Social Media Review 2010 – Interview with Trey Pennington

05/09/2011 – We are truly saddened by the news of Trey’s death today. He was a true gent and the time he took to respond to our questions and the general feedback he gave us is testament to this. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. Rest in peace Trey.

Back in August we spoke to social media gent and globe trotting purveyor of fine words, Trey Pennington. His answers are always measured and insightful and Dave was desperate to hear from Trey again so I fired a few questions his way and as usual the responses deserve a post of their own…

Trey with some fella called Chris... (taken from Trey's blog)

Please describe what you do in no more than 140 characters?

I’m a marketing guy who helps small business owners discover, develop, & deliver compelling stories. I deliver inspiring stories to groups.

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Social Media Interview – Trey Pennington (Part 2)

05/09/2011 – We are truly saddened by the news of Trey’s death today. He was a true gent and the time he took to respond to our questions and the general feedback he gave us is testament to this. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. Rest in peace Trey.

Well here it is, the second part of our great interview with Trey Pennington a must read as Trey takes us through his thoughts on the life expectancy of ‘Social Media’ as a term, the brands he thinks are doing it well, the ipad, Social Cynics and much more.

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Social Media Interview – Trey Pennington (Part 1)

05/09/2011 – We are truly saddened by the news of Trey’s death today. He was a true gent and the time he took to respond to our questions and the general feedback he gave us is testament to this. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. Rest in peace Trey.

In June I attended the Glagow leg of media140 and had the pleasure of listening to and meeting Trey Pennington . His talk was engaging, thought provoking and took a different angle to the norm. Since the conference we have often conversed on twitter and Trey very kindly agreed to answer some questions for The Social Penguin Blog, read on for part 1 of this great interview with a man who truly understands the merits of Social Media for businesses and individuals.

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