By Ricky DeMaio The Government. It’s very serious business. Important decisions are made there! Also, boring things happen there. I’m not one to passionately follow the legislative due process of and I’m already falling asleep writing this. So how can various boring government institutions get my attention and get me to care? Tweet at me, [...]
I Delete Every Email You Send Me
by ricky on 11:47 AM in Blog, Email, Facebook
By Ricky DeMaio It’s true. I do. I’m on so many marketing blast email lists; I get hundreds of emails a day. I have, as I’m sure many of you have, a separate email JUST for collecting these things. I don’t check it often, and when I do, I delete every email I see. So [...]
Keep it Simple, Stupid!
by ricky on 11:43 AM in Blog, Facebook, social media, Top 3
By Ricky DeMaio Social media can be a scary game to the inexperienced. It seems complex, and so you might be inclined to implement equally complex strategies to achieve your goals. But a common phrase my cohort Tim and I often throw around to keep each other on track is one that may be familiar [...]
Gay Marriage, Chicken Sandwiches, and Social Media Disasters
by ricky on 2:01 PM in Big Brands, Blog, Community Management
By Ricky DeMaio You’ve probably heard by now about Chick-fil-A’s recent social media scandal. If you haven’t, allow me to summarize for you: Chick-fil-A was being blasted publicly for the company’s (and CEO’s) stance against gay marriage (which they’ve never really denied before). Jim Henson Company even ended their partnership with the fast food chain. As a response, [...]
Learning from LEGO: Building Your Social Strategy
by ricky on 10:51 AM in Blog, Engagement, social media
By Ricky DeMaio From your content plan to community management, a social media strategy has many different pieces to it. My other favorite pastime also has many pieces. Inspired by LEGO, here are a few fun ways to build your social strategy.


