I found a great post on the Duct Tape Marketing site that was very timely for me... To help website owners take full advantage of the most important online marketing opportunities, here are 3 things small businesses can do to attract and engage new customers. Content Publishing & Marketing - Consumers are interacting with multiple … Continue reading I Have a Web Site, What Else Should I be Doing Online?
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How SMBs Can Start Using Facebook Places Now
Image via CrunchBase If you’re a business owner and you’ve heard the recent news about Facebook’s attention-grabbing new feature for location-sharing and checkins, you’re probably itching to find out what Facebook Places can do for your business and how it can help you reach out to would-be customers and loyal regulars in your community. While … Continue reading How SMBs Can Start Using Facebook Places Now
Write Your LinkedIn Profile for Your Future
First Impressions First, your headline matters. It’s what people see when they accept your invite, and it’s probably the fastest first impression one receives. If you work for a company, put that name in the headline. When I don’t see a company name, I wonder if you’re solo. Your Summary Here’s where I think the … Continue reading Write Your LinkedIn Profile for Your Future
The signs point to social media
I'm proud to have been chosen again to speak at the second "How to be a social media rockstar" event hosted by the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce. I'll be speaking on the topic of 'the signs point to social media'. Since the beginning of business, people have used signs as a means of communication … Continue reading The signs point to social media
How I Find Time To Make Media
'Thought leadership' marketing takes time! Here's one man's perspective on taking that time to 'make media' as he says... This is a chicken or the egg causality dilemma for me: as I create more media, my media consumption has changed or my media consumption has changed, hence I’m able to create more media. I really don’t know … Continue reading How I Find Time To Make Media
Do yourself a favor…
...and use Google Apps! I had a chat with a business owner yesterday who was still using a pop mail account to run his business -- scheduling meetings with his partners is a nightmare! Enter Google Apps! Here's a quick overview... Contact me! I'll be happy to talk you through it because your organization needs … Continue reading Do yourself a favor…
Use Prey to prevent equipment theft
A man's laptop is stolen, but he's able to track it remotely and with the help of social media, recover it. (NSFW language. More story links at bottom.)
21 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue
Sometimes you’re just flat out of ideas. It’s not a matter of talent — you’ve written great stuff in the past. But lately, when you go back to the well for a fresh idea, it’s coming up dry. This happens to the best of us — even veterans who consistently produce quality content have their … Continue reading 21 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue
Want to use Google’s Picasa like a Rockstar?
Then join me in a free training session this morning at 10:00... Recently I wrote about 'rediscovering' Picasa on my trip to Germany. I'm doing a free session for a couple of clients and friends and I'll be opening up the remaining spaces to anyone that can join us. Here's the login info... 1. Please … Continue reading Want to use Google’s Picasa like a Rockstar?
How and Why I Still Devour Blogs
Image via Wikipedia 2011 marks my eighth year of blogging. In that time I’ve logged over 2500 blog posts, acquired around 143,000 subscribers and had this blog named by the likes of Forbes magazine as their favorite for both marketing and small business. If this asset has delivered any measure of success I can tell … Continue reading How and Why I Still Devour Blogs