Posted by: marcidevries | January 27, 2010

Taking it on the Road

Some of you have been reading this blog/site wondering what exactly I do. If it’s not clear from the few notes I have posted on these pages, come and hear me talk about it live & in person.

I’ll be plugging my mug in front of audiences that you can be part of on these dates:

February 17, 2010 Chesapeake Regional Technology Council
Presentation: Social Branding, the Web and the New Meaning of Love. Location: Loews Hotel, Annapolis MD. Register online here

March 6-7, 2010 Mosaic Weekend Retreat
Presentation: 4 Ways the Web can Enrich Your Life. Location: The Woods Resort, Hedgesville, WV. Register online here WOMEN ONLY

March 24, 2010 MDSG (Marketing Director’s Support Group)
Presentation: Onlne Reputation Management — Embracing “Truthiness” Location: Baltimore MD Register online here

May 26, 2010 Baltimore Chapter of the American Marketing Association
Presentation: What’s New in Social Media. Register here AMABaltimore.org/events

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Posted by: marcidevries | November 25, 2009

It’s So Simple

When I left the agency a couple of months ago, I thought I’d need a cadre of hard-core programmers to help set up Web sites and add Web 2.0 functionallity for upcoming Web projects. It used to be a Hurculean effort to put thought and image into a working Web framework, and that’s where we made all our money.

To my amazement, the Web has been building itself and working very hard on becoming so easy and cheap that almost anyone can toss up a Web site (like this one) in a single afternoon for around $50. I found this pretty deflating initially, but instead of reducing my ability sell Web services (old school style), it has actually allowed a better partnership between clients and me. With quick deployment/low cost Web dev, we can all to be more nimble and deploy Web presences that are single-topic focused instead of trying to jam absolutely everything into a singular hog of a Web site.

So far I like this better…

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Posted by: marcidevries | October 27, 2009

Jumping Back In

I have now officially left agency life, and am back on my own doing what I love, which is learning the Internet and its continually changing functionality. As an independent, I can recommend tools without bias for the best outcome on behalf of clients and their end users.

As I learn, I will document findings here, and provide the best recommendations I can based on what I am researching. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me and I will put together custom recommendations for you based on your own particular challenges.

Right now I am investigating Google Apps and am pleasantly surprised that they have been able to replace functionality for Outlook, Entourage, iCal, and Lotus in one easy configuration. Look out.

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