barry hurd
Barry Hurd is President and voice of http://123SocialMedia.com - Business Social Media. He has a history of over fifteen years working on numerous innovative efforts with online business models: past projects included NIKE, REI, TMP Worldwide, Monster.com, Superpages, Intuit, and RIS Media.
Articles by this Author
Defibrillator? How to Prevent a Social Media Heart Attack
- By barry hurd
- Published 08/4/2008
- Strategic Planning
- Unrated
Like good health, social media tends to push novices into a dark spot where they do not understand the lingo and vocabulary. By pushing them into unfamiliar territory, they retreat and ignore the basics of getting healthy to improve their life.
Business Social Media - Domain Name Guide
- By barry hurd
- Published 07/22/2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
On the web, your name can (and is) your reality. However naming yourself online isn't that simple. Choosing a domain name for a business web presence is one of the most critical items in your promotional venture.
Social Media Networking- Why Should I?
- By barry hurd
- Published 06/28/2008
- Networking
- Unrated
While online networking is not the "end all, be all" of making personal connections, it has one valuable strengths that very few real world venues have- economy of scale.
Government Bid Strategy: Success Metrics
- By barry hurd
- Published 06/27/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
A lot of businesses enter the government contracting arena with the expectation of the "$1000 mousetrap" that is, the idea that government work is a cash cow that can be milked by exorbitant over-pricing.
Social Media Keyword Tools
- By barry hurd
- Published 06/13/2008
- Multimedia
- Unrated
It is all about the keywords right? Well not really. It is actually all about the demographics each keyword represents. When someone searches Google you have to put yourself in the mindset of the searcher.