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Organic social media is the use of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, and Snapchat along with the use of free publishing tools like Hootsuite and Buffer to…
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81% of consumers research online before buying. (GE Capitol) If the goal of marketing is to reach the consumer at moments that most influence their buying decision, then understanding online…
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In implementing social technologies in business, too often a project or an initiative is started without a clear understanding of what success looks like or what business goal will be…
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I thoroughly enjoyed a gathering at the New York City Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), where I walked the attendees through a presentation on how to use Twitter personally and…
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I have fallen woefully behind in my communications with extended family, friends and professional colleagues since returning to work in a full-time position. It seems, I don’t have a moment…
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I had dinner last night with Frank Reed, whose writing graces this page each Friday. Somehow the conversation got around to self-promotion, a dirty little hyphenated word that no one…
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