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Swag Bag 2.0

As a member of UpTake‘s Marketing Board, I wrote an UpTake Travel Industry blog post on the advantages of getting information about your product or service (not necessarily just tourism-related ones, either) into the hands of travelers who use social media tools…. Smart marketing with giveaways 2.0 In it, I describe and link to some [...]

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Wanda Jackson Makes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

My SXSW 2008 interview with Wanda Jackson was one of the most popular posts on EDC last year. I’m rerunning it today, following the announcement that Wanda will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (via NPR: Rockabilly’s Wanda Jackson Hits Hall Of Fame ) Congratulations, Wanda! This recognition is long [...]

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Tips for South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) from a local

It’s that time of year again, when the tech universe is abuzz with the digital creative delights of the South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) conference in Austin, Texas. Since I live in the Austin metro area and this is my third “South by,” I thought I’d update last year’s post on why SXSWi is like [...]

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