Last week was a busy one and I was feeling drained, stressed, heartbroken. I reached out across the web to one of the masters of multitasking, the always-cool-under-pressure Chris Brogan. “What can you tell me?” I begged, “What tips can you give me to help me through this week?” And he patiently replied, “My only secret to success, lame as it is, is that I talk about other people and help others 12x to every 1 about me.”
This rings true to me for a multitude of reasons. The major one …

This past weekend at the #TBEX10 conference here in New York I learned two main points. The first being that bloggers consider themselves mostly creatives, on par with any newspaper, magazine, or journal writer out there. The second, they don’t consider themselves marketers but are slowly realizing the value of marketing.
I was both flattered and a little flabbergasted at the sheer amount of people who approached me, heatstroke ridden, soaking wet, very tired (me), to ask about personal branding, branding for blogs, tools for promotion, tips for self promotion, and …

Bookmarks is a series where we conversate on the other habits and hobbies in our lives.
Many brands make the mistake of dropping off the face of the earth with one form of marketing when they decide to try something else. Social Media, a new fad in the marketing world that’s been alive and well on the Internet and in Editorial for ages, has become the poster boy commercial killer. The print ad killer. The email campaign killer. But used effectively, the content and response you garner through social platforms can …

Bookmarks is a series where we conversate on the other habits and hobbies in our lives.

A few weeks ago at the f8 conference, Facebook revealed a Tumblr like blogging program that pulls your updates, photos, and other daily content and positions it in blog form on a separate page and URL. This platform, Facebook.me allows non-Facebook members to become a part of your inner FB circle, a concern to those who keep tight security, but a dream to the marketers and strategists who would love to grab your content and …

Twitter is a great place to find some awesome word-of-mouth travel deals, but it can also be used for customer service. More and more travel chains, hotels, and tourism boards are realizing Twitter is a direct way to reach consumers with up-to-the-minute news and assistance, and jumping on the bandwagon. Below, check out my top picks for corporate travel tweeps who really come through for you.
Kimpton Hotels: Talk about coming to the rescue. A few months ago I recommended Kimpton’s Urbana restaurant to a couple of well traveled friends. When …

The jig is up. The Frill Seeker Diary Girls are heading out on a trip right now, and this time, our roadtrip skills will come of good use. Sure, running off to New Haven, Lancaster, Albany, and Philly were tons of fun, but its time to flex those car muscles- we’re going on a long one this time around!
Our overall destination is a surprise, that will be live blogged both here and on Twitter, by following @TravelingAnna and @Rawr_its_Lori, but till then, plan your own roadtrip and use the …