Super strong line-up this month featuring the likes of:

DJ Francis, BBH Labs, Joseph Jaffe, Geoff Livingston, Tim Malbon, Rohit Bhargava, Alex Bogusky, Joe Pulizzi, Mike Arauz and Jon Burg.

 What’s going on with marketing, branding, Social Media, Social Networks, advertising and PR? Here’s what you need to know…

Smart People / Smart Ideas #216 @MarketerBlog notices a toning down of marketing rhetoric: http://bit.ly/16Xslp

Smart People / Smart Ideas #217 @juzmcmuz w/ a GREAT post re: the merits of data visualization http://bit.ly/UCpBt  [h/t @malbonster]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #218 @BBHLabs with more on Data Visualization http://bit.ly/fn9Mq

Smart People / Smart Ideas #219 @jaffejuice speaks out regarding the RFP process: http://bit.ly/knQjF

Smart People / Smart Ideas #220 @bogusky shares some wisdom http://post.ly/3vsj [hat tip @media_reveries]  

Smart People / Smart Ideas #221 @JasonFalls dives in to some SocMed statistics http://bit.ly/mSCAv [hat tip @LenKendall]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #222 @GeoffLiving – The Zen of Tweeting http://bit.ly/3FgCaG

Smart People / Smart Ideas #223 @Gauravonomics on defining Social business strategy http://bit.ly/LUJtl [hat tip @Armano]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #224 @lukewdesign on “underlying social networks” http://bit.ly/3eGTf9 [h/t @PatsMc]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #225 @juntajoe reminds us: Content Strategy THEN Content Marketing http://bit.ly/IoxgH

Smart People / Smart Ideas #226 @shashib suggests we might want some Deaugmented Reality sometimes http://ow.ly/oOEJ [h/t @madebymany]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #227 @bogusky on ideas (he’s got some) http://post.ly/4d8V [hat tip @BBHLabs]

Smart People / Smart Idease #228 @Aerocles goes beyond the stunt. I wish more brand-side marketers would think that way http://ow.ly/oZvE

Smart People / Smart Ideas #229 @GeoffLiving writes an open letter to PR pros http://bit.ly/Pjc1K [hat tip @gregverdino]

Smart People/Smart Ideas #230 @MarketerBlog reminds that “Dirt cheap” isn’t a long-term strategy; aspirational partner is. http://tr.im/yEex

Smart People / Smart Ideas #231 @jaffejuice talks about SocMed commitment http://bit.ly/I0saC a must-read for brand-side marketers.

Smart People / Smart Ideas #232 @mikearauz dives inside Trending Topics on Twitter: http://bit.ly/12IQDp

Smart People / Smart Ideas #233 @JasonFalls on Ad Agencies & SocMed: a culture clash: http://bit.ly/HwKt8 [hat tip @LenKendall] 

Smart People / Smart Ideas #234 @jevon muses on The Attention Question in Social Business http://bit.ly/REVqO [h/t @peterkim]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #235 @JonBurg on SocMed ROI -  http://post.ly/5wZz [hat tip @warrenss] 

Smart People / Smart Ideas #236 @cspenn on SocMed ROI http://bit.ly/2jhHme  [hat tip @JeremyMeyers]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #237 @jowyang on Social Support and consumer behaviour: http://bit.ly/1jUxQf 

Smart People / Smart Ideas #238 @GeoffLiving has an interview with @shonali http://is.gd/3Df5p Must read for PR folks

Smart People / Smart Ideas #239 @madebymany’s Anjali Ramachandran talks measurement and engagement http://bit.ly/47QBMz

Smart People / Smart Ideas #240 @grahamdbrown says Content is Dead… Long live Context  http://bit.ly/dBF1t

Smart People / Smart Ideas #241 @cherwenka wonders where the SocMed was in Ad Week: http://bit.ly/1KjfPG [hat tip @rga]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #242 @alizasherman w/ a cool flowchart 2 help u figure out if u should engage in SocMed http://is.gd/3KUPM

Smart People / Smart Ideas # 243 @malbonster wants to rethink measurement with an emphais on Customer Value – http://bit.ly/2zDiBV

Smart People / Smart Ideas #244 – @rohitbhargava on Content Curator: Next Big Social Media Job Of The Future?  http://ow.ly/rOY2