Comments on: What’s now? http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/ Fascinating, Inspiring, Rewarding and Engaging kinded spirits. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:56:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jason Keeling http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161880 Jason Keeling Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:06:27 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161880 <strong>Many Benefits to Embarking Upon the Social Media Journey 'Now'</strong> First exploring and experimenting with social media in 2006, it became apparent this form was going to revolutionize the world of online and offline communications. Most organizations outside the tech world have no idea what's happening online. Stuck in <em>yesterday's Internet</em>, they vigorously uphold “the” traditional practices of PR, advertising, and marketing. Doubtful or intimidated by social media, they brush it aside, failing to realize the magnitude of insight and efficiency that could be gained. Those businesses, organizations, and people that recognize the value of listening to their stakeholders, talking with them, and engaging them through the power of blogging, social networks, and content syndication, they’re going to be way ahead of the curve and benefiting both NOW and TOMORROW! “Doing it right” takes time, patience, commitment, and focus. No doubt there are going to be bumps along the way, but the potential benefits are tremendous. Like the Brains on Fire crew, I’ll be branding my business, <a href="http://www.abetterwestvirginia.com" rel="nofollow">building a blog</a> audience, gaining valuable information, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jasonkeeling" rel="nofollow">making contacts</a> across the globe, while my competitors are “still contemplating” whether they should step it up a notch online. Many Benefits to Embarking Upon the Social Media Journey ‘Now’

First exploring and experimenting with social media in 2006, it became apparent this form was going to revolutionize the world of online and offline communications.

Most organizations outside the tech world have no idea what’s happening online. Stuck in yesterday’s Internet, they vigorously uphold “the” traditional practices of PR, advertising, and marketing. Doubtful or intimidated by social media, they brush it aside, failing to realize the magnitude of insight and efficiency that could be gained.

Those businesses, organizations, and people that recognize the value of listening to their stakeholders, talking with them, and engaging them through the power of blogging, social networks, and content syndication, they’re going to be way ahead of the curve and benefiting both NOW and TOMORROW!

“Doing it right” takes time, patience, commitment, and focus. No doubt there are going to be bumps along the way, but the potential benefits are tremendous.

Like the Brains on Fire crew, I’ll be branding my business, building a blog audience, gaining valuable information, and making contacts across the globe, while my competitors are “still contemplating” whether they should step it up a notch online.

]]> By: Stu http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161707 Stu Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:46:10 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161707 Very Eckhart Tolle of you to be living in the now, but it's great advice. Our company was recently part of a 5 year strategy/planning meeting for one of our clients. Thinking about what's going to happen 5 years out. 5 Years! If we only would have invested our combined time wasted in those meetings to figure out what we should be doing now, I've got to feel we would have been better off. All that talk about getting people involved made me think about Evan Williams and twitter. I love getting his updates via twitter about life and the internal working of twitter. It seems like the almost 11,000 other of his twitter followers enjoy it as well. Very Eckhart Tolle of you to be living in the now, but it’s great advice. Our company was recently part of a 5 year strategy/planning meeting for one of our clients. Thinking about what’s going to happen 5 years out. 5 Years! If we only would have invested our combined time wasted in those meetings to figure out what we should be doing now, I’ve got to feel we would have been better off.

All that talk about getting people involved made me think about Evan Williams and twitter. I love getting his updates via twitter about life and the internal working of twitter. It seems like the almost 11,000 other of his twitter followers enjoy it as well.

]]> By: Greg http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161628 Greg Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:06:46 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161628 This is what Phil Vischer (creator of Veggie Tales) is doing with his new project. He has been blogging about what he is doing (see Pulling Back the Curtain - Part 1, http://www.philvischer.com/?p=98). He is generating excitement in his audience by keeping them informed and allowing them to participate in the process. This is what Phil Vischer (creator of Veggie Tales) is doing with his new project. He has been blogging about what he is doing (see Pulling Back the Curtain - Part 1, http://www.philvischer.com/?p=98).

He is generating excitement in his audience by keeping them informed and allowing them to participate in the process.

]]> By: Todd http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161623 Todd Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:02:15 +0000 http://brainsonfire.com/blog/2008/04/28/what%e2%80%99s-now/#comment-161623 One has to wonder how much more successful Coke and Bud would have been with their social media initiatives if they had followed the above advice. It's interesting that there's still so much corporate appeal to the "unveiling" launch instead of the collaborative launch. Great thoughts Spike. One has to wonder how much more successful Coke and Bud would have been with their social media initiatives if they had followed the above advice. It’s interesting that there’s still so much corporate appeal to the “unveiling” launch instead of the collaborative launch.

Great thoughts Spike.

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