The Pubcast with Jon Loomer

The Pubcast got an upgrade! New intro music, new structure, new fun. Take a listen and let me know what you think! In this week's Pubcast, I drink at the virtual bar by myself. But there's still plenty of fun stuff to talk about, including... Social Media Marketing World I had an amazing time in San Diego at this event sponsored by Social Media Examiner. Virtually everyone was there, and I had an...

Ryan Hanley stopped by the Social Media Pubcast to discuss "Content Warfare" and the battle for attention. This pretty much became a Marcus Sheridan lovefest, but we did find time to talk about some interesting topics that include blogging strategies, effectively using video and the potential impact of Twitter cards. Links discussed in this episode are below: Marcus Sheridan - The Sales Lion Jon's...

Jeff Ferguson of Fang Digital visited the pubcast today and we got crazy nerdy with stats. We talked about the similarities between what the Moneyball Oakland A's meant to baseball and how social media marketing needs a similar movement to help the industry start focus on the right metrics. We also talked about the dismantling of SEO and how that industry is also in for an awakening. Jeff is givin...

Mike Maghsoudi of PostRocket pulled up a barstool, becoming the first ever two-time guest on the Pubcast. We cover a wide range of topics, including: * The new Facebook Timeline and outdated interests * Scams and annoying Facebook users * How I think the new News Feed could help Pages that suck * Why Mike thinks that the Following feed could lead to mass unliking * How big, beautiful photos could...

David Foster of Hubze pulled up a seat at the virtual bar this week to cover a wide array of topics. We talked so much that I ended up having to edit out 20 minutes of this conversation. What is left is podcasting gold! David is an amazing example of a guy who built a company from scratch, bootstrapping with no formal training in programming or design. Hubze is a successful company today, and they...

Blake Jamieson pulled up a seat at the virtual bar on this week's Social Media Pubcast and we had an absolute blast. Blake's main claim to fame is taking the Pool Supply World Facebook Page from nothing to more than 75,000 engaged Fans in a very short period of time. Blake shares his secrets of success. We also talk about Graph Search. I find it hilarious that neither of us have it yet, but Blake'...

World reknowned blogger Danny Brown pulls up a barstool and fills up his glass as he and Jon tackle several topics. Danny, the author of DannyBrown.me -- one of Social Media Examiner's Top 10 Social Media Blogs of 2013 , discusses his numerous transformations and why he redesigns as often as he does (he and Jon both built their sites on Genesis ) and how he uses his blog to build his business now....

Josh Parkinson of PostPlanner sat down at the virtual bar to talk about about tips, tricks and strategies to getting into the News Feeds of Fans. Josh is the founder of PostPlanner , an awesome tool that helps you do just that. Josh with a glass of cognac, a bottle of Smithwick's in my hand, we also took a few minutes to talk about music (check out Josh's band kONTRAdICTION ).

Jon welcomes Marcus Sheridan (AKA The Sales Lion) to today's show. The two sit at the virtual bar (Marcus with a Diet Coke, Jon with a Stout) to discuss business KPIs. Marcus asserts that comments and social shares are overrated while Jon isn't so sure ( here is the blog post he wrote that inspired the discussion). The two also discuss money keywords and the importance (or lack thereof) of short b...

Jon breaks down the seven turning points that led to his being named to the Social Media Examiner Top 10 Blogs of 2013 list. For more on his story, read this blog post .