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Brand Spanking New Digs

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:23:52 +0000

Companies always get excited about launching a new website. In reality, maybe they are the only ones who care about the new website, but the excitement is nothing short of motivational. That’s how we feel here at C6 with the launch of our brand new biz front.

The new website is geared towards answering the question of who are are and the powers we yield, as well as a full on endeavor on the SEO front.

Check it out and let us know what you think. And if you feel like stopping by for a little bubbly, let us know and we will save you some.

What's gonna happen with social media in 2010 and some other rants from SMCDallas Holiday Mixer

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:29:53 +0000

49.1 million people in the U.S. are living in food insecure households , 32.4 million are adults (14.4 percent of all adults) and 16.7 million are children (22.5 percent of all children)1. However, thanks to organization like the Dallas Social Media Club ,the North Texas Food Bank, and last but definitely not least, Nomee (One B.A. social media app you shouldn’t live without), people are uniting to kick hunger in the junk.

Last night corner6labs attended the DallasSMC holiday mixer, to help support the cause of stopping hunger in the U.S. While we were at it, we thought we would do a little experiment. With lab coats donned and markers in hand, we asked the simple question…”What will 2010 bring for social media?”. We knew that after a few drinks, we would get some pretty interesting responses and that we did. BTW, did anyone count the cans? we took a couple cans of beans but we were hungry at the time. Don’t judge us. Just kidding.

Below is a list of what people had to say on our “Twitter Coats”. Wanna see some pictures? CLICK HERE

We are not sure if their are any trends, we will leave that to you.

@ntfb - ”In 2010 social media will help feed millions”
Anonymous - ”I’d like a quarter pounder w/cheese. No lettuce. With a large diet coke. Extra salt on the fries. Big size it!”
@StephanieDM88 - ”MySpace will rise again! NOT!”
@boxcarcreative - ”HOT OR NOT”
Anonymous - ”Facebook will buy a country”
Anonymous - ”Social media is the future of marketing and sales”
@cgawley - ”What is social media ROI?
Anonymous s - ”People will be overwhelmed by 1000s of FB friends”
@mikedmerrill - ”Location-Based Apps will take wings”
@LevelTen_Colin - ”Abandoning term “social media” rolls into Internet marketing”
@OhSoCynthia - ”SMCDallas Rocks!”
“Guru is so 2008, Expert is so 2009, Consultant is so 2010″ – I couldn’t understand the twitter handle
@mverver - ”People will want more centralized apps to organize their SM channels”
Anonymous - ”We rock!”
@imaginesolution - ”Will email soon be a thing of the past?”
“Twitter made me do it” – Anonymous
@financeanswers
@alejandrasy - ”I hope it could end war”
Anonymous Kinda – “Get ready!…GPS based apps are coming!”
@companydallas - ”140 characters will become a mainstay of the social languages”
@imaginesolution – “Will you have to pay for social media/will content be limited?”
@jordan_jah – “Bringing together all thoughts, ideas, and news in one second”
@sherbriggs – “Social Media will become the “pristine” source for communicating in life/business” Sher-Sherbee Media
@runningcouple – “twitter will “run” the world
RT@Hargrave @runningcouple – “twitter will “run” the world
X@ros624 – (saved space on left hand side of coat right below breast pocket for future events)
@eloisewright – “Amazing! Exploding in 2010!!!”
@stephaniedm88 – “Convergence media to the max!”
Zack and Joshua – 360Dallas.com
@chershberger – “2010-Exploding”
Global Bob Now – “customer service”
@agardina – “mobile catches up to ASIA & Europe. Analytics become mainstream and expected”
@fishdogs – “mobile, mobile, mobile”
@mvever RT @fishdogs – “mobile, mobile, mobile”
@nogueiradiana RT @mvever RT @fishdogs – “mobile, mobile, mobile”
@wrsol RT @nogueiradiana RT @mvever RT @fishdogs – “mobile, mobile, mobile”
@ros624 – “2010 sm prediction all about business! fan pages become more open, twitter rules!
@mikedmerrill - “Enterprise social networkers will become standard”
@ntfb – “in 2010, social media will feed millions!”
@ohsocynthia – “Blog Tweet fan follow”
Anonymous – “Nomee Rocks!”
@angelatida – “follow me on Nomee”
Anonymous - “In 2009, Travis will bring sexy back!”
@PaparazziDallas – “Red & Blondie get a job!”
@communicatorklc – “Bigger and Better”
@covalentmedia – “*Thru D Roof*”
@cgawley – “Social Media in 2010=monetization & real time search”
@prnewswire - “make more friends”
@nomee – “add “in bed” to every tweet”
@corner6Labs – Bringing marketing sexy back! … “in bed!”

