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.
American Express and Foursquare – So What?
Over at Fast Company, there's a post about the American Express partnership with Foursquare. While the announcement is interesting, the direction that Fast Company...
You Know What’s Wrong With The PR Industry?
Nothing. Squat. Zilch. Nada. No, seriously – there is absolutely nothing wrong with the PR industry. There's plenty wrong with some of the people in...
The Law of Emotional Connection
The Law of Attraction is a multi-billion dollar industry that has as many critics as it does fans. Its fans rave over its benefits,...
Change And Persistent Vision
"The lesson is that one person with a persistent vision can make change happen, whether climbing rocks or delivering services." Seth Godin, Tribes. That sentence...
The Difference Between Engaged and Engaging
Companies love to share their successes with social media. How it's allowing them to "engage with fans and customers", and how they're "being part...
Redefining Ordinary
Sometimes, in business, we wait for the extraordinary to appear before we make a move. We wait for that one killer application or solution that...
Is RIM The New SEGA?
I have a lot of time for RIM, the company behind the business person's friend, the BlackBerry. They were the first smartphone company I used...
The Difference Between Ideas and Doing
A few years back, I knew a guy who always had a great idea up his sleeve. He'd share these ideas with anyone that was...
Why Hootsuite Understands Loyalty
Last week, several web services like Hootsuite, Livefyre, Quora, Foursquare and more crashed as Amazon Web Hosting's EC2 servers took a nosedive off the...
Sunday Brunch – Twitter As a Marketing Tool
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...
Sunday Brunch – Improving Your Google Traffic
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...
The ROI of Employees
Over at his blog yesterday, Chris Brogan wrote about his admiration for Gary Vaynerchuk. The post sparked quite the discussion in the comments, a...
Why There’s Nothing Wrong With Social Media Automation
A lot of social media purists will tell you that you're the spawn of the devil if you use automation. To truly use social media...
The Cautionary Tale of Balderdash and Hogwash
Back in the day, two friends named Balderdash and Hogwash decided they wanted to be seen as really smart. So they decided to share...
Mobile is the New Digital Native
Smart businesses know that understanding your audience is key to your overall success. It doesn't matter if you're business-to-consumer or business-to-business focused – your...
Stop Driving Me To Your Competitors
You're in business for one reason – to make money. There are many reasons you can be in business, but at the end of...
Review: Use Interviews to Increase Your Blog Traffic by Tim Jahn
As a rule, I generally don't have book reviews here. I figure there are enough other bloggers that do a far better job than...
The Ballad of Safe, Potential and Already There
There were three businessmen walking down a long and winding road. No-one knew how all three came to be on the road at the...
Dear CEO – A Call to Action For Today’s Business Leaders
"Dear CEO, I hope you are well and had a successful 2010. I know how tough it can be – you have shareholders questioning your...
The True Value of the Social Web
A lot of people say there's no value to the likes of Facebook, Twitter, etc, and that it's just a bunch of losers sharing...