LinkedIn isn't new. Yet, too many of us don't know how to use it as effectively as we should. Steve Tylock, a local friend, has a book all about using LinkedIn: The LinkedIn Personal Trainer - and I was lucky enough to talk to him recently, to get some inside... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter (Here's hoping you've got great troll barriers, Yvonne - with a title like that! ;-) From my "roll the eyes and sigh" file of stupid marketing tricks... This past week, I wrote a post over at my blog about companies selling lists of... Read more →

Thanks go to Andrea Learned for the quote in the title of this post. I was at her blog recently, Learned On... and not only did that quote stick with me, but her commentary on Slate's XX Factor spin-off Double X, was thought-provoking. Learned wonders what they're thinking at Slate... Read more →

The idea that a woman's breasts are sexual in nature is as old as time, itself. Or, at least as old as civilization - which changed the dress code on us back in the day. Certainly, our ancient foremothers... and forefathers, didn't look at women's breasts as much more than... Read more →

(Hey folks, sorry for the late post, I'm on the left coast.) As is usual when I'm traveling, the energy shifts and I start to think. And, when I think I learn. I wanted to share some of the things that I've learned the hard way over the past few days (more like hours): Read more →

Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends was one of the first bloggers I met, back in the day when blogging for business was still fairly new. Anita has grown her business substantially, since those long ago days ... when blogs were social media and the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn and... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Tuesday night I stuck it out, right through the very last ball. I'm normally not into all that sort of frou-frou, but this was President and First Lady Obama. And, being a woman, I KNOW how tiring and downright painful it is to... Read more →

by Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk What a day yesterday was. It was a historical day full of excitement and emotion. Plus it was a day that you just couldn't keep away from the online media and social networking world. It was hard to keep my mind focused... Read more →

My friend Ben Rudnick, is THE expert on search engine optimization (SEO). Seriously, this guy knows more about SEO than anyone I know. I met Ben at a conference and, in the back of the room, in hushed tones, Ben taught me more about SEO than 10-plus years of working with and for internet-related companies. The dude’s brain is that serious–and not just because he’s my friend (I have a lot of dear friends that don’t know crap about technology). Read more →

Last week I attended a local NAWBO event to hear Lauren Dixon of Dixon-Schwabl speak. Little did I know what a treat I was in for! Lauren is part of the Womens Entrepreneur's Blog at Simon, sponsored by the Simon Graduate School of Business, in Rochester, NY. Her posts at... Read more →