The marketing funnel continues to be one of the most challenging aspects of any of the digital, social, and analytics classes that I lead at General Assembly. There are a few points that should become clear after one has taken the time to learn and understand the funnel: It's just … Keep reading >>>
Month: February 2016
Pitch Practice Feb 26 2016
Nice crowd here at Pitch Practice today. Thanks to everyone who attended. Come next week and pitch, learn, and network. #practiceyourpitch A photo posted by Pitch Practice (@pitchpractice) on Feb 26, 2016 at 10:29am PST Nice crowd of entrepreneurs on this beautiful cold February Friday. Thanks to everyone who attended … Keep reading >>>
$30,000 prize money in national startup tech innovation contest
Hey! This is a sponsored post. I'm serving as a brand ambassador for the Comcast Business I4E contest aimed at startups and entrepreneurs to learn how to invest in technology for their ventures. The post and the contest are sponsored by Comcast Business, but any opinions are mine. See the … Keep reading >>>
My first visit to Switchyards
I got a user-provided tour of @switchyards this morning. Thanks @wisesumo. Full review later today on kevinsandlin.com A photo posted by Kevin Sandlin (@kevinsandlin) on Feb 25, 2016 at 9:38am PST I remember when Tavani first started rumbling up the thing that has now become the Switchyards Downtown Club. That … Keep reading >>>
Social Media Marketing Bootcamp Saturday @ GA
After last Friday's epic Digital Marketing Bootcamp at General Assembly at Ponce City Market (which we'll do again March 19th), it's going to be a lot of fun to take what we spent just a few minutes on then and blow it up into SIX HOURS of social media marketing … Keep reading >>>
Drivin' N Writin'
Do you talk on the phone when you're driving? When I have calls to make, I plan them for when I know I'll be in my car with time to talk and - especially in Atlanta - time to sit in traffic and do nothing else. However, I do not … Keep reading >>>
Drivin’ N Writin’
Do you talk on the phone when you're driving? When I have calls to make, I plan them for when I know I'll be in my car with time to talk and - especially in Atlanta - time to sit in traffic and do nothing else. However, I do not … Keep reading >>>
Lining things up for a future event
Anytime you plan an event, it's so easy to get sucked into the "build it and they will come" mentality, but that doesn't work. As soon as you put the stake in the ground for the date of your pending event, that's when the real fun starts. I'm in the … Keep reading >>>
Pitch Practice Friday Feb 19 2016
I was leading the Digital Marketing Bootcamp yesterday at General Assembly, so Chris Turner from TenRocket (our loyal sponsor) took the helm of Pitch Practice. Chris also took great notes! As usual, some very interesting pitches. Name: Kishan Company: Q-Mic Problem: QA events are inefficient because it takes to long … Keep reading >>>
What's your passion?
Got mentioned in a tweet yesterday quoting Pierre Omidyar, the founder of Ebay. Pierre is quoted as saying the following: if you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then you will be successful. Let's dig a little deeper on this word "passionate." A quick search for the definition of … Keep reading >>>