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Brands and businesses of every sort are jumping all over social media, starting Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and blogs. Restaurants are experimenting with guerilla videos, Foursquare is blowing up, Groupon is worth over a billion dollars leveraging the group buying power inherent on the web. Read More

Occasionally, I’ll read an article suggesting that small businesses aren’t seeing the value of social media, the evidence most often cited being a lack of direct sales for some business owners. And each time I want to ask, what were their initial strategies for using social media? What about the other benefits they might see? Read More

Whether you’re a creative type, a business owner or an experienced regional marketer, the proliferation of social media recently can confuse, bemuse and excite in equal measure.

It’s no longer enough to send out monthly newsletters or email campaigns to talk to potential customers – now we’re supposed to actually engage with them, talk to them, and respond to them in real-time across social me Read More

During PubCon South’s Online Reputation Monitoring & Management panel, I was asked to talk about a topic near and dear to my heart: social media monitoring!I resisted the urge to basically tell everyone to head to Trackur for their free account–after all, I had 15 minutes to pad out–and instead shared the free tools I think get the job done. Read More

Persistence is a key ingredient to success in business and when job hunting. It is important to develop and practice persistence. This article discusses the topic Read More

Multicultural groups form about 34% of the U.S. population, with an estimated spending power of over $2 trillion. For companies and organizations looking for ways to connect with multicultural consumers, here are eight strategies for engagement that can help you develop and deploy an effective multicultural social media campaign. Read More

Facebook Fans Vs Facebook Likes Vs Facebook Monkeys it doesn't matter if you know how to adapt. This is true of all business owners. Read More

The traffic of Social Networking Portals is increasing at such a fast pace that results of March 2010 show that Facebook outstripped Google. The traffic rate has jumped to three figures giving small business owners an ideal opportunity to make full use of the opportunity at hand. Read More

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essentially about doing good and doing well. Generally, it refers to the process of integrating social values and mission within business decision-making process, so as to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes towards the business, environment and the community at large.
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The results of an exclusive recent survey are in, and entrepreneurs are starting to get more optimistic. Highlights of the study include: 52% of entrepreneurs use an iPhone, 36% feel the recession hasn’t hurt their business much and 28% feel 2010 is going to be the best year ever.
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