Lisa Merriam

Social Media Lessons from Islamic Jihadists

Your brand depends your people. Reputation is built less by marketing and advertising and more by who you hire. With the transparency and speed of communication in today’s marketplace, you need to look before you leap when making hiring decisions.

Brilliance in Marketing: Using LinkedIn to Build Your Personal Brand

Using LinkedIn can boost your career, enhance your influence, and grow your business. We spoke to Josh Steimle, author of 60 Days to LinkedIn Mastery and noted expert on personal brands. He offers advice on better using LinkedIn–with some surprising tips.: More on using LinkedIn:LinkedIn Image Sizes and LinkedIn Text Limits Character CountsMarketing Career Boot …

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Writing a Guest Post – How to Use Guest Blogging to Build your Brand

By Lisa Merriam AMA New York Board of Directors Writing a guest post is a reputation-building tactic that is more important now than ever.  With networking, presentations and speaking at conferences curtailed, the guest post is an effective alternative for promoting your personal brand. Here are the four steps with tips to help you along …

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Brilliance in Marketing: Leather Head Sports Building an Entrepreneurial Brand

​Starting a new brand as an entrepreneur is a tall order. Lisa Merriam of AMA New York spoke to Paul Cunningham, founder of Leather Head Sports about starting a company with a unique niche. Between mass-produced sports balls in synthetic materials and a growing trend towards high tech smart balls that track stats like speed, …

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J. Walter Thompson & Co. and the 1964 Advertising Age Commemorative Issue

By Lisa MerriamAMA New York Board of Directors The J. Walter Thompson Co. ceased to exist in 2019, ending a 155 year run for this venerable advertising agency. The merger into Wunderman Thompson feels personal. My earliest memories of business involved going to my father’s J. Walter Thompson office in the Wrigley Building, walking past …

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Brilliance in Marketing: Marketing at the Speed of Culture with Alan Schulman

The American Marketing Association of New York spoke with Deloitte Digital’s Alan Schulman about the pressure on brands to create content at the speed of culture. TRANSCRIPT: Lisa:0:03 The speed of content creation and distribution is a massive challenge formarketers today.00:09 The American Marketing Association caught up with agency and consulting veteran Allen Shulman who’s …

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