Social Media
Sep 2, 2011
Links We Love: Friday, September 2nd
The fall is creeping up on us again and so has the end of the week! We’re all moved into […]
Aug 26, 2011
Links We Love: Friday, August 26th
This week has been a crazy week over at Vocus. We survived our first earthquake and last week at the old Vocus headquarters! Not to mention, there’s an impending hurricane coming our way! But we haven’t forgotten about you guys! Even as we wrap up the last Friday in this crazy month of August, we have a ton of great marketing and PR resources to share with you guys. Happy Friday everyone!
Aug 5, 2011
Government Relations News: Congress is Using Social Media. Are You?
The Congressional Management Foundation just released a very interesting report on how Congressional staff are using social media and their attitudes towards it. The results, says Mark Reilly, our Director of Government Relations, paint an eye-opening picture of social media’s widespread adoption on Capitol Hill. Here’s more.
Jul 25, 2011
Users Conference Attendees: We’re Signing Up for Thursday’s Rerun
For most, the Vocus Virtual Conference on July 28th is a first chance to learn how to earn your business more reach and influence from Peter Shankman, Lee Odden, Gini Dietrich, Adam Singer and Valeria Maltoni. For some, it’s a second chance. Several attendees from June’s Users Conference (where we taped the sessions you’ll see) just couldn’t get enough, and registered again.
Jul 13, 2011
Bill Wagner: Peter Shankman Stole My Car
OK, Peter Shankman didn’t actually steal my car—but he did take the keys. I wasn’t overly concerned. After all, what does a city boy like Peter know about driving? I figured he’d stall the car a few times and he’d hand me back the keys. Instead, Peter put the top down, accelerated to 80mph on the Beltway and began weaving in and out of traffic as I held on. Crikey!
Anyone who knows Peter knows that you can never be sure what to expect when he’s around. I always learn something when I spend time with him and today was no exception...
Jun 23, 2011
Vocus COO Bill Wagner: Thoughts from the Vocus Users Conference
In the wake of last week’s Users Conference, Vocus EVP and Chief Operating Officer Bill Wagner takes to the Vocus Blog to share his observations on the near-term future of social media, the similarities between PR 'storytelling' and great content marketing, and the tools that Vocus offers for success in both fields.
Jun 16, 2011
Today’s First Lesson: Be More Awesome. Scott Stratten Explains…
We just got finished with Scott Stratten's opening keynote presentation: People Spread Awesome. And it's absolutely true: his presentation was awesome and everyone's talking about it already. We caught up with Scott afterwards and asked him for a few quick tips on being more... well, awesome. View the video here...
Apr 27, 2011
Humans vs. AI in a Sentiment Bout. And the Winner is…
Let’s Get Ready to Rummmmble… There is a mismatch between claims and perception around automated sentiment analysis. Like a prize […]
