
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

So over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking quite a bit about Local Search Day. Did you think I forgot about Social Media Day? I didn’t! After all, Rocks Digital was originally founded in 2012 as DFW Rocks Social Media Day to celebrate Social

Would you love to hear the best-kept local search, SEO and marketing secrets from some of the brightest minds in digital marketing? Well then, the Rocks Digital Marketing Conference is just the place for you! With 32 digital marketing experts and 27 total presentations, sessions and

Let’s talk content. I’ve been writing for business-to-business (B2B) clients since, well, last century. Yes, I’m “experienced.” But I learned almost immediately that the vast majority of B2B marketers believe that they need to communicate with their target audiences … differently. Most B2B folks think

Dan Thies is the co-founder of the Marketer’s Braintrust, a small agency focused on marketing strategies for startup and growth stage businesses established in 2009. Dan has been helping his clients and friends promote their businesses online since Netscape emerged. He is the author of Search

The first few phases of any startup are very time and management sensitive, so does outsourcing even deserve a seat at the table? Simply put, there are so many things to be done that outsourcing is indeed a viable option during these phases. It helps

Katy Katz is a seasoned digital marketer with over 10 years of marketing experience both in-house and with agencies. She is currently a senior consultant for SmartBug Media, HubSpot’s top-rated platinum partner which happens to boast the highest documented ROI of any HubSpot agency – 3,558%

Not everyone uses all the social media sites all the time, so how do you know where your target audience is spending most of their time? With over 2.8 billion active social media users worldwide – that’s a 37% global penetration – you cannot afford not

Erik Solan, Director of Amplified Content, leads the paid media & content amplification teams at Vertical Measures with an integrated approach across all service channels. This includes identifying and applying best practices as well as strategic planning across Paid Search, Programmatic, Social, Amplification, and Lead


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