CGT581

Lessons Learned in CGT581

Posted by srenick on March 24, 2010 at 4:14 pm

After passing the halfway point in the semester, here are three important social media lessons learned in CGT 581: “Social Media in the Workplace”. Market with people, not too them.  Although this class is about social media in general, this idea has stuck out to the point where the phrase lives on my desktop.  Marketing [...]

Twitter in 3 Months

Posted by srenick on March 24, 2010 at 4:08 pm

It has been 70 days since the beginning of my foray into the world of Twitter. Here’s what I’ve accomplished so far: 350+ Tweets (5 tweets a day, 1 tweet every 4.8 hours) Nearly 300 followers, with a range of interests from lighting to technology, social media and green energy. Gained a following of live-event [...]

Tom Peters’ “The Pursuit of Wow”

Posted by srenick on March 24, 2010 at 1:25 pm

We all know there are countless shelves of books containing the “secrets” to success in the work world. I’d like to suggest one you should add to your list: Tom Peters’ “The Pursuit of Wow”. The message is ultimately simple: chase your pipe dreams and treat your customers better than your coworkers (who also deserve [...]