Thursday, January 31, 2013

The 10 Most Useless Buzzwords

by Michael Sebastian

"No matter how many times you change "learnings" to "lessons" or "paradigm" to … well, something actually meaningful, the jargon keeps pouring in. Despite the setbacks, writers and editors must soldier on -- you're the last line of defense."

Read article here
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225310

Thursday, January 24, 2013

10 Personal Branding Trends for 2013

Posted by William Arruda

At the end of each year, I predict what personal branding trends will be valuable to career-minded marketers in the coming year. In writing this article, I continue the series with much enthusiasm, because many exciting changes are afoot that will simplify building your brand in 2013.

Part 1:Topics - Curation, Customization, Mobile, People and Pictures

Read more here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2013/9886/personal-branding-trends-for-2013-part-1

Part 2:Topics - QR codes, Timeline, Teams, Validation and Video

Read more here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2013/9941/10-personal-branding-trends-for-2013-part-2

Monday, January 14, 2013

The 16 Most Important Social Media Updates of 2012

by Rachel Sprung

In the last 11 months, there have been tons of updates to our favorite social networks, several of which were extremely relevant for marketers and business owners.

Read these social media updates here
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33859/The-16-Most-Important-Social-Media-Updates-of-2012.aspx/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=facebookphoto

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

LinkedIn Marketing: 12 Powerful “Must Do” Tips for Setting Up Your LinkedIn Profile!

by Bill Crosby

LinkedIn has become one of the most powerful Social Media platforms for business, and with simple these simple changes below to your LinkedIn Profile you will quickly create a LinkedIn Marketing Machine. Plan on spending a couple of hours to make these changes to your LinkedIn Profile.

Read tips here
http://billcrosby.com/socialmedia/linkedin-marketing-12-powerful-must-do-tips-for-your-linkedin-profile/#

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Free eBook: 29 Content Marketing Secrets and the Secret Agents Who Shared Them

by Lee Odden

"We’ve collected 29 of the most experienced, knowledgeable and accomplished Content Marketing Operatives to share their secrets with those of us looking for better performance and results. You may be tempted to destroy this dossier of highly valued intelligence before your competitors get to it, but you must resist that temptation."

Read article and details here
http://www.toprankblog.com/2012/08/content-marketing-secrets

Download eBook here
http://www.toprankblog.com/pdf/29-content-marketing-secrets-ebook.pdf

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

10 SEO Tips to Improve Your Search Rankings--and Your Website

by Marty Reardon

SEO, when done well—with quality in mind—doesn't just help increase your search rankings; it also improves your entire website from the viewpoint of search engines as well as your visitors. And that, rather than a cheap shot at fooling search engine algorithms, should be the ultimate aim of your SEO campaign.

Read article here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2012/9647/10-seo-tips-to-improve-your-search-rankings-and-your-website?adref=nl120512

Saturday, December 15, 2012

7 Questions That Keep You Locked In On Growth

by John Jantsch

For many entrepreneurs the constant storm of ideas and answers is a trait, for others it’s an affliction.

Experience tells me however that having the right answers isn’t nearly as valuable as focusing on the right questions.

Read more here
http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2012/09/04/7-questions-that-keep-you-locked-in-on-growth

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Five Tips for Turning Picky Holiday Shoppers Into Buyers

by Carol Tice

You may not want to think about the holiday season before Halloween, but for retailers it's inevitable. Often, merchandise needs to be ordered now to be in stores for December. The trick is figuring out how much to order so far ahead, especially with the economy stuck in sleep mode.

Read tips here
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/220620

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

We had been offline preparing since 10/27, due to hurricane Sandy. On 10/29 we had a mandatory evacuation from our area, that was subsequently hit hard and almost completely wiped out. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude and wishes to all who have survived this storm and send our prayers to those who are still in the recovery process. We were blessed in that we had a place to go to (my parents) and that our power was finally restored after 10 days. Although we are still going through some issues and are not 100% back in our home (as of 11/28) we are just grateful that we at least still have a home. Sincerely Patricia