Tag: Rohit Bhargava

Why Blog?

Posted by – November 26, 2009

Just about a year ago, I wrote a post talking about this blog and my lack of overall goals.  Reading one of Rohit Bhargava’s latest articles set off an “ah ah” moment for me on how to best explain why I am blogging.

Rohit comments:

Social media is just one of the tools that I use on a daily basis. To focus on just that and make it my identity would be like calling a runner a “sneaker guy.” They might love their sneakers, but it’s still the method they use to get from where they are to where they want to be. The way I use social media is similar … I use it for marketing. I’m a marketing guy first and foremost. It’s why my blog is called Influential Marketing and why you won’t ever hear my introduce myself as an expert in social media. I use it often, and do know what I’m doing – but my expertise and my career is in marketing.

I am also a marketing guy and having knowledge and skills when it comes to social media (and content development) is going to become more and more of a prerequisite going forward.  I am may not have all of the goals for this blog figure out but I do have one of the most important:

  1. Get better

Rohit Bhargava at Austin Marketing Association

Posted by – March 20, 2009

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Yesterday I was able to attend the Austin AMA lunch with Rohit Bhargava, author of *Personality Not Included (great review from Chris Brogan here) and the Influential Marketing Blog.

I have to say I was very impressed.  He followed all the rules and delivered the goods with a great presentation.  Here are a few sound bytes from his talk on “Why Personality Matters – The Untold Story of Marketing in the Social Media Era”:

Starting a blog is not the answer

You must be willing to give up control to unlock authentic stories

Learn to listen actively -  Why don’t you respond?  Where can you respond?  What is your industry saying?

Look for your accidental spokesperson – but be aware you may not have a choice (read the Coca-Cola Facebook story)

Save money on advertising by creating content that your customers want

If you have the opportunity to hear him speak I highly recomend it (I can’t believe I missed him at SXSW! The good news is he  already posted a summary of his talk here).

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