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About kramereric

Serial Entrepreneur, Digital Enthusiast, Strategic Consultant, @erkramer

5 ways brands can use Emerging Platforms better

Originally posted on 1000heads.com Continuing our newest blog series aiming to polish up your community management tactics, this week we’re discussing emerging platforms and some best practices for discovering as well as leveraging them effectively. When it comes to social media, … Continue reading

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Stay aHead Series (cont)

Flattr, Critterism and Aviary FlixMaster, Scriball and Winston Swipp, Ditlo and Hipmob Vinepeek, Cube26 and Tinder Fleksy, Branch and CouchCachet Leap Motion, Unpakt and Grokr Videogram, Gyft and Tred SeatID, HERE Maps and LearnStreet Shareist, Eta Devices and OffersBy.Me Pinbooster, … Continue reading

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Stay aHead Series

Survata, ThinTouch and Bootstrap 2.1 Microsoft Dev Center, Wolf Repellent and SoundWave Facebook Content Targeting, Same-day eBay and Nina Flag Tags, Homescreen.me and Pinfluencer Vyclone, Ptch and Meograph Office Hours, Brewster and StoryBox Tablets, SnipSnap and Condition ONE SongPop, Viggle … Continue reading

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Calling All Storytellers

With Wednesday’s fMC event, Facebook officially kicked off the latest iteration on its quest for advertising revenue. The new “Premium” suite of offerings is a solid strategy to capture ad spend from marketers who would clearly be willing to buy … Continue reading

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Social Media Monitoring: Return On Ignorance

Gary Vay*ner*chuck recently declared that there is “no such thing as social media”. Did he just say this to get a rise out of people? Probably, but his point is well taken. I’d take this a different direction and make … Continue reading

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Review: “Social Media Analytics” by Marshall Sponder

Marshall Sponder is a passionate thought leader who consistently asks the right questions and never holds back his views for anyone. Having been an avid reader of WebMetricsGuru.com for years, I highly value Marshall’s opinion and proven expertise in the … Continue reading

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Fishing for Insights: Twitter Lake

It’s been an #epic 5+ years of tweeting. What started as a micro creek quickly flooded its banks from the exponential downpour of 140-character drips to generate a blue ocean with powerful waves, innovative currents, and trendy metrics (insert additional … Continue reading

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Webdoc: Too Early for Disruption?

Everyday I make an effort to uncover emerging technologies, how they can be utilized, and if I feel like they are sustainable over time. Over the past few years, I have made a serious effort to avoid shiny object syndrome … Continue reading

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Get Noticed with BO.LT

Tired of getting dissed by recruiters? Let’s be real…sending out resumes and cover letters are just no longer an effective strategy, particularly when attempting to land a position in social media or IT. Depending on the organization, getting noticed may … Continue reading

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A Second Chance at Social?

The highly anticipated next chapter in “The Social Iteration” by Google (+) has finally emerged. Let’s avoid wasting time talking about beta invites or criticizing its current functionality. Take a step back from the hype for a moment and think … Continue reading

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