Consistent Social Networking Sells

Oops!  I used the word sells within the context of social media.  I should duck before the social media gurus take a shot at my indiscretion.  How dare I use that word on the sacred social media grounds?   It is interesting how this word elicits a response from most people, and often a negative […]

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Garden Center Blog Ideas

This morning my wife and I finally got around to visiting several garden centers to get our vegetable and flower gardens happening.  Indeed we are slightly behind schedule, but up until now our son's high school graduation has been the top family priority. A Vancouver Garden Center – (click to enlarge) Our experience at all […]

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The Emerging Intersection of Social Search

My high school drivers education teacher was passionate about safe driving.   I'm sure he would be pleased to know that over 30 years later I cannot drive through an intersection without thinking about him. Why? Because his number one rule was that you NEVER change lanes at an intersection. Better to stay in your lane […]

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The Business Paradox of Facebook Privacy

Soon you will be able to get a first hand-look at the new Facebook privacy enhancements that were announced today.  And you will discover that not much has changed.  They are just playing ball so that you will stick around to support this burgeoning social search engine that you are helping them to create. A […]

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Small Business Marketing Talk – #7

This week’s Small Business Marketing Talk is a slight departure form the norm.  Why?  Because my interview with this particular green industry company produced more insights than I can cover here today, and because we will be getting together later this summer.  I’ll circle back to do a sequel at that time, and I hope […]

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Extend Your Small Business Blog with a Free iPhone App

Welcome to National Small Business Week.  Actually, this blog is written for small businesses and entrepreneurs every day of every week. So, if this is your first time at JeffKorhan.com and you are a small business owner or manager, plan on hanging around for a while!  In addition to daily posts for helping you with […]

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The Seesmic iPhone Social Media Power Tool

It isn't often that a social media tool comes along that I feel compelled to dedicate a post to, but the new Seesmic iPhone app deserves it. To be perfectly honest, I was wondering why Seesmic did not have an iPhone app.  Months ago I suspected they were working on one.  After a while I […]

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The Zero Tolerance Web Marketing Trend

On two occasions this week, I received several hundred unwanted emails in a matter of hours.  As a result, I was able to witness some behavior that suggests yet another emerging trend on this social Web. One situation involved a company that extracted a list of emails from the website of an association and sent […]

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TypePad Blog or Website with WordPress Blog?

A few years ago I predicted that blogs would replace Websites. That is precisely why I anchored my Web marketing to this blog.  I am confident I will look back on that decision as one of the best in my career.  And I have no doubts that I will feel the same about my decision […]

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Simplify Your New Facebook Privacy Settings

It seems that every conversation I have these days about social media usually involves some comment about the Facebook privacy issue.  That is why I am excited about this solution.  To be perfectly honest, I'm hoping this friendly bit of technology will give everyone some peace of mind so that we can move on to […]

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