Author Archives: Nick Westergaard

Video posting is a great way to integrate your offline personality with your online brand. Connecting offline and online social networking is one of many themes in The Referral Engine (affiliate link), the new book by Duct Tape Marketing’s John … Read More →

As you may have noticed, I recently had some new professional photos taken for the About, Work with Me, Speaking, and Contact pages on this blog. Why did I do this? It’s simple. When you look at your blog’s traffic … Read More →

Recently I shared how everything I know about blogging I learned from advertising. As a companion piece, I think its equally worth noting the engagement lessons for Facebook and Twitter that you can learn from email marketing. Often forgotten as … Read More →

In celebration of National Teacher Day, I wanted to share a story of an educator I know using new media. My two oldest sons have had Kathy Kron for a second grade teacher at Coralville Central Elementary. Recently she purchased … Read More →

It’s not the ads. It’s not the Insights. It’s not even a feature directly related to Pages. It’s often the little things that make a big difference. That’s why one of the most important Facebook features is the birthday reminder … Read More →

As of February 2011 there were approximately 156 million public blogs in existence. As bloggers, this number represents an increasingly cluttered space. Chances are someone is already blogging about your topic in general. And they might even be doing a … Read More →

To be clear, this is not a political blog. This is a brand-driven blog. Political campaigns in America have been brand-driven since the days when advertising pioneer Albert Lasker advised Warren G. Harding to the modern era where Donny Deutsch … Read More →

This week I am guest posting at ButtonClickAdmin.com. This community is built by and around Salesforce.com admins who solve problems with clicks rather than with code. Many of these Salesforce evangelists have blogs of their own so I was asked … Read More →

It’s true. Some of the best lessons I’ve learned about how to write compelling blog content were tips I first encountered reading some of the advertising industry’s most influential texts. Books like John Caples’ Tested Advertising Methods and, really, any of David … Read More →

As you may already know, Facebook recently rolled out an update of its Pages for brands with a new interface and new features. Amidst all of the hullabaloo, many are simply asking — what’s so great about the new Pages … Read More →