
Content is not king, BBQ is!
Eric T. Tung won a bottle of Memphis BBQ sauce during Amy D. Howell’s keynote speech. This just goes to show that in the end (or in Texas), neither content nor SEO are king, BBQ is. Photo cred: Scott Peek Photography

Eric T. Tung won a bottle of Memphis BBQ sauce during Amy D. Howell’s keynote speech. This just goes to show that in the end (or in Texas), neither content nor SEO are king, BBQ is. Photo cred: Scott Peek Photography

If it connects to Facebook, I count it as a social network. And that’s my justification for spending the lunch time advancing levels on this endless game. Also to show people my party trick: using three Apple products at once.

Mastering E-Mail Marketing: Converting Prospects to Customers as presented by Patty Farmer Close your eyes and imagine having all your contacts from Google, Twitter, and Facebook all on your e-mail list. The thing is that you can have all your other accounts closed down, but NO

Amy Howell, keynote speaker, presented “Telling Your Story Online: How Social Media Has Changed News & PR” at #DFWRocks2014. A few of the highlights of her presentation are listed below. Social Media Has Changed News and Public Relations Posting online is: Global Permanent Discoverable (in

We interrupt this program for a brief #ShoeShaming announcement. Ms. Duty wore her squeaky shoes today and was seen wandering around barefoot. The #funblogger warrants this a misdemeanor worthy of a short blog post and photo (because we’ve told her that although the shoes are

Addison’s Mayor and presenting the Social Media Day Proclamation to Lissa Duty Mayor of Addison, Todd Meier, declared June 30 “Social Media Day.” He read the Uber Official Proclamation this morning at the opening of Day 2 of DFW Rocks Social Media 2014. Stay tuned for

Shelly Kramer, keynote speaker, presented “Social Media or Content Strategy? Not What you need. Not By a Long Shot” at #DFWRocks2014. A few highlights of her presentation are listed below. Your Brand is the Relationships You Create With Customers – Not Social Media or Content Strategy Your brand

Who says you can’t multitask while listening to the keynote speaker of day 1 of this conference? The Quicken Loans National vs. Shelly Kramer: Who will win?? #busted

Shelly Kramer and Her Facebook Insights Ok ok ok, here’s the REAL reason no one is interacting with our social media posts: 4.75 billion pieces of content shared on Facebook Shelly Kramer did the math for you: “3,298,611 pieces of shared content per minute on

Lissa Duty and John Nosal, keynote speakers, presented “LinkedIn: Your Professional Network to Create Connection and Opportunity” at #DFWRocks2014. A few of the highlights of their presentation are listed below. Using LinkedIn to Create Connections Don’t just use the generic “I want to connect with you” message

Steve Kuntz passed out gold medals in his “Maximizing Your Online Productivity” talk. I presume this medal holds special powers that will help me be a productivity master when I wear it.

Sandra Dee Robinson, keynote speaker, presented “Realize the Worth in Your Powerful Personal Presence On Camera, and Off!” at #DFWRocks2014. A few of the highlights of her presentation are listed below. Five Tips to Create a Powerful Personal Presence on Camera Show Your Passion Share Your Story

Junny Barahona is a Social Media Marketing Strategist specializing in community management and content strategy. She’s consulted and managed multiple social media accounts for independent makeup artists, salons, stylists and beauty schools. Junny has been named one of Dallas’ Most Influential Latinos by Latino Leaders Magazine.

Perla Sanchez is a bilingual social media strategist and consultant in Dallas, Texas. Perla is currently re-inventing herself by building her own social media business. She is proud to be a first-generation high school and college graduate, and also holds a Master’s in Social Sciences. Perla’s

Laura Darkstar is the founder of Adminderella. She’s an Administrative Strategist who lives in Dallas and loves all things tech – and crafting the strategies to make her clients’ business dreams a reality. On the rare occasion when she isn’t working, she’s likely tending her Zen Garden

Joe Youngblood is a Marketing Theorist and SEO with a focus on using consumer psychology and new technology to improve businesses and communities. He is the founder of award-winning creativity agency Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, which runs a network of highly engaged influencer pages, dubbed Explore

After a 10-year corporate sales career, Heather Nichols became inspired at a Zig Ziglar conference to help more businesses and entrepreneurs connect with their potential customers and referral sources in a more meaningful way. Convinced that the customer doesn’t care what you call “sales” or

Dan Sturdivant is a search engine optimization and social media strategy professional with over 20 years experience in developing digital marketing strategies for agency clients. With a strong foundation in all phases of digital marketing, Dan has the ability to deliver multi-channel business-driving solutions. He

Elayna Fernandez, known worldwide as The Positive MOM, is an award-winning storyteller, a master digital strategist, and an avid student of pain. Elayna helps moms transform their own pain stories into positive growth, allowing them to step into balance, and create joy and success on

Nicki Patel oversees day-to-day operations at SMPR and has been with the company since 2009, during which time she has been honing her skills in public relations, digital marketing, influencer relations and experiential marketing. Overseeing all client work for SMPR, Nicki works with each client


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