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5 reasons to blog for business

taracoomans — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:47:36 +0000

Of all the social media tools in our arsenal the easiest to do is blogging. Yet, time and again, I encounter businesses large or small reluctant to blog. Frankly, I am baffled by this, particularly when the very same businesses are already creating content for mailed newsletters or e-blasters.

So, why blog? Here are five very [...]

Social media doesn’t work for my business

taracoomans — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:22:31 +0000

I had a conversation yesterday with a new client that just sums up the relationship that small business owners have with social media. I was referred to these particular clients by my SEO partner, Rob Bertholf. While he is working on the SEO segment, they asked him if social media could enhance their SEO presence. [...]

Web wide open – blogging, twitter and facebook for small businesses

taracoomans — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:10:22 +0000

Through out my career I have been fascinated with marketing techniques that allowed the customer and the brand to engage on a a deeper level: a way for them to speak to one another, more importantly: Listen. This is why I have been so passionate about sponsorship and events.

Today, however, doing events and sponsorship without [...]