Archive for December, 2012

… and, of Course: Resolutions

Monday, December 31st, 2012

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What would the world of social media and marketing articles and blog posts be without a bunch of resolutions for 2013? Here’s a links roundup:

Marketer’s New Year’s Resolutions For 2013 (CMO.com)

Social media resolutions for 2013 (Social Madness)

2013 Online Marketing Resolutions: Do This – Not That (Empower Network)

Top 2012 Social Media Resolutions: Share Less, With Fewer People (Mashable)

Your Top PR, Marketing and Social Media Resolutions for 2013 (Cision Blog)

3 Social Media New Years Resolutions You Should Make for 2013 (Advise Media)

5 Online Marketing Resolutions to Make in 2013 (Business 2 Community)

6 Social Media Resolutions Your Business Should Keep in 2013 (Influence/Agents)

Seven social media resolutions for nonprofit professionals (Charity Village)

10 Smart Social Media Resolutions for 2013 (Up City)

The Worst Year-End List

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

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The other day I posted a half-dozen links to some interesting year-end social media and marketing lists. Since we learn from our mistakes (sometimes) as much as from out successes, here’s a half-dozen more:

The most notable C-suite apologies of 2012 (Ragan’s)

The worst product flops of 2012 (MSN Money)

The Worst Social Media Screw-Ups of 2012 (Digiday)

The 10 Worst PR Disasters of 2012 (Entrepreneur)

7 Worst Tweets of 2012 (Inc.)

10 Worst Ads of 2012 (Business Insider)

How’d Those 2012 Predictions Work Out For Ya?

Saturday, December 29th, 2012

Everyone loves making predictions for the year ahead. But how did last year’s predictions for 2012 turn out? Check out this post and this post from last year for a batch of predictions for 2012. I haven’t gone back and checked them all, but I’m guessing most of the predictions for 2012 could also be predictions for 2013.

Quote o’ the Day

Friday, December 28th, 2012

Benjamin Franklin

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.”
Benjamin Franklin

Best Year-End List Yet?

Thursday, December 27th, 2012

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Maybe, maybe not, but it sure is a good one: Buzzfeed has assembled 27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012.