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NEW! Facebook Live Video Streaming App

By Mari Smith | March 12, 2010

I was recently approached by the team at Vpype to test out their brand new Facebook app that allows you to stream LIVE video directly from your Facebook profile or fan page to your friends and fans! This app is a gamechanger! Live video streaming meets Facebook. and the best part? It’s FREE! Vpype allows…

Valentine’s Day: What Does It Mean To You?

By Mari Smith | February 14, 2010

Here’s hoping you had an extraordinary Valentine’s Day! I just flew back home to San Diego after speaking in Nashville at the National Speakers Association Winter Conference. (Definitely a way fun event; made awesome new connections and we even enjoyed a local tweetup last night!) Oh, and props to SouthWest Airlines for all the LUV!…

Mari Smith: Social Media Speaking Engagements 2010 – Let’s Meet Up!

By Mari Smith | January 27, 2010

My favorite events on my calendar are giving social media talks to all sizes of audiences, across many industries and a variety of formats. Whether it’s an opening keynote on social media success in general, an in-depth Facebook and/or Twitter breakout session or a full day training. My 2010 calendar is filling up nicely, and…

My Theme For 2010: TEAM!

By Mari Smith | December 29, 2009

Each year, I choose a one-word theme that acts as a guide in all my major decisions and shapes my entire year. I start thinking about the theme around the beginning of December and simply set the intention that the essence of the word will come to me strongly and clearly at the right time…

Takeaways and Lessons From The GKIC Info-SUMMIT

By Mari Smith | November 9, 2009

I just attended and spoke at the Glazer-Kennedy Inner Circle Info-SUMMITSM 2009 in Atlanta, GA. It was a packed event with over 800 attendees and an incredible speaker lineup, including George Foreman, Frank Kern, Master Lloyd Irvin, Mike Koenigs, James Malinchak, Sonia Simone, Chris Cardell, Ron Seaver, and Michael Cage. [Pic: Frank Kern, Mari Smith,…

ABM – Always Be Marketing: What Does It Mean To You?

By Mari Smith | September 26, 2009

At the recent 140 Twitter Conference, I sparked a bit of controversy on the branding panel that I participated on: I brought up a point that reminds me of the line in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross “ABC, always be closing” and I framed it as “ABM = always be marketing” and “always be me.” I…

Facebook News Feed and Wall: How To Control Privacy

By Mari Smith | August 24, 2009

A Facebook friend recently mentioned she was intentionally responding to new Facebook friend requests late at night as she didn’t want to clog up her friends’ feeds. Thing is, there’s a setting in your Facebook Privacy to control exactly what gets published on your Facebook Wall and your friends’ News Feeds. I have my settings…

Social Media Success – 15 Hot Tips From The Pied Piper!

By Mari Smith | August 12, 2009

I’m often asked how I got started in social media and became so successful and well known. Well, first I like to think I’m humble and am just “one of the peeps” like everyone else, which is true. But I do recognize my business has really exploded in the past eighteen months, and so I…

Choosing To Share My Private Journey – A Transparent Update

By Mari Smith | July 27, 2009

Privacy is a major concern for many people using social networks. Choosing how much of your personal life to spill into your work life through social networks is up to each individual. In the context of how transparent to be on Facebook and Twitter, back in February 2008, I wrote about these three areas of…

Simplify Facebook and Twitter with the ABC’s of Social Media

By Mari Smith | June 26, 2009

I created this five-part model – the ABC’s of Social Media – to simplify your social media efforts. Many folks come to social media and attempt to short-circuit the process by over-automating, over-broadcasting, over-delegating and miss out the vital component of connecting, engaging and building relationships. Once you’ve confirmed your target market uses Facebook and…