Every once in a while Robert Scoble puts down the camera and writes an amazingly thought provoking blog post. Not a perfect post, but one that makes you think about the state of things. Scoble’s comparison of certain VCs to big companies struck a chord with me due a speech I’m working on. I’d like [...]
How To Reorganize Management For Social Media, Search Marketing and Internet Advertising
by David Dalka on July 27, 2008 in Change Management, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship, Metrics, Online Recruiting, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media
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! [...]
Revisiting SOBcon07 – Welcome to Chicago for SOBcon08!!!
by David Dalka on April 30, 2008 in Blogging, Change Management
You remember how much fun it was to be at the successful and outstanding blogger conference last year…don’t you? I was sitting next to Mike Sansone all day and I learned a ton about community! I got a little tip from Robyn Tippins who I’d known for years online and had never met in person! [...]
del.icio.us Integrated Into Yahoo! Search Results (Finally)
by David Dalka on January 19, 2008 in Change Management, Social Media, Yahoo! (YHOO)
Michael Arrington has broken this extremely important story of Yahoo! integrating del.icio.us results into the search engine results on a test basis. As many of you might recall, founder Joshua Schachter (who has not yet bookmarked my blog in del.icio.us) sold del.icio.us to Yahoo! in December, 2005 making Fred Wilson a happy man. Many people [...]
ReadWriteWeb’s 2008 Web Predictions
by David Dalka on December 25, 2007 in Blogging, Change Management, Customer Experience
A nice list of the things related to search that might affect you next year. Many of my thoughts are contained here and I’m kinda busy lately, so linking to this post will serve as a proxy. I hope your 2008 is most outstanding and prosperous!!!
SES Chicago 2007 : Troubleshooting Dynamic Website
by David Dalka on December 6, 2007 in Change Management, Reputation, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media
Moderator: Anne Kennedy, Manager, Managing Partner, Beyond Ink Marketing Speakers: Laura Thieme, President and Founder, Bizresearch Matt Bailey, President, SiteLogic Begin Your Research Project: URL Structure Search Engine Indices Current Rankings Spider Activity (Net tracker gives great spider research…) Determine Target Terms Overcome technology, resource and/or political challenges Index, Optimize Monitor improvements Your Page Titles: [...]
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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