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Social Media is Appropriate for Every Business …Period.

May 31, 2012

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Chris Dessi

About 6 months ago my Father hesitantly asked me a favor. He’d scheduled an appointment with his friends and long-time financial advisors from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney: Richard L. Schneider and Ira Bauman. Dad is living with ALS (aka Lou Gherig’s disease), and is in a wheelchair. Requests like this have become the norm around…

Business, Career, Social Media Marketing, Students

The Secret to Getting a Job in Social Media

March 24, 2012

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Chris Dessi

A few months ago I was invited to visit my Alma mater Loyola University in Baltimore to lecture about how students can leverage social media to get a job. Hire Me! When I lecture I love to offer real life examples of how students can leverage the free tools at their disposal to gain employment.…

Business, Company Culture, Social Media Marketing

3 Pieces of Good News for Not-for-Profits Engaging in Social Media

March 23, 2012

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Chris Dessi

Nearly two years ago I started to work with my business partner Anthony Zarro at Drive Action Digital. Anthony had already been running the business on his own, and was successful at cultivating relationships with major brands building gorgeous web sites, managing SEM programs, assisting with SEO and generally offering a senior executives savvy and…

Business, Career, Frontpage Article, Life, Social Media Marketing, Success

Your World is Exploding: How Social Media is Changing Everything-and How you Need to Change with it.

January 30, 2012

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Chris Dessi

Since the publication of Your World is Exploding on Amazon, last Tuesday – I’ve been a wreck. Suffice to say that this project has been the most arduous, gut-wrenching, terrifying experience of my life. It’s also been the most exhilarating, spirit lifting, joyful tear inducing experience. My mental state is sufficiently unstable, my emotional state…

Business, Career, Frontpage Article, Social Media Marketing

Social media is a spiritual awakening, not a technological one.

September 19, 2011

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Chris Dessi

I’ve been writing a book for the past five months. The book was called “Start Now” and offered detailed accounts on how to engage in social media. I gave advice on how you can find your dream job, market your product or market yourself. I wrote 14 chapters, hired an editor, and then scrapped it…

Business, Frontpage Article, Life, Social Media Marketing, Students

Marist College Has Changed My Life Forever

March 21, 2011

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Chris Dessi

On March 9th my life was changed forever. I was invited to speak at Marist College to discuss how social media can help students gain employment.

Business, Career, Social Media Marketing

Transcript:Your15minutes Radio on Blog Talk Radio

February 28, 2011

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Chris Dessi

Tomorrow evening I’ll be participating once again in Blog Talk Radio’s – Your15MinutesRadio show. I’ve been piecing together the transcript for my show thinking of ideas, and trying to determine exactly what I’ll be talking abut, when I though it would be helpful to post the transcript from the first show – enjoy!

Business, Happiness, Social Media Marketing, Success

The Super Bowl, Social Media, & Darth Vader: How Volkswagen Won My Heart

February 7, 2011

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Chris Dessi

Yesterday, like every other red-blooded American male, I sat my lazy backside down with a drink in one hand, and a huge Italian combo in the other and watched the Super Bowl. While the game was entertaining, I really didn’t care who won. The Giants were out of the running for while, and the Jets…