Three things you need to create great content and how time management drives...
It’s a simple formula, really. To create and publish great content (blog posts, Facebook Page Wall notes, videos, tweets) you need…. 1) Lots of good ideas about something that interests you, a way to...
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One of the takeaway points at my SoMeT blogging/content presentation was to spend more time focusing on the small details of your destination. Look at the world through a mental soda straw to shed...
View ArticleFeeding the beast: 5 ways to come up with blog post ideas
For me, content is either preplanned or is triggered by something that bothers me and I simply HAVE to blast out a post. I often ask myself, “What is driving me nuts right now, or what makes me happy...
View ArticleNMX BlogWorld New York 2012 wrap-up: press trips, ROI, goofs and serious...
After a whirlwind week in Manhattan at the East Coast version of New Media Expo/NMX presented by BlogWorld (NMX is the new name for BlogWorld & New Media Expo) here are a few takeaways that you...
View ArticleWhy social media autoposting is often a bad idea
Screenshot of what a CVB or DMO Twitter stream looks like when it is auto-posted from Facebook This is what a Twitter stream looks like when Facebook updates are automatically shared as tweets...
View ArticleA blogger is not always the droid you’re looking for
Some influential online communicators either don’t have a blog or it’s pretty dormant. Their channels are elsewhere. They might be big on Facebook, or very active on Twitter, or photo powerhouses on...
View ArticleTravel media resources to share with your customers
Magazine rack; so many choices for content! (photo courtesy Cathy Stanley-Erickson on Flickr CC) While putting together a presentation for the ETC (Educational Travel Community) conference in Boston, I...
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