I recently attended the Washington, DC, stop of Seth Godin’s 2010 Road Trip. For those who don’t know, Seth is widely-recognized as one of the top marketing minds in the world today.  I highly recommend his blog and writings.  To call him a thought-leader in the industry is to sell Seth short – whether or [...]

The year was 1960.  The Cold War was in full effect, Neil Armstrong hadn’t yet touched the moon and Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States.  Heck, The Beatles hadn’t appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show yet! However, a comic book came out, issue #28 of The Brave and the Bold.  It featured the [...]

This post probably won’t make much sense unless you read “Social Media, Put Some Damn Pants On” and the comment stream, so start there, then come back here.  We’ll wait. In the post and comments, there was a spirited debate on how social media practitioners should present themselves, in general, but also specifically during presentations [...]

[Note from Mike: The following is a guest post from NEW Buzz Contributor Andi Narvaez!  Click the Contributors tab above to learn more about her!  She currently is petitioning me to change the site's name to "Da Buzz."  I'll take it under advisement.] LOST is to social media as… how many times can you jump [...]

Customer relations and public relations are very, very similar.  Really, the only difference is that PR is meant to reach a general population, whereas in customer relations, the population has greater definition – your customers! The core mission of both is to keep your audience engaged, informed and happy. Recently, I had dinner at one [...]

Theme songs.  Every TV show has one.  Heck, every WWE Superstar has one!  And, be honest with yourself, you want one, too.  Imagine every time you walk into a room the same song played, heralding your arrival and alerting potential enemies that they’d better step correct.  How frickin’ cool would that be? (For the record, [...]

I’ve always been fascinated with cover songs – when one artist does their version of a song another made famous. For me, seeking out covers has  exposed me to new songs and artists,  and even new genres of music.  A new slant on an old song shows creativity and artistry, and says as much about [...]

{Note from Mike – This post is part of Guest Blogger Month on The Buzz!  We wrap up the first week with an excellent look at one of America’s finest sporting events, the Kentucky Derby!} Guest Post by Katherine Sarasohn The first Saturday in May, 1973- The chestnut colt came thundering down the stretch. His [...]

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After a record-setting storm dumped over 30 inches in and around Washington, DC., my beautiful wife and I attempted to dig our car out of our back alley driveway.  The results?  Well…see for yourself…  1  1