While the media coverage and Big Data gurus broadly and excitedly speak of undeniable skyrocketing of social media let us not –as in a shell game have our focus misled. Truth is that a new trending movement raises yet another challenge for marketers, big and small in our digital world. True enough social media use, …
Use and protection of intellectual property is a hot topic in our digital age with the trending of blogs, content curation and growth of freelancing/ outsourcing of writing and content development. There’s a furious pace to keep content fresh, valuable and relevant on a multitude of platforms and channels. I encourage us all to not …
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This post shares paraphrased summaries of 5 signs/tips from Richard von Weber Hahnsberg’s October 2014 post intertwined with data which I source as well as my own insights. Whether you are the chief marketing officer for a multimillion dollar company or a startup it is important that time crunches and the demands of juggling …
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These observations from Beverly Macy, host of Social Media Radio and the co-author of The Power of Real-Time Social Media Marketing , tie right in with my post “In-Store Shopping Is Not Dead Or Dying.” Here’s an extract from Beverly’s blog on Huffington Post: “Big data leads to small insights — insights that are targeted …
After just 18 months, FlightCar now has more than 30,000 members across its three cities. The startup has also raised $20 million. Started in the Bay-area by three young men too young to buy a drink the start-up has $6 million in investor backing. Ryan Seacrest is one of the major investors. The start-up rental car …
With FlightCar Start-up Earn Money Instead of Paying for Airport Parking Read More »
Beverly Macy is co-author of The Power of Real-Time Social Media Marketing and host of Social Media Radio on the Tavis Smiley Network. She says the Social Snaps universe is turning the idea of “A pictures is worth a thousand words” on its head. She explains that is because now with technology not limited to …
With Snapchat, Instagram, Flickr and Tumblr What’s A Picture Worth? Read More »
Tips by Dana LaRue and Hunter Stiebel, founders of The Broke Ass Bride, to save money and reduce stress for couples in their wedding planning process also make great negotiating tips and life skills for all of us. If you think about we all engage in some form of negotiation nearly everyday. Take a look and …
According to MIT Technology Review while online retail purchases have grown significantly from a little over 1 percent in 2002 to 5 percent of total U.S. retail revenues in 2012. That is $190 billion via websites and $13 billion for mobile sales. In-store sales not influenced by the web, according to MIT Technology Review amounted …
I don’t know about you but I loved HomeGrocer.com….. ordering my groceries in my pajamas… or at any time for that matter… then scheduling delivery right to my door. I often thought it was too good to be true. I wondered about the business model. And I was right to do so. The company failed. …
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Overwhelmed by newly launching social platforms almost daily? I know I am. But let’s all keep things in perspective. Start-ups of social platform alternatives are trending because their eyes are on prizes like venture funding, multi-million dollar exits and being the next Facebook or Instagram. Amid all the social noise as a business or marketing …
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