Why It’s OK to be the Rainman of Social Media
September 14, 2010 by Brian Massey, The Conversion Scientist
Filed under Social Media Marketing
People like us provide an important service to the social spheres. Our content-oriented social media strategy feeds those who rely on social media for education and elucidation.
Social Appending: How Far We Have Come
August 4, 2010 by Brian Massey, The Conversion Scientist
Filed under Social Media Marketing
In my most recent ClickZ column, I reflect back on my days as a marketing cog in the corporate machine, a time in which the practice of email “appending” was considered bad practice. Now ESPs are appending social network information to their client databases.
Visual Live Blog: Dan Zarrella on Twitter, Facebook and More
August 2, 2010 by Brian Massey, The Conversion Scientist
Filed under Infographs, Reviews
Dan Zarrella’s presentation on Twitter and Facebook optimization is SO choc full of graphs, that I could barely keep up. Here are my notes.
Mobile Marketing, Social Media and Conversion: Show me the Money (NSFW)
June 28, 2010 by Brian Massey, The Conversion Scientist
Filed under Brian Massey Speaking
Tom Myer of the American Marketing Association heards the cats: Brian Massey (Conversion), Tom Hayden (Mobile Marketing) and Jen Wojcik (Social Media) in a panel discussion entitled “Show Me the Money: Make Marketing Work for You.”
Social Media Delivers More Than Just ROI, But I Don’t Care
June 16, 2010 by Brian Massey, The Conversion Scientist
Filed under Online Sales Conversion
I want measurable, tangible data on social conversion rates, on how social media gets qualified prospects to a Web property, and how it helps me carry on a conversation with them making them more likely to buy.
Visual Live Blog: Scott Stratten Breaks up with Social Media at PubCon
April 16, 2010 by Brian Massey, The Conversion Scientist
Filed under Infographs, Reviews
Scott Stratten’s PubCon keynote rant ranged from “Breaking up with Social Media” to the fallacy of getting rich quickly from social media, to Twitter etiquette. However, it was his constant assertion that great content is the source and sustenance of social success that endeared me to Scott.




