Archive for April, 2010

Making Your Identity Work for You

Friday, April 30th, 2010

An important part of any company is a cohesive brand identity. This is an area that is sorely lacking in many small businesses. Sure, their print collateral is tied to their print ads but does that design identity follow to their website? Maybe, but in most cases that is where it stops. Once people start venturing into social media they just take...

Making Your Identity Work for You

Getting your feet wet in social media

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

With social media, as with many things, it is best to wade in slowly and get used to the water rather than just heading straight for the high dive and hoping for the best. There are many places where you can get your feet wet and it is best to just choose one or two to start and see where it takes you as you begin to develop your full social media...

Getting your feet wet in social media

Zen and the The Art of FREE in Social Media

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Giving out "Freebies" to potential customers is nothing new in marketing. From the sausage lady at the grocery store to the guy at the trade show throwing t-shirts to anyone he can see, businesses have been using the art of the FREE Gift as a means to a sales end. Social media is no different. One of the best ways to attract new leads is by giving...

Zen and the The Art of FREE in Social Media

Social Media Best Practices

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

You've heard all the buzz about social media and now you want to throw your hat in the ring, so where should you start? You cannot throw a mouse these days without hitting a self-proclaimed expert on social media but with all the conflicting views on how things should be done the best place to start is to get back to basics with a few simple...

Social Media Best Practices