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End-of-the-year predictions are a dangerous business. I will take the risk and just hope that at the end of 2018, no one looks back to call me on it! B2B…
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One of the questions I get asked the most on Quora relates to optimizing your LinkedIn profile. If you’re building a personal brand or want to become known as a…
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Amazon facts are especially relevant now; with Amazon making some of the most expensive company acquisitions in the most unlikely industries, there is lots of speculation as to why and…
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Are you a B2B business exec whose instincts are saying you should be doing something with social media, but you’re not sure what? You’re not alone. I estimate about half…
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Recently, I worked with a big-brand publisher that published print assets to their site. The powers-that-be believed that the content should position just fine. After all, the content was written…
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This is a news flash: walking isn’t just good for your health; it can be good for your job too. If you haven’t heard of the concept of walking meetings,…
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Organic vs paid social media Social media is the most genuine form of marketing. Organic social media posts come from you and go directly to your page or your company’s…
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I had the great fortune to speak twice at the Intelligent Content Conference in Las Vegas on March 30. I said to a colleague there that the conference agenda fit…
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