by Ted Rubin | Aug 31, 2017 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing, Uncategorized
What is influence, exactly? And what does having influence mean in today’s world? According to Merriam-Webster, influence is: The power to change or affect someone or something, or the power to cause changes without directly forcing them to happen. There is influence...
by Ted Rubin | May 30, 2017 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
The key is harnessing the power of social influence in a compelling way that connects authentic story-telling with brand and product interaction. This is a radical departure from the current media and eCommerce environment as consumers seek information when and where...
by Ted Rubin | Nov 23, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
There are countless ways to grab the attention of your audience, but keeping them coming back for more is where the real value lies—it’s where you build influence. Mom bloggers are a good example of this. Those who developed the greatest influence did so with good...
by Ted Rubin | Jul 21, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
In 1997 when I joined Seth Godin at Yoyodyne, people were calling the internet new media. But there was nothing really new. It was simply traditional media in a new wrapper — nothing new at all. We are now entering the era of “new media.” Media is now aggregated, not...
by Ted Rubin | May 9, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
Innovation is inspiring. We all love a good story about someone with a big idea, the passion to pursue it and the determination to see it through to the finish. Yet when we read or watch those stories, it can be all too easy to feel we don’t have the chops to be...
