Influence, Social Media and Random Observations on Life
Posted in Advertising, Consumerism, Influence, Marketing, Media, Psychology on Apr 28th, 2009
Sexy time. It’s not always at the same habitual time like breakfast or teeth brushing time, right? Or is it?
Researchers at the University of Texas did a study in 2007 with 2,000 participants that revealed 237 reasons why people have sex. (Really, they couldn’t stretch it to 250 to get a good round number?) But, [...]
Posted in Influence, Social Media on Apr 28th, 2009
Social Media Rockstar is a blog I get some great information from and it’s author, Brett Borders frequently comments on my posts here.
He included me in his latest posts because I admitted to not following my own advice to comment on high profile blogs daily.
Also note that I’m linking to his blog and Twitter [...]
Posted in Consumerism, Influence, Social Media, Spin on Apr 21st, 2009
Obviously they can’t kill Twitter, but what about the Twitter spirit? Over the last 4 months or so Twitter has begun to look more and more like high school. Everyone’s trying to be one of the cool kids rather than sharing their own greatness.
How do you become cool on Twitter? The perception is that you [...]
Posted in Beliefs, Psychology on Apr 15th, 2009
Last night I attended the Entrepreneurial Mashup hosted by Silicon Flatirons. It was an event honoring the biggest entrepreneurs in Boulder.
It’s quite amazing to be in a room with 150 fun, successful, optimistic dreamers committed to building a better future.
As you’d imagine, it’s the opposite feeling of hanging out with people who follow every tidbit [...]
Posted in Advertising, Consumerism, Influence, Marketing on Apr 13th, 2009
What happens when a popular ‘natural’ product company is bought out by a larger company? Sometimes business as usual, but often times not.
Because larger companies have larger overheads and less efficient distribution systems they dilute the quality of the product.
Maybe it’s leaving out ingredients that made the product popular or maybe it’s adding chemical ingredients. [...]
Posted in Social Media, Spin on Apr 8th, 2009
So you finally got on Twitter and feel like you have nothing worthwhile to say. You’re not alone. I have clients asking me what to say on Twitter all the time.
First off, you really are more interesting than you think. Just as you’re harder on your physical appearance than others are, you’re harder on what [...]
Hey there. Thanks for checking out this collection of my insights on influence, social media, psychology, marketing (as a way to connect people to resources that support their passions), personal branding and life.
As a Co-Founder / CMO of Oxstein Labs, I'm connecting brands to consumers through digital influencers and bringing trust and integrity to influencer marketing.
This blog is my outlet to share and connect with you both personally & professionally. Conversations are better with your two cents so please comment. I also blog about life in Colorado at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brett-greene. If I can be of help in any way email me at Brett [at] BlindInfluence.com.
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