Archive for the ‘Interesting Finds’ Category

SocialDevCamp and the Baltimore Scene

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

I have been thinking about all of the reasons why I have been feeling so good about yesterday's SocialDevCamp. Its a little hard for me to pin down exactly, but all I can say is that it was an absolutely great event. No, it was a special event. Baltimore has ...

Social Dev Camp East - Tomorrow

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Just a quick shout out to anyone in the Baltimore / DC metro area, to let you know or remind you that tomorrow is SocialDevCamp East. Blue Sky Factory is a sponsor of both the event and of the afterparty at the Brewers Art. If you are in the area ...

Sponsoring Marketing Over Coffee

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Anyone out there looking for a great podcast on marketing? If you haven't tuned in yet, Christopher Penn and John Wall produce a great weekly podcast dubbed "Marketing Over Coffee". They cover both classic and new marketing in detail, and dig into both strategy and tactics. Its a great listen ...

Twitter Has My Attention Lately

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Yes indeed, its true. Instead of posting here regularly on my blog, I have found myself spending more and more time with other social media outlets. I have been very much engaged in microblogging using Twitter, and exploring, to some degree, Facebook on a deeper level. Blue Sky Factory even ...

The ROI of Social Media - GBTC

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Earlier this week before heading out to the west coast I had the pleasure of participating in Greater Baltimore Technology Council's "Meet the Members" event dubbed "The ROI of Social Media." It was a panel featuring some excellent speakers from the region. The panel consisted of Jared Goralnick of Set ...

West Coast Power Tour

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

I will be on the west coast this coming week from Feb 12 - 16th. The tour begins in San Diego at the Email Evolution Conference, being put on by the Email Experience Council. I am really looking forward to participating, as this is the first annual Email Evolution conference, ...

One Year Anniversary of Switching to a Mac

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

This week marks my official one year anniversary of switching from a PC to a Mac. I did a quick 6 month check in after my original post, and so now I figure its time for my first years thoughts on switching. In no particular order, here are a few of ...

Improving, Integrating & Growing Your Email in 2008

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

As we move into 2008, smart marketers should take a look at all of the various marketing mediums they are utilizing this year, and more importantly the strategies they are implementing with them. A couple of weeks ago I posted our 10 Email Marketing Resolutions for 2008, which highlights some ...

10 Email Marketing Resolutions for 2008

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

As 2007 comes to an end, we at Blue Sky Factory have come up with a quick list of 10 email marketing resolutions for 2008. Marketers should reassess their approach for the new year and consider the following 10 smart resolutions for better email marketing: 1. Build Trust Like all relationships, building loyalty ...

We’ve Acquired Blogarithm

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Today at Blue Sky Factory we announced our acquisition of Blogarithm, a leading RSS to email provider. You can read the official press release on our corporate site, here. The acquisition comes on the heels of our purchase of RSSFWD earlier in the year. We have been making lots of tweaks ...