Any trends, thoughts or more predictions?

Ten Social Media Maxims by Erik Qualman, author of "Socialnomics", an Amazon best seller

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:42:56 +0000

As promised, below are the ten Social Media maxims from the Amazon best selling book Socialnomics. This is not a book review, Erik Qualman, Global VP of EF Education and author of this awesome book, shared with us a summary of the ten most important take aways of his book, enjoy.

Successful marketers will be more like Dale Carnegie by listening first. The 4 steps to social media success are 1] Listen 2] Interact 3] React 4] Sell
Consumers are looking to peers for recommendations on products, services, health issues, and more via social media. Only companies that produce products and services of great value will be part of these conversations; mediocrity will quickly be eliminated.
Social media’s ability to quickly disseminate information among friends and peers helps eliminate different people performing the same tasks (multiple individual redundancies), whether it’s researching the best vacation spot or smart phone. This is a huge benefit to consumers.
The old adage that you can only have two of these ‐‐ cheap, quick, or quality ‐‐ doesn’t hold true within social media. It’s possible to have all three.
Successful social media marketers will function more like entertainment companies, publishers, or party planners rather than as traditional advertisers.
The transparency and speed of information exchanged within social media mitigates casual schizophrenic behavior. Having a “work” personality and having a “party” personality will soon become extinct. People and companies will need to have one essence and be true to that essence.
Companies that produce great products and services rather than companies that simply rely on great messaging will be winners in a Socialnomic™ world. The social graph is the world’s largest and most powerful referral program.
Making multiple mistakes within social media is far better than doing nothing at all.
If you’re a large brand, you can rest assured that there are conversations, pages, and applications constantly being developed around your brand and by the community at large. The social community is “doing” social media even if your company chooses not to.
The overall achievement of individuals and companies will be largely dependent on their social media success.

We are Open!

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:30:00 +0000

corner6labs brings a new perspective and methodology to help small and medium size companies create break-though branding campaigns and cost-effective marketing programs. corner6labs marketing consultants work with their client’s employees and customers, using proven behavioral assessments and team dynamic methodologies, to craft innovative marketing campaigns that leverage social media and other low-cost marketing tactics.

Among the benefits corner6labs brings to its customers is a focus on helping them craft campaigns that effectively combine online advertising, email marketing, social media, mobile and… read the rest of the press release here.

Y.E. Yang -"…I might as well have the fun of my life"

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:02:01 +0000

It is a new week ahead of us and a lot of plans for it…The first one is to stop planning and get some real action – hard coding (Dwamian, not me) and hard selling.

I think it is going to be a week of many learns for me. I have always sustained the theory that to be a successful entrepreneur you must be a good sales man and I have never considered myself a sales person. I have never done it and never wanted to learned it, but I took the plunge into entrepreneurship knowing that I was going to face many challenges and unknowns. Well, here is the first one – Selling. Believe it or not, I am looking forward to it.

Y.E. Yang, the first Asian golf player to win a major, The PGA Championship, said yesterday after beating Tiget Woods “since I was playing with Tiger, I might as well have the fun of my life”. Tom Watson, not the great golfer, but IBM’s founder and CEO between 1920 and 1950 said that “Nothing Happen Until a Sales Is Made”.

I am going to listen to the words of wisdom from Tom and the words of joy from Y.E Yang. I am going to have the best time ever selling what I know will change the live of many people who have been waiting for too long…

Chao

Aqui vamos…here we go

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:22:26 +0000

This is my first blog post ever and I am not sure what to write because I am tired, but….I feel like explaing the origins of the name of my blog.

I was marked in my life by the experiences I shared with my friends during my high school years, probably like many of you. I spent most of those days playing Rugby (Koala’s was the name of the team) with great guys that thought me many things, amongst those the value of team work, hard work, confidence, humility, perseverance, smart decision making, loyalty and most importantly friendship. We accomplished great things together and I will always be thankful of all of them. They are too many to mention, but I want to name a few (forgive me if I did not mention your name, but you are in my heart) so here we go: Gato, Mono Barrientos, Mono Pena, Moni, Sopapo, Waldo, Raul Aguayo, Fidji, Maya, Wander, Toto (los tripode…ja) Jaimito, Arcaya, Regalin, Cano, Tote, Chicho, Foli, Marcelo Pino, Casanova, Ivo, Chino Flores, Cone, y el huevo Ponce.

Now that I am embarking in a new venture in my life to start my own business with Dwamian I know that I am going to meet new people, make new friends and work with many great coleagues. And I know that if I apply what I learned with the Koala’s I will be successful.

I miss you all,

Comments in English and Spanish are welcome.

Comentarios en Espanol y en Ingles son bienvenidos.