Barry's Blog

I wrote an article on my main blog today and since I used a real estate example, it made it even more pertinent to sharing here on ActiveRain. In part this piece is getting ready for my class on Thursday night here in Seattle (Marketing with Joe and Barry) Hope everyone enjoys!*******************...

In the real estate world, we are obviously seeing more and more public data get used in creative ways- everything from ActiveRain to Zillow. Since I've been contacted by so many decision makers regarding "big thought, strategic conversation" ideas in the real estate realm, if any of you are in th...

Camel Back bottles for children... do they exist? I recently bought my seven year old a new bike for his birthday and as we have been extending our rides further and further, he obviously needs more and more water. I've tried a smaller camel back hydration pack without success (not small enough f...

I try to update my readers on some of the useful tools in my technology arsenal... and this time it requires a video to show you how Piclens (a browser plugin) simplifies brand and reputation management when it comes to online search. In addition to brand and reputation, for all the listing agent...

My friend Joe Hage and I are holding a small hands-on, point-counterpoint, cut-to-the-chase marketing session focused on real estate issues. If any of you know Joe or I personally or professionally: as marketers we both believe in applied use of strategic thinking and tactical actions to get our ...

I wrote an article on my main blog yestery about how influential business thinkers are rated and created. The "gist" of the article was the fact that the Wall Street Journal had compiled a list of influential business thinkers and relied on Google to do it, but didn't really take into account how...

While I try to get a fresh piece of content here every now and then, I also post 3-5 items on my main company blog almost every week. Here is a recap of the last week on my other blog: 123 Guide to Google GadgetsA lot of people think they have to create new information for social media. While ori...

I have been looking at various members blogs trying to locate some worthwhile reading and was interested in what AR folk have a frequently updated blog as part of what they do?  (non AR hosted) If you go through the effort of posting 3-5 times a week, please drop a comment here. I am also interes...

123 Social Media has just opened a new group on Linkedin to help you understand how to use Linkedin as a communication and business development tool. You can join the group here. We have also posted a wide range of other articles in the past week: 1000 Ways to Enhance Wordpress- If you are a Word...

Do you need a basic introduction about search engine optimization? This article is an introduction to being able to understand conversations about SEO, Spyders, Black Hat, and a variety of buzz words used by online marketers. Why is everyone so eager to be on search engines? In 2007, advertisers ...