Posts for danny brown


Yelp Doesn’t Understand Your Small Business

From Danny Brown
February 17, 2011 at 8:02 pm
This is a guest post from Joe Hackman. I received an email this week from Yelp reminding me that they do not understand my business. The first thing in bold red header images ... (more)

When to Defend Yourself and When to Walk Away

From Danny Brown
February 15, 2011 at 2:01 pm
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 be a tweet, a Facebook status ... (more)

The Commitment of Success

From Danny Brown
February 14, 2011 at 10:07 am
It’s scary being unsure. It’s a lot different from being sure. Instead of the safety net of knowledge, there’s the daunting chasm of uncertainty. It’s ... (more)

Sunday Brunch – Elevator Pitch

From Danny Brown
February 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm
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 is from Ari ... (more)

Introducing Free Weekly Blog Topics at For Bloggers By Bloggers

From Danny Brown
February 12, 2011 at 12:05 pm
For many bloggers, coming up with blog topics can be hard. Keeping your blog fresh and interesting for readers old and new can see you hitting the blog topics wall, and often ... (more)

Why We Bloggers Are Ignorant

From Danny Brown
February 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm
This is a guest post by Ari Herzog. I confess guilt. When I recently shared how to write a blog post, I specified the noun, “post.” That was wrong of me. I should ... (more)

Don’t Confuse Free With Free Exposure

From Danny Brown
February 10, 2011 at 2:05 pm
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 about the price ... (more)

What’s Your Business Playlist?

From Danny Brown
February 9, 2011 at 12:22 pm
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 there’s no real genre that stands out ... (more)

Understanding The Because of Cause Marketing

From Danny Brown
February 8, 2011 at 5:42 pm
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) ... (more)

Numbers

From Danny Brown
February 8, 2011 at 12:58 am
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 seem a relatively little number in ... (more)

Internet Fame and the True Impact of Influence

From Danny Brown
February 7, 2011 at 2:19 pm
You may be aware that there is a big debate going on in the social media blogosphere about “influence” (and you can see links to several blog posts at the end of this ... (more)

Sunday Brunch – Social Media Policy

From Danny Brown
February 6, 2011 at 12:03 pm
So here it is – the inaugural episode of Sunday Brunch, where we talk about your questions about social media, marketing, business tips, entrepreneurship and more. Today’s ... (more)

Making a LIST For Your Customers

From Danny Brown
February 5, 2011 at 3:34 pm
When we’re working with new clients at Bonsai, one of the first things we ask is how their customer service stands up. It’s crucial to know of any pluses and/or minuses ... (more)

Kenneth Cole Is Just The Latest in a Long Line of Bad PR Decisions

From Danny Brown
February 4, 2011 at 10:01 pm
There’s an old saying that any publicity is good publicity – but is it? Kenneth Cole might be questioning it, after the tweet in the image above – that tied his retail ... (more)

Why You Should Love Your Competition

From Danny Brown
February 3, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Why do you want to kill your competition (this is a generic you)? Why do you want to put on your size 42 boots, kick them in the sack and then trample them into the dirt? Why ... (more)

Building a Culture of Success

From Danny Brown
February 3, 2011 at 10:30 am
No matter what business you’re in, your success can very often boil down to one thing – your people culture. You may have the greatest product with the big dollars ... (more)

Lessons from an Entrepreneur Turned CEO

From Danny Brown
February 2, 2011 at 11:17 am
This is a guest post from Gini Dietrich, CEO of Arment Dietrich, Inc. Nearly three years ago I had to make the transition from working in the business to working on the business. ... (more)

Why You Don’t Need to Impress Gini Dietrich’s Mom

From Danny Brown
February 1, 2011 at 1:32 pm
First, let me say right off the bat that Gini Dietrich’s mom is more than likely a very nice person. Heck, anyone that can put up with Gini’s wily ways has to be good, ... (more)

Sorry, Social Media, But Marketing Is Still Cool

From Danny Brown
January 31, 2011 at 10:15 am
As social media continues its assault onto the mainstream audience, one of the side-effects has been the emergence of the view that marketing isn’t allowed in the space. Conversations ... (more)

Introducing Sunday Brunch

From Danny Brown
January 30, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Last week, I asked for your help in coming up with a name for a new series I’m starting on the blog. With more than 80 comments (some including multiple suggestions), it ... (more)

The Butterfly Effect of Entrepreneurship

From Danny Brown
January 29, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Breaking out on your own is hard. Just ask anyone that runs their own business, and you can pretty much guarantee that the one answer that will be consistent across the board ... (more)

The Great Friends and Relationships Myth

From Danny Brown
January 27, 2011 at 1:08 pm
There’s a lot of talk about relationships in business, and how to make business more human. There’s also a lot of talk about how businesses need to be more like friends, ... (more)

21 Non-Business Blogs You Could Read Today

From Danny Brown
January 26, 2011 at 12:26 pm
While you might come here to read about social media; or marketing; or strategy; or statistics;  it’s always nice to step back and read blogs from outside the business ... (more)

Footprints in the Sand

From Danny Brown
January 25, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Footprints in the sand are fleeting – a transient snapshot in time that disappear when the tide comes in. Even the footprints that are further in eventually become invisible ... (more)

Why Affiliate Vendors Need to Start Taking the Rap

From Danny Brown
January 24, 2011 at 4:13 pm
There’s a lot of news about disclosure online at the minute. I’ve written about it a ton of times (and spoke about it over at Joe Hackman’s radio show), and ... (more)