SocialFish Press Clips

We’re all over the interwebs!  The information below will tell you a lot about what we write about, what people are saying about us, and how we work. We update this page all the time, so you’ll always find our latest articles here.

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On SocialFish:

• Business Woman Magazine – Catch a SocialFish Today
• Business Woman Magazine – Interview with Maddie Grant – To Blog or not to Blog?
• Ben Martin – The Association Community Needs This
• Sterling Raphael, CEO, NFI Studios – I Heart SocialFish
• CollectiveX Champions – Groupsite Success Story – YAPstar
• The Magazine Group – Engage Newsletter – SocialFish Interview on Twitter
• Online Marketing – Social Media 101: Forget the Technology… It’s About Relationships
• Youtube – Introducing SocialFish
• Jeff Cobb – One Fish, Two Fish, Wanna be a SocialFish?
• Jamie Notter – A School of SocialFish
• NonProfit Online News
• OmniPress’ Delivering Knowledge Blog – Social Media Help for Associations
• Doing Media – YouTube for Associations
• The Buzz Bin – Socialfishing on the Association Front
• Beth Kanter – Women in Nonprofit Technology Who Rock: Adding to Fast Company’s Most Influential Women in Technology List
• Jeff Cobb – Association Social Media and E-Learning
• DimDim Blog – Tip: Webinar with a Buddy
• Association Bisnow – Sharepoint!
• Social Gumbo – Stirring the Pot: Maddie Grant of SocialFishing…
• Smart Brief on Social Media – Social Media Advisory Board
• Socious Blog – Some Great People I Would Highly Recommend
• Washington Post Magazine, June 28, 2009 – Making It: Friends Launch A New Venture Schooling Trade Groups in Social Networking
• KRM Interviews Maddie Grant – Social Media and Associations: Why is This a Big Deal?

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• Newstex – Blogger in the Spotlight: Maddie Grant
• NextGenWeb – Grow Smart Business Conference Connects Experts With Entrepreneurs [video]
• KRM Interviews Lindy Dreyer – Living Case Study of Buzz 2009: Learn how you can maximize the impact of your social media strategy

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• Nonprofit Tech 2.0: A Social Media Guide for Nonprofits – 29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter
• FAR Sight (Finance and Administration Roundtable Newsletter), Using Social Media to Connect, Communicate and Collaborate
• ExpoWeb – SocialFish and Fantail collaboration
  
• New Online Knowledge Community Helps Meeting Professionals Discover Social Media Strategies for Events
• Social Media Strategy at IAEE’s Expo! Expo! [video interview]
• PlannerWire – Technology Takes the Lead at IAEE’s Annual Meeting
• [Interview] Convene Magazine, February 2010 - Fishing for Complements
• Lots of press on UnTech10, the 2-day unconference we helped put on when ASAE’s Technology Conference 2010 was cancelled due to #Snowmaggeddon in DC
• Fixation Marketing, Interview with a Social Media Star: Your Questions Answered!
• Meetings and Conventions Magazine – Using Viral Marketing to Promote a Meeting
• Getting Social With Schwabe – [radio interview, Maddie Grant on #untech10 and YAP and association social media]

Written by us:

• Associations Now, August 2008 – Blog Brushfire
• Associations Now, September 2008 – Why doesn’t anyone comment on your blog?
• Gaspedal, September 2008 – Guest Genius: Maddie Grant
• ASAE Technoscope, October 2008 – Annual Meeting Shows How the Social Net can Work
• NTEN blog, October 2008 – Got Your Ears On? How to Listen to Your Audience Using Social Media
• ASAE Membership Developments, December 2008 – 5 Truths about Self-Forming Groups
• ASAE Component Relations, December 2008 – How Social Media Can Enhance the Component Experience
• Associations Now, January 2009 – Talking About the Word Of Mouth Revolution
• ASAE Communications News, February 2009 – Facebook for Associations
• The Forum Effect, March 09 – Unleashing the Ultimate Cool Factor: Social Media Ideas from SxSW
• Association Trends, March 2009 – $ocial Media: The Next Big Revenue Generator? [subscription]
• NTEN blog, March 2009 – Can Social Media Marketing and Traditional Marketing Coexist?
• Guest Post – TwiTip – 8 Steps for Building Community on Twitter: Tips for Membership Organizations
• ASAE Technoscope – Embrace Creative Technologies to Celebrate With Your Members (login required)
• Meetings.Net, October 2009 – Social Media Case Study: American Geophysical Union
• Meetings.Net, October 2009 – Social Media: What Meeting Planners Need To Know
• WHITE PAPER: Online Community Vendors: An Analysis
• Associations Now, November 2009 – True Tales of Association Social Media Managers
• WHITE PAPER: Social Media, Risk and Policies for Associations
• NTEN Blog, Tips for Writing Your First Social Media Policy
• CALSAE The Executive, March 2010 – From Basic Listening to Proactive Crowdsourcing: How Associations Can Use Social Media for Customer Service
• BizBash, April 2010 – Break the Meeting Mold
• Association Adviser, May 2010 – Associations Can Use Social Media for Customer Service
• FORUM, May 2010 – Choose the Right Marketing Channels to Reach the Right Members
• ASAE Interactive Extra – Lindy Dreyer with Jeff De Cagna, Navigating the Opportunities of Mobile Apps [+ video]
• Associations Now, July 2011 – Breaking the Rules for Open Community [COVER STORY]

We’re quoted:

• Associations Now, October 2008 – Meetings Remix: Time to Rethink the Usual Format
• Avectra Academy E-Newsletter, October 2008
• Dana Theus, Magus Consulting – The Value of ‘Real World’ Value – Social Media Lessons from the Association Sector
• Library Garden – Blogs that Attract Comments: Are You in the Active ’1%’ ? Do You Want to Be?
• Expert Marketing in Touch Economic Times – Business Blogging
• Inspire Action (Mind and Media) – Support your mission with Facebook, if you dare
• Avectra E-Newsletter, December 2008
• Meetings & Conventions Magazine - Blogged Down? How to manage your meeting’s reputation online
• Ducttape Marketing Blog – Talking Word of Mouth with Andy Sernovitz [link]
• Acronym, May 2009 – Building and Sustaining Community
• Elizabeth Engel, May 2009, On Social Media Policy [Slideshow]
• Tolling Points, May 2009, Social Media Lessons for the Transportation Funding Debate
• The Case Foundation Blog, May 2009, “Where Are My People?” on how nonprofits can approach social media.
• Mashable, May 2009, 4 Ways Social Media is Changing the Nonprofit World
• Smart Publishing, Spring 2009, Putting Your Best Facebook Forward
• Wild Apricot Blog, 30 Great Links for Associations
• Marketwire, CollectiveX Unveils New Brand and Visual Identity as Groupsite.Com
• Association Bisnow, Sept 14, 2009 – Friend Me (Maddie about Facebook)
• Association Bisnow, February 9, 2010 – The Next Big Thing? (Lindy on geolocation)
• Mashable, 5 Tips for Creating Nonprofit Online Communities
• Associations Now, May 2010 – Social Media and Money: A Pre-Annual Meeting Chat
• Social Media Examiner, Twitter’s Newest Feature Suggests Who You Should Follow
• Smart Publishing, Spring 2011 – The New Social Media Team
• Rejuvenate Meetings magazine, May 2011 - Rules of Engagement
• Play Your Meeting Digital Edition, June 2011 – Motivation for Innovation
• Associations Now, October 2011 – Humanize