Flying is fun. Right now I’m sitting in The Village Inn after checking in at London’s Gatwick Airport. In a couple hours I’ll board a US Airways plane for flight number 32 of the year and number 8 across the Atlantic. Even though US Airways seriously dropped the ball (several times) on that infamous number [...]
by trey on April 26, 2010
If you pay close attention, many best selling authors (Bob Burg, Tony Robbins, Tom Asacker, Seth Godin, Chris Brogan and others), keep saying something like, “Be generous…be helpful…” No doubt they would credit Zig Ziglar as an influential source for the philosophy.
Monitoring social media is probably the next-big-thing. The London bootcamp on the topic brought together a full conference center theatre of remarkable people from across Europe (and from North America, too, since Nathan Gilliatt and I were there).
After attending a variety of social media conferences in the United States and Europe over the past two years, I’ll venture both a prediction for next year’s conferences and proffer suggestions for them.
by trey on March 12, 2010
While TED is all about “ideas worth sharing,” LikeMinds was a place for people worth meeting. Here are just a few video snapshots of some incredibly fun people to know (fun means perspective, joy, generosity, friend). Christian Payne at Exeter Cathedral Christian Payne, known quite affectionately as @documentally, always has a blast of perspective and [...]
by trey on December 8, 2009
Thanks to Greenville’s Chamber for bringing everyone together. Thanks, too, to Adam Landrum of Merge. He’s an exceptional emcee. The topic, of course, is social media and is one of the first big discussions in our community on the topic. We’ve come a long way since then.
by trey on December 8, 2009
From the archives, here’s the video from the inaugural meeting of Social Media Club Greenville at Soby’s on Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina. Meeting held on January 9, 2009, less than one month after our first “are you interested in forming a club” gathering at Liquid Highway. Here’s the original caption for the video: The [...]
by trey on December 8, 2009
Interview with a person of genuine influence: Ellen McGirt of FastCompany Magazine. Earlier this year I met with Ellen McGirt at 7 World Trade Center in New York, New York. As I walked into her conference room on the 29th floor, I was in awe of the beautiful view. I could see across the Hudson [...]
by trey on November 24, 2009
There’s something about the independent retailers, those heartwarming “mom-n-pops,” that’s downright exciting. I’m thrilled to see SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) not only venture into leadership in social media, but to kick-off their bold endeavor in my hometown with the first Southern Social Networking Summit. Their efforts will bring Gary “Vee,” David Allen, and Dan [...]
by trey on November 9, 2009
Though I typically custom create each presentation I give, it seems I frequently mention some resources over and over again. To make it easier for folks who hear me speak access those resources, I’ll do the “social media thing” and list them in a blog post:
by trey on October 22, 2009
Talking social media to a room full of social media enthusiasts is one thing. Talking social media with a gathering of seasoned Rotarians as the keynote for a formal banquet in Wales is a horse (or dragon, as the case is) of a different color (red).
by trey on October 21, 2009
Unbelievable experience. Culmination of months of making connections and following through. Last February I connected with a Brit, Scott Gould, on Twitter. After exchanging tweets and comments we agreed that it would be fun to connect in the real world someday. In April, I began making plans to travel to Cardiff, Wales with a team [...]
by trey on August 3, 2009
Scenic Asheville. Stunning race along I-40 through the mountains. Finding a parking space in downtown Knoxville. All joy along the way to meeting some new social media friends in the Smokey Mountain City home to one of the classic football games (the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers. Always worth seeing.). Sixty plus folks [...]
Being around Jack & Kimberly on or off the air is fun. On air is a blast! January 6, 2009: Should Jack & Kimberly set up a Facebook profile? February 11, 2009: Setting up a Facebook profile for Kimberly on Your Carolina TV. March 31, 2009: Do you Twitter? And, using social media to get [...]
Ellen McGirt is THE traditional media writer who has been covering social media since long before everyone jumped on the band wagon. Her April 2008 FastCompany cover story on the Obama campaign’s use of social media was the first story of its kind. She wrote it before Obama established a lead in the presidential primary. [...]
