Rebranding from the Social Media Handyman to Chaney Marketing Group

Rebranding from Social Media Handyman to Chaney Marketing Group

“Parting is such sweet sorrow,” said William Shakespeare. In a sense, parting is what I’ve decided to do with my business.

For years, I’ve been known as the “Social Media Handyman,” a moniker given to me by a friend who said she needed a “handyman” to help her set up a blog.… Read More

True Brand Advocates Can’t Be Bought – Interview with Rob Fuggetta, CEO, Zuberance

Rob Fuggetta, CEO, ZuberanceIf someone is paid to recommend a brand or product, can they be classified as a true advocate? If you ask Rob Fuggetta, founder and CEO of brand advocacy platform provider Zuberance, his answer would be emphatically no.

To Fuggetta, the term “advocate” carries a very distinct connotation. … Read More

Balancing Personal vs. Corporate Brands: Latest Post at MarketingProfs

I haven't blogged for MarketingProfs Daily Fix in a while, so it was a treat to finally get a topic I felt confident to write about over there. It has to do with balancing your personal brand with your company brand and teaches lessons I learned the hard way. 

Here's an excerpt:

"There seems to be a new emphasis on personal branding, especially as it pertains to achieving a balance with the corporate brand.

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Bringing my brand into line…the Social Media Handyman it is

UPDATE: Almost as soon as I posted this, I received an email from a Typepad staffer saying he had just visited the site to see if I wanted to be featured in their beta program. Said he wanted to talk to me today to see if there is anything he can do to keep me in the fold.… Read More

Skittles.com social media experiment, what’s really important

Yesterday, everyone was buzzing about what Skittles.com has done with its Web site.  Instead of directing people to a traditional destination site, Skittles created what amounted to an online “remote control,” something resembling a widget that resides in the upper left-hand corner of the browser.… Read More