By Amanda Ponzar Social media is not just for photo sharing, keeping up with friends and networking; it’s now part of almost any integrated marketing communications plan (for consumers). Best of all, social media is pretty much free (how many of us can afford to buy Super Bowl ad space?)... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk Google quietly announced yesterday Google+, it's new social networking platform that appears to directly target Facebook. It's currently operating via a "field trial" and aims to connect people via friendship circles, interests, location, and more. I'm not one of the the chosen... Read more →
By Blog Manager Robbi Hess Of course you don't need social media. I mean as long as you're happy toiling away in obscurity while your colleagues -- whether you're a writer, an entrepreneur or a builder of widgets -- are becoming known and talking about what they do. Regardless of... Read more →
Women Standing Up For A Cause
June 25, 2011
by Yvonne DiVita I share this video not just because it represents a cause I am passionate about (protecting our animal friends - especially those in shelters where they are supposed to be 'safe') but because it shows that WOMEN are the ones who make things happen. My only problem... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Oh, just shoot me now. In working (and hanging) with entrepreneurs, I hear this more often than I hear "I'll have to ask my husband." Yet, supposedly women are more risk-adverse. Hmmm...could it be that "conventional wisdom" is still relying on outdated stereotypes?... Read more →
By Amanda Ponzar Working hard is good. Volunteering hard is good too –- plus it does good. This week, an estimated 1,000 volunteers gathered on the National Mall in DC to stuff 50,000 back packs with 150,000 books for kids so they have something to read during the summer. That’s... Read more →
By Guest Blogger, Donna DeClemente, Donna's Promo Talk The Super 8 movie from Paramount Pictures released in theaters earlier this month poses again the age-old question: are we really alone? 7-Eleven is taking this opportunity to give a lucky fan the chance to find out for themselves with the Super... Read more →
By Guest Blogger Sybil F. Stershic Engaging employees in the workplace continues to be a hot topic with regularly posted social media content (including mine), conferences, webinars, an online Employee Engagement Network, even a new professional certification initiative – all advocating engagement’s positive impact on workplace morale and productivity. The... Read more →
Did you ever wonder where Daddys come from? Is there a special room in Heaven where God creates them? Is there a seed in little boys that grows as they grow and then blossoms when they first see that little one's tiny, puckered mouth? Exactly where do Daddys come from?... Read more →
Who doesn't know that YouTube is the "second-largest search engine" online? Even if you don't know that 'fact', you know that YouTube is a force to be reckoned with. Which means: are you using YouTube to create business for you? This article by Rieva Lesonsky who writes at Business on... Read more →