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Being a SmartBrief editor is pretty great. Every day, I get to say: “Hey, have you heard about all this awesome stuff?” to thousands of people. It’s an amazing amount of fun to go digging for the best social media news stories — and it’s a privilege to get to share those stories with some of the brightest minds in social media and have them send me their thoughts in return.[…] Continue Reading »

On April 16, former Apple chief evangelist Guy Kawasaki and marketing expert Andy Sernovitz will hold a master class on Google+ and the secrets of word-of-mouth marketing with SmartBrief readers via conference call, sharing their best tips for generating word of mouth. And we want you to have access.

Want a FREE pass to this exciting event?[…] Continue Reading »

Cargill has big ambitions for sugar substitute Truvia, but it’s going to take changing a lot of eating and purchasing habits — from business-to-business partners and end consumers.

This is the challenge facing Chris Obray and his team. And at our recent BlogWell event, he walked us through a small portion of Cargill’s overall plan to use social media to actually get people sampling the product.[…] Continue Reading »

Wil Merritt is CEO of Zooppa, a firm for online video contests and design competitions. He has also served as a senior vice president for Corbis and spent 18 years with Time-Warner in posts worldwide, including president for Europe, Middle East and Africa for the TIME and Fortune publishing division.

Crowdsourcing has evolved from a buzzword into a practical approach for organizations and individuals.[…] Continue Reading »

Congratulations to the following winners of our SmartBrief holiday giveaway! Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest!

The winner of the written entry is Mari Whitney, who left this comment:

“One Christmas, our large family made the decision to only exchange gifts that we made, and we drew names, which were kept a secret.[…] Continue Reading »