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Bob Hazlett

Burger King Sacrifice Wants You to Unfriend 10 People in Exchange for Whopper

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted Jan 10, 2009 Another brilliant online marketing campaign courtesy of Burger King.  Burger King Sacrifice wants you to ‘unfriend’ 10 people on facebook in exchange for a Whopper. (http://www.whoppersacrifice.com/) When you usually remove someone from your friends on facebook they are not typically notified. Unfriend them via Burger King’s application and it notifies [...]

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Online Marketing and Social Media Predictions for 2009

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted December 30, 2008 Everyone is making their 2009 online predictions these days, so I’d thought I’d throw my hat in the ring. Here are my online marketing and social media predictions for the new year. Tell me what you think will happen in the comments below. PS – I’ve made it super easy [...]

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My Favorite Cat Videos of 2008

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted December 26, 2008 Being bored out of mind during the holidays has forced me to put together a compilation of my top cat viral cat videos of 2008. Top Cat Viral Videos of 2008 from Bob Hazlett on Vimeo.

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Celebrating Festivus – Social Media Marketers That Disappointed Me This Year

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted Dec 23, 2008 Festivus was made famous by Frank Costanza as an alternative holiday in response to the commercialization of Christmas. Along with other activities such as wrestling, Festivus also embraces the “Airing of Grievances”, in which each person tells everyone else all the ways they have disappointed him or her over the [...]

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Creating a Twitter Business Model

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted December 17, 2008 In the past couple of months there has been a swarm of activity surrounding Twitter and their business model.  Many have said that twitter needs to monetize quickly before they become desperate and end up being acquired or competitors with backing surge ahead of them. Just two weeks ago Facebook [...]

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How to Avoid Shooting Yourself In The Leg Using Social Media

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted December 4, 2008 As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress recently shot himself in the leg in a New York nightclub.  Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend Social Media Breakfast here in Memphis (which turned out to be a HUGE success) and got the chance to ask [...]

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You Suck at Social Media – BarCamp Edition

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted November 8, 2008 BarCamp Memphis was great. If you missed my presentation or are interested in viewing it again, feel free to send me an email or check it out via SlideShare below. You Suck At Social Media 11 Copy View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: socialmedia)

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Using Video In Your E-Commerce Site to Spice Up Sales

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted October 28, 2008 While the internet is great for commerce, there are still elements of the brick-and-mortar world that customers crave.  Engagement, customer service and human interaction are hard to replicate through a website.   Video is a great way to add more of a human side to your online presence.  Here are 3 [...]

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BarCamp Memphis – Calling All Thought Leaders

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted October 25, 2008 What is BarCamp? – BarCamp Memphis is part of a network of user generated conferences – open, participatory workshop events whose content is provided by the participants.  Often, content focuses on early-stage web applications, social media and related open source technologies.  I got the chance to attend BarCamp Nashville a [...]

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I Am The Walrus: Lessons In Personal Branding From The Beatles

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted October 13, 2008 I ran across a great ChangeThis manifesto recently on establishing and building a personal brand with techniques learned from The Beatles.  It’s a quick and free read that’s worth it’s weight in gold.  Check it out (PDF).

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One Half Amazing Is Now Mobile Ready

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted on September 29, 2008. Just a quick FYI.  One Half Amazing! is now formatted to work perfectly with your iPhone or iPod Touch.  You have access to all blog posts, comments, audio and video – no special URL or subdomain needed.  Check it out.

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When Not To Use Social Media In Your Organization

by Bob Hazlett January 22, 2009

Originally posted September 19, 2008. All the social media tools/strategies/campaigns you’re thinking about implementing in your business are mute if you dont have a solid product that that gets people excited, solves problems or elisits passion. Start with the foundation before you build the house.

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Martin Luther King Jr. on Making Tough Decisons

by Bob Hazlett September 8, 2008

“I say to you, this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to live. You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be, and one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you [...]

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What I’m Reading this Week

by Bob Hazlett September 6, 2008

Google releases geo-performance reporting feature 10 Web Applications for FriendFeed Social Media Breakfast #6 Memphis and an update from Sharing at Work Will it Matter in 5 Years? On Demand WordPress Theme and a nice Thesis Update The Most Brilliant Outdoor Campaign Ever How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business and 40 Creative Design Layouts [...]

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Memphis Social Media Breakfast

by Bob Hazlett August 6, 2008

Big thanks out to Dave Barger of LunaWeb and Justin McGregor for putting together and presenting at Social Media Breakfast Memphis today. There was lots of great dialogue and idea sharing amongst the group pertaining to using RSS, LinkedIn, Twitter and FriendFeed. Today’s meeting was held at Mantia’s, here in Memphis. Social Media Memphis Facebook [...]

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