Archive for the ‘Trends’ 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 ...

PNME Panel - Metrics in New Media

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

At last years Portable and New Media Expo (which is now simply the New Media Expo), Paul Vogelzang and Matt Snodgrass both of Porter Novelli joined me on a panel dubbed "Metrics in New Media." The audio version of this session is now online and available on the Podcast Academy ...

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 ...

Blue Sky Factory Issue Brief: Mobile Email Marketing

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Today, Blue Sky Factory published its first "Issue Brief," a new best practice / educational series we just kicked off. Rodney Foxworth, our new copywriter and marketing rockstar who started with us a few weeks ago, and has been tasked with writing a series of 1-2 page briefs on the ...

Upcoming Events & Speaking Schedule

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Well, 2008 has definitely "kicked in" in regards to travel, events, speaking, etc. After a week long trip of visiting clients on the west coast, and attending the EEC's Email Evolution conference, the travel and events continue. Below, is a list of the next few events I will be attending and ...

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 ...