What are the best social media platforms for your business? Are all platforms created equal? Can they all be utilized by any type of company or business, big or small? We spoke with Barney Cohen, President of Business 360 Northwest and Deborah Sweeney, CEO MyCorporation. Both Barney and Deborah have strong opinions on this subject, and a lot of experience to back it …
Digital Marketing: 3 Things Dave Matthews Band Can Teach Us
Tuesday, December 18th was a big day for me in my digital marketing career. I turned 25, attended AMADC’s panel discussion on digital marketing for non-profits, and topped the evening off with the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) concert at first Mariner Arena in Baltimore. Digital Marketing and the Dave Matthews Band I’m a huge DMB fan. Every time the band …
Video: THE Content Marketing Trend of 2014
“If one wants to reach younger people at an earlier age to shape their minds in a critical way, you really need to know how ideas and emotions are expressed visually.” ~ Martin Scorsese Do you have one of those “little, black dresses?” For a professional woman in any metropolitan area, that is an absolute must-have wardrobe basic. It’s …
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 …
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Millennials: The Economic Engine of the Future
The wedding is just over 5 weeks away. After marrying 3 sons off in the last three years, I FINALLY get to play the role “Mother-of-the-Bride!” As the parent of 5 millennials, it’s easy to identify with the stereotypes of this younger generation as entitled, spoiled and non-committal. Wedding planning is a great microcosm to see these characteristics at their …
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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Association Membership: Keeping Gen Y Motivated and Engaged
“The challenge inherent in keeping Gen Y engaged is that we’re easily distracted, we want to see progress from our daily efforts, and have a high need to stay in touch with those leading us.” ~ (p. 108) Translation for Associations: GenY needs to know OFTEN why being a part of your association matters. They need to see measureable …
Digital Marketing: 3 Things Dave Matthews Band Can Teach Us
Tuesday, December 18th was a big day for me. I turned 25, attended AMADC’s panel discussion on digital marketing for non-profits, and topped the evening off with the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) concert at first Mariner Arena inBaltimore. I’m a huge DMB fan. Every time the band comes around the area, I make a point to attend his concerts. I …
Social Media Lessons Learned: Execution Simplified
Planning is the critical first step to social media success. Now that you’ve got your plan, how do you execute it effectively? Excellence in Execution There are lots of new and shiny tools out there. How do you decide which is the best fit for you? Like anything, there’s no true “one size fits all.” However, developing a list of …
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SOCIAL MEDIA LESSONS LEARNED: PLANNING
Social Media Lessons Learned! Am I the only one, or did you feel like the last year just flew by? It seemed like such a challenge most days just to ‘keep up.’ I kept thinking how nice it would be to have an hour to just sit and “think” about things. I finally took some time between Christmas and New Year’s …
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