so much about digital and marketing, dealing with press and analysts, as well as playing the politics needed … Continue reading
As a kid, I remember being spazmatic; random ticks, uncontrolled squinting, jumping & convulsing, unintelligible outbursts, I think you know the type. Playing sports made it worse. Imagine the social discomfort inflicted upon those around me. This is certainly the most probable cause for frequent ‘last pick’ on kickball teams. So it’s with a certain distress that … Continue reading
I went to Mashable Connect last weekend — here’s some advice I gave to Phonebooth about using social media – in this case, how blogging plays a part: Just a couple extra notes about creating blog content and then sending out to social media: Don’t look at it as a Blog – It’s content distribution. 71.4% … Continue reading
You don’t want to read another New Year’s Resolution. Nor do I want to write one. Some things are better left discovered than announced, don’t you think? In 2009 my Wife & I took the challenge of maturing a startup, leaving the startup, moving to San Francisco, furnishing a new house, enrolling our kids in new … Continue reading
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