Author Archives: Nick Westergaard

facebook newsfeed redesign

Last week Facebook announced a redesign of the most traveled page on their site — their homepage or user news feed. This is the first major overhaul for Facebook since September 2011 when they rolled out their Timeline design for … Read More


Why Should We Follow You?

February 25, 2013

why should we follow you

With a nod to Jim Collins, I often talk about what takes a social media program from “good to great.” One such area that differentiates a base hit and a home run is how you integrate and promote social media … Read More


You often hear couples talk about saying those three little words — I love you. However, in the relationship between a brand and their customers, it’s four little words that can make all the difference in the world.


Content Creation vs. Curation

February 11, 2013

content marketing

A recent study from MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute on the state of content marketing reported that B2B marketers’ chief concern was producing enough content. This represents a shift, as in previous years the biggest challenge had been creating … Read More


Being Fearless with Strategy

February 7, 2013

being fearless

In work, as in life, success can be elusive. Adding to matters in our hyper-connected digital culture is the fact that we are bombarded with examples of success left and right. On one hand, this is good as it provides … Read More


What Is a Brand?

January 31, 2013

Believe it or not, one of the questions I hear most often is – what is a brand? It’s no secret that I am a brand-driven guy. As exciting as new technology is, I’ve always viewed social and digital media … Read More


twitter vine app

Last Thursday Twitter introduced Vine, an engaging new way to create and share concise mobile video content. Actually, Twitter announced their acquisition of Vine Labs and their signature app. Like all things Twitter, Vine is defined by its brevity. What … Read More


commitment engine book review

Commitment. Passion. Culture. Strategy. These big words get bandied about exhaustively in business settings large and small. In some cases these buzzwords get strung together in team meetings in an ill-defined way prompting many to recall that line in The … Read More


facebook graph search

On Tuesday, Facebook announced a new feature to their billion-plus users — Graph Search. After heralding this exciting new announcement (video below) many were left wondering what Facebook Graph Search is beyond an enhanced search feature and what it means … Read More


beyond followers

We need more likes on our Facebook page! We need more followers on Twitter! More! More! MORE! Okay. Then what? As brands of all shapes and sizes race to get build an increasingly social brand, the early focus is often … Read More


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