I need to share and write more here. I have dozens if not hundreds of observations, ideas, takes and experiences monthly that just fall in and out of my eyes, ears, brain. They end up disappearing because I tend to only share when I have larger amounts of content to share (thus why I love …
I went from 15+ years of offices to working from home in 2015. While leaving my commute behind has been amazing, there are benefits to being in a collaborative and professional office environment that I miss. After working out of a couple co-working spaces in the Twin Cities like CoCo and The Commons (but having …
The year ended with a great mix of events I was fortunate to present at and 2016 is shaping up to be a great one. The opportunity to share my knowledge, meet new people, be challenged and travel fuels my creative and business passion in so many ways. A Busy End To 2015 The final …
Facebook is looking to engage it’s users in leaving more reviews for businesses and places by recently adding review requests into the news feed. I noticed the first one on October 1st, 2015 as they asked me to review Williams Arena where I attended a University of Minnesota basketball game way back in January of …
I’m extremely excited to announce that I’ve started a new adventure in my professional life as the Chief Marketing Officer for an online customer feedback platform called GetFiveStars as of July 13th, 2015. For the first time in over 15 years, I’m out of the digital agency world of building websites, mobile apps, SEO and social …
Seattle was taken by storm this weekend as MOZ and Local University teamed up to put on the first of it’s kind “super event” for local search. LocalUp was a full day of serious local search, SEO, mobile and online marketing presentations that brought out some incredible speakers, ideas, tips and attendees into the fabulous …
Let’s face it, it’s hard work as a small business to get reviews online on Yelp, Google My Business and many other common review sites. Getting the positive ones and getting them to stick can be even harder, but what about that great, average or bad review you got two years ago … that just …
Late in 2013 Google’s Page Speed Insights Tool added an additional BETA tool for mobile site user experience recommendations when you ran your site for speed. Now this mobile user experience tool has moved out of BETA and is both helpful as well as signals Google’s dedication to make mobile usability a larger part of mobile search rankings. I’ve …
If you are a web design firm or a digital marketing shop, the amazing project you just completed didn’t take 30 seconds to create. Yet the majority of web design portfolios or “work” sections of agency websites summarize a project in a few sentences and a few graphics only. Telling The Whole Project Story More …
I’m guessing you’ve heard the phrase “content is king” at least a few dozen times if not a few hundred. The web, in all it’s aspects, has definitely grown to center around content. Social content, website content, content strategy, user-generated content … it’s all about content. For my next Digital Marketing Short (which I actually …
I'm the CEO of GatherUp, a customer feedback platform that helps brands and companies capture, evaluate and improve their customer experiences and online reputation.
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