Danny Brown
Danny Brown
Danny Brown is partner at Bonsai Interactive Marketing, a full service agency offering integrated, social media and mobile marketing solutions. He is also founder of the 12for12k Challenge, a social media-led charity initiative connecting globally and helping locally.
Of Comment Trolls and Flash Mobs
At some stage in your blogging journey, you're going to write something that, for whatever reason, brings down the equivalent of Darth Vader, Sauron,...
Syphons, Filters and Social Media
2010 was an interesting time in the evolution of social media. It was the year that many people got used to the real-time statusphere....
How Many Relationships Are You Building?
"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion." – Dale Carnegie. When you close a deal,...
Hootsuite Gets Social with New Analytics
Third-party social media dashboard Hootsuite rolled out its new social analytics package overnight, and it's a pretty sweet addition to what was already my...
Awareness and Social Media
Welcome to a new episode of Sunday Brunch (with special guest Phantom the cat), where we talk about your questions on social media, marketing,...
Maxwell House and the Art of Great Business
Fact – 87% of consumers would switch brands to deal with companies associated with good causes. 87%. That's a whole lot of customers to lose...
Is CheckPoints Showing the Way Forward for Location Based Services?
Despite there being 6.5 million users on Foursquare and almost a million users on Gowalla, location based services still haven't enjoyed the uptake of...
Social Media and the New Marketing
People ask where marketing fits in with social media, and if it still has a place as consumers and "normal people" enjoy a bigger...
Sunday Brunch – Small Steps in Social Media
Welcome to a new episode of Sunday Brunch, where we talk about your questions on social media, marketing, business tips, entrepreneurship and more. Today's question...
Are You Telling or Asking?
When was the last time someone asked you what you want? What you'd prefer to have, over what their perception thinks you'd like to...
Questions to Ask Before Starting in Social Media
So you're thinking about jumping into social media. You've read a whole slew of blog posts, news stories as well as examples of how social...
Is Your Routine Killing You?
You wake up. You wash or shower. You shave (or not). You brush your teeth. You comb or brush your hair. You get dressed....
Sunday Brunch – Customer Engagement
Welcome to a new episode of Sunday Brunch, where we talk about your questions on social media, marketing, business tips, entrepreneurship and more. It's...
A Quick Thank You to Evan Carmichael and Team
When something goes wrong, how it's resolved says a lot about the person or business. It can mean the difference between being perceived as not...
When to Defend Yourself and When to Walk Away
One of the biggest questions most businesses have about social media is what you should do when someone posts something negative about you. This could...
Sunday Brunch – Elevator Pitch
Welcome to a new episode of Sunday Brunch, where we talk about your questions on social media, marketing, business tips, entrepreneurship and more. Today's question...
Don’t Confuse Free With Free Exposure
There's an interesting debate online at the minute about the AOL purchase of The Huffington Post for $315 million dollars. The debate isn't so much...
Numbers
Numbers are important, because they give us an idea of how successful something is. Even small numbers can mean a big success. While two might...
What’s Your Business Playlist?
I was going through my iPod tunes over the weekend, adding some new ones and building some new playlists. Looking at the tracks, I saw...
Understanding The Because of Cause Marketing
One of the services we offer at Bonsai Interactive is educating businesses on corporate social responsibility. This doesn't just mean donations to local (or national/international)...