The Power of Super Fans (podcast interview)
Nearly a year ago, my friend Reed Smith interviewed me for his Touch Point podcast. It was a fun conversation, and I wanted to share
Nearly a year ago, my friend Reed Smith interviewed me for his Touch Point podcast. It was a fun conversation, and I wanted to share
One of my favorite speaking topics is super fans… those crazy, wonderful people who love your brand so much, they invest their body and soul
Please forgive the obvious Short Circuit reference. I couldn’t help myself. Allow me to introduce myself… I’m Jake McKee, and I founded Jake McKee Consulting.
Humans do something really odd; we form emotional bonds with physical objects. The coffee mug we use every morning gives us a sense of comfort
From turntable.fm: I haven’t seen this method of handling beta signups for new community tools. It’s a great way to both control and drive initial
Over the weekend, I had several people from big brands ask me what I thought about the Chrysler tweet debacle, and whether I thought the
I left LEGO 4 years ago, but I still love it. It was more than a job, it was a life’s dream come true. Not
Moderation, at its core is about ensuring that published content on a particular site, typically submitted by the site’s users themselves, meets the terms of
Paraphrasing Bono: There’s been a lot of talk, maybe too much talk about this year’s SXSWi. This next song is Douchey South by Douchey. This
It’s that time of year again! This is a rehash of last year’s version, but that’s OK. It’s the same advice I’d give this year
During a recent hotel stay at the wonderful Hotel Zaza in Dallas, I noticed two quotes written on the wall of my room. Both struck
My colleague, Jackie Huba interviewed Seth Godin about his latest book, “Linchpin“. It’s a great interview, but in particular two things stand out to the
While perhaps not the loneliest job in business, a Community Manager, especially the strategy building/implementing type is certainly at the top of the list of
Last week on the Ant’s Eye View blog, I posted an interview with Amy Krause from Velocity Marketing. Velocity, together with CBS Radio and the
A few months back, some bloggers were invited to fly onto the USS Nimitz, a working aircraft carrier. Reading the stories of the trip (here,
I have been “out there” on the Web for years now. Search my name and you can piece together a pretty solid picture of who
For anyone who has developed community programs as part of a medium to large corporation, there are two words that can send shivers down their
In 2003, I was working on the community team at The LEGO Company, the maker of those fantastic and wonderfully ubiquitous plastic interlocking bricks. During
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