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  • Social media professionals are a fascinating bunch. Sit with them and you’ll realize that there are at least 4-5 different disciplines represented. In my immediate circle, there are those with...

    Collaboration supports successful campaigns

    Social media professionals are a fascinating bunch. Sit with them and you’ll realize that there are at least 4-5 different disciplines represented. In my immediate circle, there are those with...

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  • What’s needed for a successful social media campaign? That’s sort of like asking what it takes to create a success business. The truth is a successful social media endeavor requires...

    6 Things To Empower Your Social Media Campaign

    What’s needed for a successful social media campaign? That’s sort of like asking what it takes to create a success business. The truth is a successful social media endeavor requires...

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  • As if Twitter and Facebook don’t have businesses and users scrambling to keep up, a new type of site is cropping up that engages audiences through Question and Answer format....

    What should business be doing with the new conversation websites?

    As if Twitter and Facebook don’t have businesses and users scrambling to keep up, a new type of site is cropping up that engages audiences through Question and Answer format....

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  • Once upon a time if you wanted to start a company you have two choices. Hit up your Dad for the cash or shlep down to the bank where you...

    Start-ups making social media part of the business model

    Once upon a time if you wanted to start a company you have two choices. Hit up your Dad for the cash or shlep down to the bank where you...

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  • Today we’re keeping it simple with some tactical suggestions on using Twitter for business. It isn’t that this list is complete or even that it ever will be. I’ve just...

    6 Twitter Do’s for Business

    Today we’re keeping it simple with some tactical suggestions on using Twitter for business. It isn’t that this list is complete or even that it ever will be. I’ve just...

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  • Over the last year most of the social mediari have been obsessed with finding influencers for their clients (you). Several services have popped up to help companies cut through the...

    Klout – What’s it all About?

    Over the last year most of the social mediari have been obsessed with finding influencers for their clients (you). Several services have popped up to help companies cut through the...

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  • Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 MillionĀ  people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook. 48.2 Million users on YouTube. Ever ask yourself why they are there? Hold on. Before you answer –...

    What’s your social currency?

    Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 MillionĀ  people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook. 48.2 Million users on YouTube. Ever ask yourself why they are there? Hold on. Before you answer –...

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  • You’ve probably heard the phrase “The best way to accomplish a large goal is to break down into small manageable tasks.” The idea holds water, or soda or a Belvedere...

    A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach

    You’ve probably heard the phrase “The best way to accomplish a large goal is to break down into small manageable tasks.” The idea holds water, or soda or a Belvedere...

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  • Its hard to keep up with all the books coming out about social media for business. There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been...

    Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in customer-driven marketplace

    Its hard to keep up with all the books coming out about social media for business. There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been...

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  • When you are at a party..and you look around, who do you want to talk to? The people who look interesting or the people who are sitting by themselves? Do...

    Standing out in the social media herd

    When you are at a party..and you look around, who do you want to talk to? The people who look interesting or the people who are sitting by themselves? Do...

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