The Problem with Social Media is People


  Years ago (nine, to be exact) when I started blogging on a blogosphere, we, all the bloggers, were told to ‘market’ our posts on the different social media sites. Fast forward to today, where I’m blogging on my very own website (https://brickoneil.com/bonblog) and I’ve been ‘marketing’ and ‘sharing’ across different social media sites, trying…… Continue reading The Problem with Social Media is People

Does Social Networking Work for Marketing?


I’m on #facebook#linkedin #tumblr #digg #reddit #G+#stumbleupon #klout #twitter and have never had great referrals for sales or blogs or books. I’ve always heard “you have to share, comment, re[tweet, retumble, etc], get involved.”  I’ve done that, going on five years on some accounts and my ‘numbers’ have never been ‘out of the park’.  If anything, all my involvement has gone largely unnoticed.…… Continue reading Does Social Networking Work for Marketing?