Networking: My Golden Ticket to Comet Branding

Hello everyone! My name is Emily Lenard, and I’m the latest addition to Comet Branding + PR.

My road to joining Comet can be summed up in one well-known saying, “It’s not what you know, but WHO you know that matters.” Read more…

10 Tips to Start Creating Your Personal Brand Through Social Media

Today I had the opportunity to present to the GMR Networking Group in Charlotte, NC about how I used social media to land my job at Comet Branding + PR. I wish I could say I was back in the Queen City to present in person, but it was great to connect with a great group of people remotely.Each month at the Charlotte GMR Marketing office they hold a networking breakfast, allowing individuals who are interested in networking with various professionals in the city or are actively searching for tips on how to find a job. Read more…

Get To Know the Comet Branding Team

This Wednesday, June 16, at 11:00 a.m. Central, join Comet Radio as we take some time to learn a little bit about the newest Comet Branding + PR team members, Andrew Wiech, Laura Gainor, Mike Wisniewski and myself, Emily Lenard.  We’ll discuss topics from our favorite smartphone apps, whether or not Foursquare is a fad, thoughts on social media authenticity as well as learn a bit about how we landed at Comet. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. Read more…

SOS: Blog posts ideas using Formspring.me

Let me be honest with you. I have a difficult time writing blog posts. It’s a personal challenge of mine. I plop myself in front of the computer and try to figure out what I’m going to write about, twiddle my thumbs for a while, give up and move on to a different task. Personally, blog posts are tough, but I think I’ve found a solution to my writer’s block. Read more…

Stickybits unveils interactive features: let the voting begin!

Just this week Stickybits, the iPhone and Android app that allows you to attach digital content to physical objects, announced the latest updates to their business model: “official bits,” voting and threading. Read more…

Comet Radio Favorites: Socialnomics – is the social Web changing life as we know it?

On Wednesday, June 9 at 11am Central, Comet Branding Radio will revisit a show from earlier this year with Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics: How social media transforms the way we live and do business. Erik has caused a lot of buzz in the social media world. During the my last semester of college, I showed his video, Social Media Revolution, to my senior capstone class leaving my professor absolutely speechless.
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Is your contradictory opinion worth risking your social media capital?

Social media is wonderful for many reasons and it has produced some great success stories on both the national and local levels. Especially, here in Milwaukee. There are several businesses that have found significant success by tapping into a market of people who actively use social media – and that’s great. But, within that group of social media savvy folks, are we too worried to risk social media capital to speak in contrast to the prevailing opinions in social media on a local level? Read more…

Comet Radio #70 – The Cleveland Indians Leverage Social Media to Drive Their Biz

On Wednesday, June 2nd at 11:00 a.m. Central, join Comet Radio with special guest Curtis Danburg, Director of Communications and Creative Services for the Cleveland Indians, as we talk about how to use social media to drive fan support for sports organizations and major businesses. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. Read more…

#Comet30MinuteTour: Moda3

Some of the Comet team had a chance to break away from our desks and explore Milwaukee’s Third Ward. In this edition of the Comet 30 Minute Tour, we popped in at Moda3. It is down the the street from our office and one of my favorite spots in the city. Read more…