Five Compelling Reasons Why YOUR Company Should Blog

social media and blogging

© Sabelskaya Drew Reichard, contributor I got started in social media quite by accident. Back in 2009 I was doing some marketing research on the internet and stumbled upon Chris Brogan’s blog. At that time he was primarily writing about how to “humanize” your social media and develop an authentic voice by reaching out to form relationship and build your …

Content Marketing: Approach Overview

What’s the first thing you do when you start to think about making vacation plans? Lots of folks get on the internet, look up places and start reading reviews. Why? Because you want to get a picture of what’s out there and what others are saying. Content Marketing Stats and Trends Here are some interesting statistics to consider as you …

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 …

10 SEO Tips to Enhance Your Content Marketing Strategy

  Our Sales Coach takes a pretty hard line—any business that doesn’t have a sales strategy is pretty much dead in the water. Not hard to agree with that position! So if you’re in the B2B category of business, here’s an interesting statistic for you: according to the Content Marketing Institute’s recent 2013 Benchmarks, Budget, and Trends—North America Report 91% …

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 …

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Y-Size: Getting Gen Y to Work For You (And Stay a While)

  I am always updating my resume. When I look at it, I think, “Wow! Either I have no sense of loyalty to some of these companies, or I am a jack of all trades!”  In fact, I have 2 resumes. One is for teaching and performing dance, while the other is for social media marketing. As a member of …

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The Best Kept Secret to Online Success: The Daily Checklist

I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH HOURS IN MY WORK DAY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA! This statement is a lie. You have to decide if it’s important for your business to make time for social media, but it does not have to take 3+ hours a day. I’ve recently discovered that some of the secrets to effective social media marketing isn’t in how …

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Blogging Strategy: Four Tips from an Imperfect Blogger

Do you ever feel stumped or overwhelmed in the blogosphere? I know I did. It took me quite awhile to feel comfortable (and trust me, I am still learning). When I first began blogging for Sliceworks, I worried about writing professionally and composing blogs in the “proper” lingo. I had gotten so used to writing college papers that I forgot …

Be Yourself: This Time It’s Ok to be Human

Have you ever considered that social networks have both pluses and minuses? We are able to connect with folks we wouldn’t typically interact with. Yet, with those whom we are closest, we often resort to texting, calling, Facebooking, or tweeting, instead of face-to-face interaction. I know that I am guilty of this. The advantages of social media are that it …

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VIDEO BLOGGING: 4 THINGS TO GET YOU STARTED ON YOUTUBE

When I was a kid, I really wanted a video camera. I wanted to make home movies, and a chance to tell my audience important things, funny things, or to just plain show off my creative talents. I had high hopes of being selected for America’s Funniest Home Videos. While my parents didn’t agree with my need for a video …