Truly an outstanding weekend! Thanks again to Brain Gardner and Lisa Sabin-Wilson for organizing an outstanding event event! Other than venue issues with Wifi access, it went as smooth as glass. It was also nice to meet Matt Mullenweg and Jim Turner in person for the first time. Having all of my great friend from [...]
Recap: Speaking at WordCamp Chicago 2009
by David Dalka on June 10, 2009 in Blogging, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Wordpress
Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2008: The Convergence Combo: Advertisers, Agencies, Automation… Oh My!
by David Dalka on December 8, 2008 in Blogging, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media
Moderator: Greg Jarboe, President & Co-founder, SEO-PR Speakers: Craig Macdonald, VP of Marketing & Product Development, Covario Inc. Ellen Watson, Relationship Marketing Manager for Child Care Brands, Kimberly-Clark Corp. This is a live session blog from Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2008, please excuse any typos and/or fragments. Thank you! Ellen Watson – Kimberly Clark: Paid [...]
The Washington Post Needs to Check The Facts
by David Dalka on August 25, 2008 in Blogging
There is currently a crisis emerging in mainstream media. It is called, we don’t check the facts or seek quotes from other parties in the know on a subject to see if it is correct or not before we publish. Don’t get me wrong, Sarah Halzack’s article, “Marketing Moves to the Blogosphere” is actually filled [...]
Could Twitter Actually Have a Business Model in Keywords?
by David Dalka on July 29, 2008 in Blogging, Change Management, Entrepreneurship, Social Media
Biz Stone got this directionally correct, it is just not in a format that is usable in real time, yet… If I were the lead product manager at Twitter, I’d be setting up two primary screens: 1) Keywords across the entire network overall which toggle switches for the frequency compared to normal (it would be [...]
TECH cocktail CONFERENCE Chicago – Creating Change For The Future
by David Dalka on May 31, 2008 in Blogging, Branding/Buzz/Viral, Change Management, Chicago, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship, Interactive Ads, Social Media, Venture Capital
Wow! That was tiring, I stepped on the L at 7:30AM and didn’t get home until 1:30AM the next morning! 18 hours of pure madness! Most people noticed the great speeches by Gary Vee from Wine Library TV and Dick Costolo (aka ask the wizard) and others. But what I really appreciated was the other [...]
Happy 2nd Blog Birthday
by David Dalka on May 16, 2008 in Blogging, Change Management, Customer Experience
I’ll keep this short. It’s not about me, it’s about *you*, my friends around the world who create a business network that empower me to reach people and accomplish things that I could never do all on my own. To all of you who practice the words below, I love you and thank you for [...]
Remembering SOBcon08 – My House Guest Andrew Dubber…
by David Dalka on May 7, 2008 in Blogging, Change Management, Customer Experience
I got a call from Liz Strauss to claim my apartment’s extra space a day or two before the event. It was determined that Andrew Dubber would be my house guest during SOBcon08. Andrew, pictured on the left below, has a personal blog and his primary blog, New Music Strategies. Andrew was a fascinating guest! [...]
Eco-Safe – Nice Idea – Needs Much Better Execution
by David Dalka on May 3, 2008 in Blogging, Social Media
Just saw Eco-Safe installed on Chris Brogan‘s blog. It looked super cool and was excited to try it so I emailed a file to my self. I was massively disappointed by what followed… A giant and unnecessary pdf file weighing in at a hefty half a megabyte arrived in my mailbox. Giant pdf files are [...]
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David Dalka is a digital business strategy professional experienced in realigning organizations to capture customer demand while improving margins. David is a business keynote speaker providing customized business strategy services and corporate executive retreats. David has been cited in the following business publications