Rochester was home to a new conference yesterday. The Social Media Club hosted a group of business professionals at the Memorial Art Gallery for "Social Media Today...and Harvest Tomorrow." I had the distinct pleasure of being on a panel with Jenny Cisney, Chief Blogger for Kodak (the pics on their... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk Last week I wrote this post about my upcoming visit to Chicago to attend PMA's Annual Promotional Marketing Law Conference which is a highly anticipated event in the industry. Since then I wrote this post about day one of the conference which... Read more →
If I had a dollar...well, you know where that's going. If I had a dollar for...this or that...I'd be rich. Truth is, if I had a dollar for every time I had to answer the Twitter questions here, I would be pretty well off. Certainly, I could cover holiday shopping... Read more →
We're working on a big, multi-year project with a client. I can't say much about it, but we're helping them build a social network, but, as I always say, before we started to "invite company" through the new social network, we had to "clean up the house"; which, for them, meant a new website. Now, we're not website designers, but... Read more →
It's official - the net has gone social. Oh, you already knew that? You're already doing the 'social' thing? What? You were doing it before it was the "in" thing to do? And, you weren't even online? Interesting. Social media pundits, gurus, consultants, whatever you want to call them, seem... Read more →
This Lip-sticking podcast is with Melanie Notkin of Savvy Auntie, a smart, talented, and well-connected women who happens to be a PANK: Professional Aunt, No Kids. We were both on the Maria Shriver blogger call a couple of weeks ago, and we both came away shaking our heads. For me,... Read more →
…or another unsightly part of your anatomy, further south? By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter People are still figuring out how to use FB in their business. And, I think it can be a valuable tool, depending on your industry and target customer. Facebook - unlike LinkedIn (which is... Read more →
True story: Recently I received an email from someone I did not know, about a topic I am quite familiar... the subject line was: How to Create & Monitor Your Social Media. I, along with dozens of others - whose emails were displayed in the CC column NOT the BCC,... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk The last couple of days I've spent in Myrtle Beach, SC visiting my parents who moved down here about three years ago from New York. My mom's been battling breast cancer which spread to her lungs, so it's been rough on her... Read more →
It's bedtime, but little Caleb wants a story. And after the story, he needs to pee. Then, he needs a glass of water. And, then he wants you to leave the light on. And, then he wants a kiss goodnight. And, then...and, then...and, then. Read more →