If you have less than a 1,000 followers and work in marketing in some capacity, introduce yourself to Marketing Twitter.
Say hi, tell us about yourself, and what you like to tweet about.
Make friends.
For us burned out millennials, our mid-life crisis won't be sports cars and affairs.
"What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age."
- Sylvia Plath
#APleaToGenZ
1. There will always be an older generation that judges you regardless of what you do. Don't let them decide your worth.
2. Buy experiences, not things. Make memories.
3. Listen to the music that makes your heart sing.
4. Be kind. We're all struggling.
.
@facebook
and
@instagram
,
You know what would make you look like more of a small business advocate?
Offering the swipe up story option for all small businesses regardless of follower count.
Funny how Twitter will forever be our fire drill meeting location.
Facebook and IG down? Go to Twitter.
Something is going viral and you have no idea what's going on? Go to Twitter.
Sporting event or awards ceremony happening? Go to Twitter.
I love this! This is how you show up for your customers and give them love for their UGC!
Empathetic AND appreciative.
So many people will become Stanley cup customers because of this.
The Marketing Twitter Conference - A 🧵
Imagine a conference where there is no keynote. The draw is your friends.
You get to pick your own adventure.
Do as little or as much as you want.
Opportunities for brands and marketers of all levels.
Saw a TikTok where someone said the millennial midlife crisis was us changing careers and pivoting to something that made us more fulfilled, even if it didn't align with what society considered success.
I love that for us.
In January, I shared thoughts on my ideal Marketing Twitter conference.
While we can hope we are able to all meet up later this year and next, I wanted to get the ball rolling with my
@TwitterSpaces
.
I'm excited to announce Unverified: The Unconference.
I don't think it can be overstated how hard it is for marketing people to unplug.
If we see a social post, commercial, or any video (honestly), we automatically deconstruct and optimize them in our head.
Repeat after me.
URLs in IG captions are not clickable.
URLs in IG captions are not clickable.
URLs in IG captions are not clickable.
Why am I still seeing this?
Our campus will be closed Dec. 21 through Jan. 3 for winter break. This year we’ll be hitting pause on our social media posts so our communications staff can disconnect from their screens and recharge.
Stay healthy and be well. We’ll see you in the new year.
If we're going to have conversations about how the latest events show how much power social media platforms have, then we also have to talk about how important SMMs are.
They are at the helm and yet aren't paid what they deserve, aren't in key meetings, and are seen as interns.
If you only respond to your customers when they complain and you ignore them when they love you, you are conditioning them to only talk about you when they need to complain.
Put out the fires, but water the flowers.
I'm just going to say it.
There are "influencers" on social showing you all the stuff they got from brands and it's just stuff they bought for themselves.
Marketing and PR friends,
Do you ever just see a mess online and want desperately to help but know you need to stay out of it?
Like "I know I shouldn't touch it, but I want to fix things."
I think I've figured out why the content on LinkedIn is giving me the ick.
We've commodified what authenticity looks like so there is this recipe of what "real" is.
But it's simply performative and disguised as authenticity.
Some end-of-year news...
After nearly three incredible years at
@HubSpot
, it's time to say goodbye.
It's been an honor to work with so many generous, brilliant, and kind HubSpotters, customers, and partners.
HubFans, you have my heart and support always. 🧡
38 trips around the sun.
A few things I've learned along the way:
- Speak your truth.
- No job is worth the loss of your health.
- Relationships matter.
- It can take seconds to make someone's day better.
- Celebrate your wins.
- It isn't selfish to protect your energy.
Are we going to talk about how we're all workaholics and the line between home and work is blurred at best, so when we do have time off we don't know what to do because we feel like we're wasting time?
Because, same.
You need a Doctor Strange on your marketing team.
You need someone who is able to look at something and see all the ways it could go, could be perceived.
Game theory is your friend.
If you are looking for work, you should be working on your resume as well as your personal brand.
The investment in your personal brand opens door you don't even realize exist.
I can't tell you how many offers I've received over the past 3 months. Make the time.
The difference between audience and community is ego.
If you want a community, you have to step down and not be the main voice. You have to be a bridge, not the star and that is hard, especially for thought leaders and brands who want to stay in the light.
@ERadders
Marketing Twitter is our community of marketers that are actively working to share tips, encourage others, and create a welcoming place here.
You can use the hashtag or just say Marketing Twitter and usually someone will show up (like a kind version of Beetlejuice).
Just a friendly reminder that there are incredibly brilliant creatives doing work quietly.
Amazing pros that don't have large social followings.
Following does not equate to the quality of their work.
I could honestly only leave HubSpot for something special, and that something special is what I'm building.
Introducing my consultancy
@PocketCCO
, offering fractional chief customer officer services and strategic advice for agencies and startups.
There is a lot of talent that needs to be seen and heard here.
If one of your goals for 2021 is to be a conference speaker, comment with the topic you would love to talk about and let's get you seen!
I don't want LinkedIn Stories.
I want a platform where my inbox interactions are something other than a pick up line or a pitch.
I get that new features are sexy but I would always rather have a better experience in general first.
If marketers want to be taken seriously, we need to look at the people we are lifting up as the industry thought leaders.
If we continue to idolize the snake oil sellers, the dude bros, and the content thieves, the real practitioners will stay sidelined.
I urge you to shop small businesses for the holidays. We must do what we can to save them.
If you have a small business or have one you love, comment with the details so hopefully we can help.