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If your brand, business or company seeks to harness the benefits of social media, you need to be aware of some pitfalls to avoid.

While social media can do wonders to help raise awareness and impr 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

I have the capability of helping so many people.I've heard way too many nightmare franchise stories during my 10 year franchise consulting career. I've decided that it's time for me to be really blunt. (More than my usual bluntness, anyway!) If you're getting "really excited about the possibilities,"... Read More

Great perspective on why the group responsible for employing over half of the private sector employees is going to drag its feet bringing their employee levels back to 2007 marks. Small and medium-sized businesses are using more technology and demanding more productivity to help avoid the pain of having to lay off their friends…AGAIN! Read More

There are a number of Foursquare badges out there, but only a few are truly coveted by Foursquare users. Businesses can leverage Swarm Badge popularity to drive sales. Read More

My friend Guy Kawasaki wrote an article recently about the tools he relies on when he goes on the road. I seem to be doing that quite a bit myself these days so I took stock of the tools that I’ve come to rely on to get work done when I travel and thought I would share them with you – got any you care to share? Read More

The next two weeks will be busy ones for fans of Subway, and it's famous $5 Footlongs(tm). Enter the Famous Fans, who bring their love of SUBWAY(r) sandwiches to life on the court, in their race cars, in the pool... Read More

Do you want to see an example of the Benevolent Universe Premise in action? Jennifer Iannolo's (@foodphilosophy) message on Twitter:

"Sometimes when bad things happen, a hero like @shlevy steps in. I am so incredibly honored by this post. Thank you."
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Marketing podcast with Luther Lowe (Click to play or right click and “Save As” to download – Subscribe now via iTunes

The online review site Yelp has come under fire of late for practices that have been described by some small business owners as heavy handed in an effort to use the ratings and reviews process as a tool to sell advertising. Yelp responded recently by formalizing a host of chang Read More

I am not an expert on maintaining focus. On the other hand, I have found a few principles and a couple of to-do's that if honored brought focus and results. See if they help. Or share a few of your own. Read More