Engage Social with Your Sales Process

While social media is becoming part of the fabric of our personal lives, it is far from mainstream when it comes to mainstream businesses. You may be surprised to learn that percentage of businesses NOT using social media is much greater than those that are. Actively using social media does not mean you have a […]

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The Facebook Trust Dilemma

The recently announced Facebook Job Board has inherent risks for everyone –  users, advertisers, and Facebook itself. Facebook became what it is today by innovating – “moving fast and breaking things.”  While that may be a viable strategy for a start-up, by social networking standards they are now an established business. Do you think IBM […]

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Thank You All

It is Thanksgiving here in the United States and I’d like to thank all of you that have crossed my path, and those who will do so some time in the near future. Thank You Friends I am thankful for how social media has connected me with so many interesting people that I would not have […]

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Using LinkedIn to Attract Business

LinkedIn can help you accomplish multiple business objectives, from attracting business leads, to recruiting new talent, and discovering potential opportunities for partnering. Attraction is Alignment To get what you want in business today you need to consider the expectations of your target audience. If you are looking for talented recruits you need to know what they […]

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Content Marketing Choice-Making

The creation of abundant online content necessarily encouraged content curation, the practice of sifting through it to then share only the information that is most relevant to respective communities. Always on RSS feeds allow for easily filtering content by selecting the best sources to include in curated streams. While there is value to this type […]

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Writing to Remember

Writing, and writers block especially, are based on the idea that you are creating something. The truth is you are simply remembering, and that will happen naturally if you simply show up and start writing. Any adult has had enough life experiences to fill multiple books. They only need to sit down and start writing and […]

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3 Ways Content Marketing Makes Every Business Better

One of the reasons many businesses do not create and publish online content to serve their communities is the assumption it has already been done. This false assumption ignores the fact that most problems are chronic and original perspectives are the only way to slowly break them down to develop sustainable solutions. There are 3 […]

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Fun with Facebook Comment Emoticons

If you believe as I do that Facebook is for showing off – then this is for you. Facebook has now activated emoticons for comments – those little versions of the smiley face and more. They will not work for status updates – only comments. Friendly emoticons are a great way for businesses to humanize […]

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Built In Social Business Expectations

What would you think if you visited your favorite store and they were closed? Over time customers develop expectations, and one of them is that your business is open, ready, and willing to serve. If you operate a small business you understand this. You open and close on time, and follow a number of other […]

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