Building your social media team (and age is not a factor!)
by Sally Kieny – This baby boomer has concluded that building your social media team is more a matter of depth, interest and judgment than it is age. Personally, I’ve never been an early adopter of...
View ArticlePlease, Pay Attention to the Details
by Bill Keryc – Last week, two people named Armstrong made headline news: Lance and Neil (unrelated). Lance Armstrong had announced that he was no longer going to fight doping allegations from the...
View ArticleCutting Through the Clutter: The Power of Pinterest
by Sally Kieny – When Pinterest was first introduced in 2010, I must admit, I didn’t really understand the big draw. Certainly Pinterest provides a great way for businesses to display their products or...
View ArticleWhy (and how) to upgrade to LinkedIn’s new company pages
by Nicole Twohig – LinkedIn recently announced a new look for company pages, and since it’s been a while since we’ve focused on this ‘quieter’ professional social media network, an update is in order....
View ArticleFive Tips For Being A Good Twitizen
by Matt Goodman – Twitter is part of our lives forever now, for better and for worse. (Similar to a marriage, or so I’m told). So it’s important to use it well and act like upstanding members of...
View ArticleNewsle: A review
by Matt Goodman – Newsle is a relatively new tool that scans the Internet and notifies you about articles on “you, your friends and colleagues, and anyone else you care about.” The results are gathered...
View ArticleStorify: Building Stories Across Social Network Boundaries
by Cara Gluck – The digital age has brought us millions of new online services and apps to help us share information and be more connected. One of these services, Storify, relates specifically to...
View ArticleHow to Generate Sales Leads and Customers from Your Blog
by Pat Heffernan – Have you been disappointed that your experience does not seem to match the widely reported HubSpot and Social Media B2B research that shows companies with an active blog generate 67%...
View ArticleSocial Media Buttons: One Set or Two?
by Pat Heffernan – Social media buttons seem to be everywhere, except when you want one. I am often frustrated by not being able to share an interesting article, or by the difficulty of finding a...
View ArticleDon’t Worry, Be Happy: Matching Messages to Mood
by Amy Riley – A good friend and neighbor just happens to be an applied mathematician interested in modeling a variety of physical, biological, and social phenomenon (he’s a super smart guy). Much of...
View ArticleSocial Media Integration for Values-Based Organizations
by Pat Heffernan – During a recent webinar presentation on social media integration for values-based organizations, more than 120 of us from across the U.S. mused about trends, best practices and...
View ArticleLinkedIn: How is your profile?
by Matt Goodman – The LinkedIn social networking site is important for any professional and any company. We’ve shared tips about company pages on LinkedIn several times, but ultimately, a company will...
View ArticleThe Social CEO: One tool that trumps all
by Sally Kieny – During a recent client meeting, the CEO asked: Should I be on Twitter? This CEO had just come from an industry conference and had participated in a Tweet-up. This was the CEO’s first...
View Article3 Google Reader Alternatives for Content Marketers (Maybe)
by Pat Heffernan – A trip back in time begins to explain why today’s close down of Google Reader is such a big deal for content marketers. Google Reader evolved in parallel with an increasing volume of...
View ArticlePR only? No such thing!
by Sally Kieny – Recently, I came across a post entitled, “10 things clients get wrong about the media.” Admittedly, the author—a publicist (aka a PR person)—was being a bit harsh to make his point in...
View ArticleMake a (Marketing) Splash
by Amy Riley – Obviously, it doesn’t have to be summertime to make a splash in marketing. But with two kids on swim team, we’ve logged many hours at the pool for practice and meets this summer so it’s...
View ArticleTwitter Chats: The Why (and How) for Writers and Marketers
by Pat Heffernan – I’m hoping curiosity got you this far — far enough to scan the first few lines of this post. That’s because I have decided in regard to Twitter chats there are three categories of...
View ArticleSocial Media Preferences for Tweens and Teens…Today
by Sally Kieny – As someone who must use social media for work, I’m always interested in how others around me use social media for pleasure—especially the tweens and teens. Teaching clients to use...
View Article5 Social Media Changes Content Marketers Should Know About
by Pat Heffernan – Keeping up with multiple social media platforms has become a full-time job and it’s easy to fall behind. There have been 5 social media changes recently that content marketers should...
View ArticleHow to Leverage LinkedIn
by Kate Paine – As a solo professional or small business owner, you work hard every day to connect with your customers, peers and other professionals in your industry. We’re not talking the kind of...
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