Content Marketing: What Is It?

Marketing Overview Summary First there was Integrated Marketing. Then there was Direct Marketing. Then Online Marketing, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing and now Content Marketing.  With all these marketing buzz words, one can easily become confused. (Apologies if I missed a few 🙂 ) What’s the difference?  Is there a difference?  Interestingly, there can be quite …

Gen Y: Retention and Loyalty

Our daughter was recognized as an Outstanding Scholar recently at her university and I was truly touched with the intimacy of the ceremony and recognition given to each student.  But what blew me away was the tribute to the educators and influencers that helped motivate each student to achieve such a high level of excellence. As an educator myself, I …

Associations, Are You Talking to Me?

I’ve been waiting to see if some of the associations that I’m interested in would reach out to me first. Why? I’d rather spend the money on a weekend get away or dinner at my favorite restaurant, unless you can convince me of the value of membership in your association. I love to read posts by XYZ University’s Shannon Neeser. …

LINKEDIN BUSINESS PAGES: THREE NEW FEATURES

Are you on LinkedIn? LinkedIn is the business network of choice for busy professionals. Did you know that LinkedIn also has business pages? The average household income of LinkedIn members is $109,000. Also, 45% of LinkedIn members are business decision-makers, compared to 25-29% of Facebook users. In an interview with Mike Stelzner of Social Media Examiner, Lewis Howes makes the …