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I Don’t Care How Old Your Social Media Manager Is.

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The age debate online on who should own social doesn't seem to quiet. It's a narrower focus than the entire millenials-are-awesome-but-entitled-so-maybe-not-as-awesome-but-lazy debate and zeros in on social media strategists and community managers. One article recently argued the point on why every … [Read more...]

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Is Social Media Always Necessary?

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This weekend my wife and I took a quick fun trip up to Chicago. I actually hadn't had a chance to go since I moved to Atlanta last March so I was itching to get back. We had an awesome weekend, one you can read about over on her blog. Eventually, one of our nights took us to a place called "The … [Read more...]

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Moving On To A New Challenge

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Last Friday marked my final day as an Engauge employee. Starting this week, I'll be working with The DeMoss Group as their new Director of Digital and Social Media. Moving on from Engauge was a very hard career move. After all, why leave a job you love? The work was good but my coworkers were … [Read more...]

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The Future of Community Management

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Over the last few years, social media has evolved from an idea that only the most bold and courageous marketers faced to a more sophisticated and mature way of doing marketing. It's moved beyond its "test and learn" phase and is becoming interwoven into a lot of business models. Social is no longer … [Read more...]

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Smart Marketing When We Bought A Car This Weekend

A couple of weeks ago my wife had a minor car accident last week that resulted in a totaled car and the need to replace her vehicle. Since we've been married (almost a year), the biggest financial decision we've had to make is planning a weekend getaway, so this was new territory. Here's how that … [Read more...]