The Art of Project Management: Expert advice from experienced project managers in Silicon Valley, and around the world
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Ken Chen - UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

Ken is a Marketing and Product expert with over 20 years of experience. He started his career in Brand Management (P&G), moved into Product Management (Intuit), and then Internet Marketing (Homestead, Driveway and Presto). He brings his broad range of experience and skills to each engagement and combines it with a true entrepreneurial spirit, having started his own companies. Most recently, he has been swept up in the Social Media wave and is a firm believer that it is transforming businesses for the better. Ken is the CEO of EM Marketing (http://e-m-marketing.com), and also a founder and principal at Social Wrench, a social media applications startup. Outside of work, he is a human treehouse for his two young children, manages a perpetually 2nd place fantasy football team, loves movies, inexpensive but good food, and Michigan State Basketball.

Facebook for Your Business – More Than Just a Marketing Tool

Facebook for Your Business - More Than Just a Marketing Tool

My company built its first Facebook fan page for a client over 2 years ago.  At the time, it was rather obvious that there was a big opportunity to reach their customers for marketing purposes.  Believe it or not, there were not that many brands that were doing this well yet.  Fast forward to today [...]

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It’s Never Been Easier To Stay Close To Your Customers

It's Never Been Easier To Stay Close To Your Customers

If you are managing a project to deliver a new product or service, you’ll be making lots of decisions.  If you are doing a good job of keeping your stakeholders involved, there will undoubtedly be scrutiny about those decisions. Most companies are filled with smart, highly-trained managers who make it their job to be critical [...]

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Early Impressions of Google+: Be Scared Facebook

Early Impressions of Google+: Be Scared Facebook

Early Impressions of Google+: Be Scared Facebook, Very Scared Last year, I wrote a blog post about the Next, Big Social Network.  I shared my thoughts on why I thought Facebook would soon be declining in popularity and what I thought the Social Network of the Future would have.  Well, I think it’s finally here, [...]

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The Next, Big Social Network

The Next, Big Social Network

Facebook’s meteoric growth finally slowed in June 2010. We give you 2 reasons for this and predictions for the next, big social network.

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Social Media Maturity Model – Where is your company?

Social Media Maturity Model - Where is your company?

Social Media is no longer just a fad with companies. There seems to be 4 major stages that companies go through before they get to “Social Advantage.”

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How Project Managers Can Use Social Media

How Project Managers Can Use Social Media

Since Project Managers play the role of planning, organizing, and managing resources – all social tasks – they should be embracing, using, and benefiting from using Social Tools to manage their projects.

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Social Media Coming to a Job Near You

Social Media Coming to a Job Near You

Facebook has become the most popular internet site, but Social Networking hasn’t become mainstream at work. Will it?

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