Hi everyone, I would normally never hijack my own blog for something like this but when you have the chance to help someone you just do it. A fellow blogger and friend, Anissa Mayhew, unexpectedly suffered a stroke earlier today and is currently in the ICU. I’m uncertain on how she’s doing as we only [...]
David is a Partner at
Large Media and the proud father of three boys. He's a guy's guy that's into sports, the Catskills, raunchy comedy, beer and gaming.
I’ve been thinking lately about where I am in my life, my career, etc. and how pleased I am for where I’ve gotten thus far. Long story short, things are good and I can’t complain. On the home front, all is gravy there as well. The kids are getting bigger and smarter (and sneaky). Work [...]
Every single one of us has a routine. That routine may be different, and it may have variations and variables in it that would cause us to refute the possibility that it is in fact a routine, but that in itself is a routine. We might not do the same things every day, we might [...]
As any one on the EoT roll call, people I work with or am friends with will tell you that I’m addicted to social media. My wife constantly yells at me to put the iPhone or Blackberry down for one minute to pay attention to my kids or eat dinner (yes, social media does come [...]
My mind is a quarry of interesting disasters, this is how I perceive the general work week.
Earlier this week, I posted some tips to my brother who was expecing his first kid. Well, baby Samantha is on the scene and as I watched him and his wife in the hospital room, it reminded me of all the little things that have been pushed deep down into the memory bank. Without further adieu, [...]
Usually before we even get in the car, my 3-year-old boy asks me the question: “Daddy, do you have your iPod?” Freakin love this kid. Of course Daddy has his iPod, boy, of course he does. So we start up the car and, before I pull out, I ask Jake what he wants to hear. [...]
David Binkowski is a marketing executive in New York City and father of three boys who’s been called names his entire life: Science Olympian, gifted & talented, band geek, Spelling Bee champ, professor, “big man”, maverick. Life completely changed when “Dad” was added to that list.
David is a Partner at
Large Media and the proud father of three boys. He's a guy's guy that's into sports, the Catskills, raunchy comedy, beer and gaming.
Charlie Kondek, a father of two, is a writer and PR professional from Michigan. He is raising his sons to follow in his geeky footsteps, passing on to them a love of comic books, kung fu movies and role playing games (the paper and dice kind). His hobbies include martial arts and fitness, especially kendo. [...]
Scott Gulbransen aka sdgully Scott Gulbransen, when not listening to Van Halen or AC/DC loudly on his iPhone, is the Director of Social Media & Digital Content for Applebee’s. In his role in the neighborhood, he doesn’t get to live out his inner Eddie Van Halen much but he does lead the digital efforts for [...]
As the Director of Social Media at tax giant H&R Block, Scott Gulbransen recently returned to the tax business after previously spending 1o years at rival Intuit working on the TurboTax & Quicken brands. He brings 16 years as a marketing communications professional, and 11 tax seasons, with him to H&R Block and was responsible for the launch of many key social initiatives at Intuit before leaving in 2010. A strategic thinker and business problem solver, Gulbransen has worked for some of the world’s top brands including TurboTax, Sony Online Entertainment, and Applebee’s.
In 2010, Gulbransen became the first Director of Social Media & Digital Content for Applebee’s, creating the first-ever social media strategy for the world’s largest casual dining chain. While at Applebee’s, Gulbransen lead a small but nimble team responsible for creating a robust and far-reaching social engagement channel for Applebee’s and its franchise community.
In addition to his professional accomplishments at the corporate level, Gulbransen is also a prolific blogger recently named as one of the Top 50 Daddy Bloggers in the US by Cision. Gulbransen was ranked #21.
As a member of the TurboTax communications and social media team for 10 years, Scott helped the TurboTax team launch and sustain the brand’s social media platform. He also drove and was responsible for the launch of TurboTax’s successful content strategy, including the launch of the TurboTax Blog. Recently, he launched one of the most significant social media campaigns in the brand’s history with the @TeamTurboTax Twitter project.
Gulbransen was instrumental in reinvigorating the Quicken brand almost entirely through the use of social media and, particularly, Twitter. By engaging with customers and influencers who talk about personal finance on Twitter, he and his team helped Quicken Online grow from just 200,000 users in October 2008 to over 1.4 Million in just 10 months. This led to a more focused look at the personal finance space for Intuit and, ultimately, the acquisition of Mint.com.
A former print journalist, who, after realizing his paychecks from the newspaper industry weren’t going to get much bigger, turned to the Dark Side – public relations. After working in both college athletics and inside mid-size agencies, he joined Intuit in 2000 and Applebee’s in 2010. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and is the married father of five kids.
Despite his busy personal and professional life, Scott is a digital native who never strays far from social networking. To hassle Scott, or to tell him how great you think he is (or not!), email him at scott@scottgulbransen.com, add him to your Circles on Google+, or ping him on Twitter at @sdgully. Scott also is an editor and writer for Technorati.com.
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