[br] [br] Last week, I had the opportunity to host a panel at the Brand Innovators Content Marketing Summit in Minneapolis, MN. Our panel focused on the role that brands play in content production and their new perspective as editors just as much as advertisers. The...

01 October, 2015

Facebook's annual developers conference, f8, kicked off today with an announcement-filled keynote continuing last year's themes of Stability and Control.  Much of the conference will focus on introducing developers to new ways to build on top of the Facebook Platform (not to be confused with...

25 March, 2015

I recently sat on a round table at the Internet Summit (#ISUM14) where the topic was “Search & Social” with an emphasis on content marketing and social promotions. I loved discussing our strategies behind social with a group of like-minded professionals including: Scott Gardner – SVP,...

24 November, 2014

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Social Fresh East 2014 in Orlando, FL. I enjoyed the setup of the conference and I felt like the speakers kept the audience engaged in the 30-minute single sessions. Topics ranged from social storytelling to helpful social...

24 July, 2014

SXSW is a great way to stay connected to the pulse of the interactive world, which is often a difficult task given the constant and rapid change within the landscape. SXSW provides us with a window into the latest trends and ways of thinking that...

20 March, 2014

While I am not a stranger to conferences full of people that earn their living on the internet (hello, BlogHer & Blissdom!), the 2014 SXSW Interactive Conference blew me away. Between the hustle of Austin & the incredible line-up of keynote speakers, it was 5...

19 March, 2014

#BlogHer13 had more than 4,000 influencers in attendance excited to learn from other influencers. The sessions were popular, but not always the most engaging aspect of the conference. In fact, most of the action seemed to be in the expo center, where companies of all types...

09 August, 2013

Have we got a deal for you! In a couple of weeks, Tampa will be host to the 2013 Social Fresh East Conference, a nationally recognized event consistently cited by industry leaders as one of the best social marketing events each year. And Ignite Social Media is offering...

03 April, 2013

Today at the interactive portion of South by Southwest, I attended a panel called Muppets to Mastery: UX Principles from Jim Henson. The Russ Unger, Senior UX Leader at GE Capital, discussed how many of the popular practices among today's user experience designers were actually...

09 March, 2013

We are less than seven months away from SXSW 2013. Excited? At Ignite Social Media, we can hardly wait! One of the great things about the festival is the diverse panel content, and what makes it so special is that the attendees have a hand in...

17 August, 2012

If reading that title didn’t fill you with a healthy dose of skepticism, you’re either an eternal optimist or a newcomer to the field of social media marketing. Since the rise of YouTube, brands have tried to create viral videos for marketing success. There are some...

15 March, 2012
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