I’ve had my iPhone 4S for less than a year. I was a late comer to the mobile party, but now I don’t think I could survive without it. Convenience is one of the greatest benefits of the iPhone. The accessibility of Siri, e-mail, an iPod, a camera, GPS, mobile apps and websites all in one place is incredibly useful. …
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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 …
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Pinterest: 4 Brands Doing it Right
Surely you’ve heard about pinterest, and may even recognize that it could benefit your brand … but still you hesitate, “Is it really worth putting in the time to get our brand on pinterest?” YES. According to All Twitter, the majority of pins on pinterest are repins (meaning your content is continually being shared). Shareaholic states that pinterest’s referral rate is …
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Social Media: From Overwhelm to Overcome
Do you feel like every time you get comfortable with one social media platform another one goes viral? There are so many different networks to be on: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, StumbleUpon, Pinterest, Google+, E-mail…etc. How do you find the time to learn all the effective ways to market in each one of those spaces? Will you even be good at …
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 …
Twitter: 6 Tips for an Effective Strategy
Have you just started out on twitter? Or have you been on twitter, but never really developed a strategy? Figuring out when, how, and what to tweet can be quite a daunting task… I know that it was for me. The thing is that everyone is different, and there is no overall “perfect” twitter posting strategy. What I can share …
The Marketing Persona: 4 Benefits of Using a Persona
I was thinking about how teams prepare to play each other during March Madness. All of them use scouting reports that outline the unique ways a team likes to play. The reports are fairly basic, but some details can stand out for a coach, such as information that a specific player only likes to go to his or her left. …
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The Marketing Persona — A Deeper Look at Your Target Audience
Most of us in marketing communications use terms such as “target markets,” “stakeholders” or “members” to define our audiences. We think we know who they are, but how we connect with audiences has changed significantly in our mobile tech world and we may be struggling to reach them. One problem may be that we haven’t gone deep enough into figuring …
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LinkedIn Groups: 4 Reasons Why You Should Join
If you are anything like me, you’ve done all you can to ramp up your LinkedIn profile, but what comes next? You may already have hundreds of connections, a few great recommendations, a whole list of skills and specialties, but what can you do to continue engaging? A great way to do this is through LinkedIn groups. What are LinkedIn …
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Pinterested?
Have you noticed the craze over Pinterest? Honestly, I had heard about it long before I ventured to check it out. Once I did, though, I was immediately hooked. In a day and age where everything is about individual identification and self-expression, Pinterest is at the forefront of this in the online world. What is Pinterest? Great question! Many people …