The adventures of an analog engineer and digital storyteller who studies emerging networks and their impact on the great game of business.
E-books, Whitepapers and Worksheets
E-books
The Rule of Thumbs: Marketing in the Age of Social Networks(2011)
Whitepapers
Awesome August:
How NewBlue, Inc used social media to increase sales and add new customers during its slowest month of the year (2013)
Microsemi® Corporation:
Online Properties Analysis and Recommendations (2012)
The Musician and the Manufacturer:
How Taylor Guitars rode on the news wave created by Dave Carrol’s United Breaks Guitars (2010)
Johnson & Johnson Does New Media:
Lessons from a 123 year old, $64 billion, New Media Innovator (2009)
The Ranger Station Fire:
How Ford Motor Company Used Social Media to Extinguish a PR fire in less than 24 hours (2008)
Worksheets
One Page Strategy Document: This is a worksheet (with instructions) that helps companies plan their social media strategies. It also serves as a very simple way to explain social media efforts to upper management.
Free Publications
My Book
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Chapter 10 Supplement
Ron Ploof is an Orange County, California based author, blogger, and storyteller. Ron brings a unique technology perspective to his clients based on his 25 years as an electrical engineer.