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Trey

For those of you who haven’t met, engaged or spoken with Trey he’s one of the nicest guys in marketing today. Thankfully he’s also a leader in social media and without doubt an expert, innovator and source of great knowledge. He describes himself thus “ A Marketing pro, speaker, author, dreamer. Add it all up and you have a partner who’s relentless in making sure your marketing connects with the hearts in your marketplace.”

Here follows an interview with Trey which includes some great insight into his mind, knowledge and advice. Read more

As we’re into the new year and everyone is full of lists or predictions of what they want to achieve I thought I’d take a different slant and look at  people I want to spend more time working with, meet, engage & collaborate in social media and marketing; or at least hold a really decent conversation with across 2010. You can click on each name to find out more for yourself (twitter name at the end of each as well)

Here’s my list Read more

Let’s face it, for most of all this modern marketing stuff is at best confusing and often dismissed as a fad or over rated .

But after reflection most realise that all this ‘twittering’, ‘face-booking’ & ‘googling’ is here to stay … And for good! But where does it all fit in with our previously cosy and comfortable marketing techniques.

The answer to that is simple; It’s part of 2010’s marketing mix. Marketeers can no longer ignore this as temporary or something that’s going to go away. The facts prove this is here to stay (see video from last post). If people want results then they have to ‘engage’ and ‘collaborate’ in a marketing arena with some new animals to master. Read more

follow @equalman on twitter or visit his blog http://socialnomics.net/

nikkipilkington

Nikki Pilkington is one the founders of nikkipilkington.com. She has consistently managed to position herself as a leader in her field and is a major name in the world of Internet Marketing. Renowned across Europe for her innovative, experienced team of Internet Marketing experts primarily working with SMEs, she’s made her name by delivering results.

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