Social Media Update 1202-03

Kick off this February with a Social Media Update packed with goodies :
* Infographic: LinkedIn boot camp
* Social Media: Just One Big Tidal Wave?
* Don't Miss Twitter's Great New Way To Embed Tweets
* Top 10 Facebook Apps for Fan Engagement and Building Community
* Top 10 reasons to have a social media strategy
* Optimize your LinkedIn company page in 15 minutes
.... and the emerging world of social networking February 3, 2012

Social Media Update 1201-25

This Social Media growing popularity, be aware of these :
* 10 ways nonprofits can benefit from social media
* Social Media Is Only Part of the Answer
* 3 Ways to Use Social Media for Product Research and Development
* 5 Tips for Using the New LinkedIn Company Pages
* Social mediation: Managing multiple platforms
* Human media: The new media
* How to change your Twitter handle
.... and the emerging world of social networking January 25, 2012

Social Media Update 1201-11

This Social Media digs into the new year with :
* Boost interaction with your Facebook fans
* Google+ launches branded pages
* The discreet shift to Twitter
* 5 social media trends for 2012
* The Top 25 Social Media Terms You Need To Know
* New Twitter: 25 Tips and Tricks for Savvy Tweeters Brian Anthony Hernandez Dec
.... and the emerging world of social networking January 11, 2012

Marketing Update : New Year

Yes, it's a new year, and time to start planning:
* Marketing destination: Online community - how to survive and thrive
* Beyond the app store: 3 tips for marketing your mobile offering
* The impact of email marketing maturity on email protocols
* Your email signature is a valuable marketing tool
* Three Reasons to Print Association Newsletters
* 5 Steps for a Successful QR Code Marketing Campaign
* 12 Marketing Predictions for 2012
... and more January 3, 2012

Marketing Update : Year End 2

Let's continue our series of marketing updates to get you off on the right foot for the new year:
* 6 tactics to leverage the influence of social reinforcement
* 8 popular postage tools to save money on business shipping
* 9 criteria for establishing your business' brand essence
* 3 ways that a printer could benefit by using SMS/text
* What's required of the next generation of marketers
* 5 steps to small business public relations success
* What will the future of direct mail look like?
... and more December 27, 2011

Don’t Let the Grinch Ruin Your 2012 Business

The famed children's fable, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, tells the story about the Grinch who attempts to ruin the holidays from the children of Whoville by stealing their gifts and decorations. As in most fables, the Grinch's diabolical plot is foiled. If only it was that simple in the real world. December 24, 2011

Marketing Update : Year End

This marketing update is the first in a series to get you ramped up for the new year:
* Right Preparation Is The Key For Effective Direct Mail Postcard
* 7 email marketing rules to follow before hitting send
* 11 tips for crafting a pitch that wows journalists
* 5 Things You Must Know About Reputation Management
* Email marketing for this holiday season
* HP releases sustainable print guide
... and more December 20, 2011

Opportunity Knocks for Independent Bookstores

First there were the bookstore chains, then Amazon, then digital books, all seeming to threaten the very existence of the brick-and-mortar bookstore. Yet, in the wake of the recent closing of the Borders bookstore chain, a new surge of independent booksellers is rising, seemingly against all odds. December 20, 2011

Social Media Update 1111-16

This Social Media update takes a look at :
* 5 Facebook changes and what you need to know
* Are you disclosing? What you need to know about FTC rules and social media
* Marketers forecast great investment in social media
* Sharing on the Web: How, when, where, why we do it
* 5 ways to control your Facebook privacy
* Social media policy: How to get started
* How Twitter is empowering businesses
.... and the emerging world of social networking November 16, 2011

Google Plus ... maybe

So, there's a lot of buzz about Google+ (plus.google.com) and how it marks the end of Facebook. When I got the email from Lynn to join up on Google-plus, that was the beginning of this story. November 8, 2011