by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC and Capitalist Relationship Counselor
Dear John Corporation:
Let me begin by saying that our times together have been good for me. I mean it! I definitely see the value in being with you… to a certain extent. So what I’m about to say might seem cold and heartless, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Twitter'
Relationship? Relationship?! Sorry, Corporations, Consumers Just Aren’t That Into You
February 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Random Observations
Tags:consumers·CRM·customer relationship marketing·Facebook·marketing·one-to-one marketing·social media·Twitter
Fountains of Youth: 6 Reasons to Follow Young Marketers
November 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Random Observations
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC, and Veteran Marketer Trying to Get Jiggy with It
In my quest to find value on Twitter, I began by following a lot of marketing people, including several ad agency heads and veteran PR people. I wound up unfollowing most of them — except for the young [...]
Hypocritical Mass: The Big Lie About Twitter
October 27th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Case Studies
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director of Atomic Tango LLC
The belief that Twitter is more than just another communications platform continues to spread, kind of like swine flu for media geeks. And like the flu, it’s plunging victims into feverish hallucinations: “Twitter saved the Iranian protestors!” they cry, neglecting the fact that it, [...]
Words of, uh, Wisdom: How to Score More Twitter Followers
October 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · How To Tips
by Freddy J. Nager, Twitter Scout and Founder of Atomic Tango LLC
Critical times like these spawn critical questions: How do we provide healthcare to 300 million people? Can conflicts over culture and religion ever be resolved? If wind blows into one of Sarah Palin’s ears will it come out the other?
But the question I regularly [...]
Notes for a Screenplay: If Real Life Were Like Twitter…
September 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Random Observations
by Freddy J. Nager, Screenwriter Wannabe and Part-Time Tweeter
INT. CORPORATE CUBE FARM – DAY
One guy is following another guy really closely. “I’m following you, so just follow me back, OK, OK, just follow me, please follow me, follow follow…”
Not Weird Science: Social Media in One Word
September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · How To Tips
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango
So let’s trip back to 1876, the year the telephone was invented… Hmmm… something’s missing here… and I’m not talking about Starbucks on every corner…
Oh, I know: there’s no one here calling themselves a “Phone Guru,” “Phone Visionary” or some other phone-y title. There aren’t “Phone-ups” [...]
Tags:business·Facebook·marketing·social media·social networks·Twitter
Kevin “Nalts” Nalty: The Stupidest Article About Social Media Ever
September 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Media Review
My friend and primo YouTube dude Kevin “Nalts” Nalty just let loose his take on social media. He calls his article “The Stupidest,” but I found it way more insightful than most of the tripe posing as social media advice.
Tags:Facebook·Kevin Nalty·marketing·Nalts·Robert Scoble·satire·social media·spoof·Tony Robbins·Twitter
The Authenticity Movement: A Totally Bogus Journey
September 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Manifestos
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” — George Burns
The movement du jour amongst us liberal marketers is “authenticity.” It’s the impassioned belief that companies should be open and honest about who they are and what they stand for — [...]
Tags:Authenticity·branding·business·business ethics·consumers·John Mackey·Karl Rove·liberalism·marketing·Twitter·Whole Foods
Just Break 'Em: Not So Cool Rules in Marketing and Media
August 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Manifestos
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
For all our talk of freedom, we Americans LOVE rules…
Our favorite sport, football, has the most rules of any sport on the planet.
Poker players make up new rules with every hand (“threes and hearts are wild except for the Queen, which you can pass to [...]
Tags:blogging·conventions·Internet·rules·social media·Twitter·web design·Wired
Creativity without Borders: “Beat It” Tehran Style
June 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media Review
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
Score one for the Iranian protesters — at least when it comes to marketing.
Just last week, the Iranian protests dominated conversations across the media and the Internet. Then yesterday, not at all surprisingly in our celebrity-obsessed culture, Michael Jackson’s death wiped the Iranians off the [...]
Tags:Iran·marketing·Michael Jackson·protests·Twitter·YouTube
