Is Networking for you?

by Denise on March 9, 2010

I love to network – online and in person! It’s where most of my marketing efforts are directed. Some say that “networking” is my middle name….I was born to do it. It works out well for me (I’m just a wee tad social) and my business. Here I am at a very young age networking (negotiating) during a carpooling session:

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OK, so that’s not me…and that’s the exact OPPOSITE way you should approach networking (super cute though, huh?). [click to continue…]

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reBlog from altitudebranding.com: Practical Social Media Measurement: A New Series

February 23, 2010

I found this fascinating quote today:

The more comfortable we get about the idea of measuring social media, the more we want to dig into the practical application of it. So I wanted to pen a series that puts a little more hands-on thinking to the practice and process of measuring and analyzing social media.altitudebranding.com, Practical [...]

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Objections (and responses) to Using Social Media

February 8, 2010

Every day I hear objections from my small business clients about social media from “It will take too much time” to “It’s a fad, right?” (wrong!). This morning I came across a really great post by Nick Shin (Marketwire). Here are Nick’s 30 typical objections and the responses to those objections

Why should I? I don’t [...]

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How to create a successful Social Media Campaign

January 27, 2010

I meet with small business owners everyday who want to know if they should tweet, or Facebook or YouTube or….and the answer is usually a resounding yes! However, NEVER without a plan. Examine your goals and objectives – even your vision (you DO have a vision statement, don’t you??) before you even get your toes [...]

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“I’m not going to vacuum ’til Sears makes one you can ride on.” -Roseanne Barr

January 26, 2010

I am so inspired by my fabulous mom/women pals who toil away everyday both at work and at home. This post is to honor their 90 hour weeks, senses of humor, hilarious anecdotes, nurturing spirits and all around awesomeness!
Some of my heroes are:
Cybele Ryan, mother of three, restaurant manager and best friend to Jeff (Ryan). [...]

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Engage. Enlighten. Enpower

January 26, 2010

Powerful wise words for those of us delving into the world of social media – blogging, tweeting, Facebook. What is the best way to make these “social” networking sites work for you and your business?
ENGAGE. Knowing that you had too much to drink last night or that your husband lost his job is not engaging. [...]

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Why Small Businesses Must do their homework

November 21, 2009

It’s tedious, can be time consuming and a little intimidating if you don’t know where to start. It can make you feel overwhelmed, might disappoint you and can frustrate the heck out of you. It can make you feel like a twelve year old staring at his first algebra assignment. For these reasons most small [...]

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How to Get traffic to Your Blog

November 11, 2009

How to Get Traffic to Your Blog by Seth Godin is an informative and great post to print and put on that bulletin board across form your desk. You now, the one with all the story ideas for your blog. I, clearly, have not done that yet. I blame H1N1. In fact, I blame H1N1 [...]

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Need a little Twitter help?

October 29, 2009

Today I met with a favorite client (OK, you’re all my favorite! No, really!!) and he is a little slow to jump on the twitter bandwagon, even though I am doing my darndest to convince him that it should be part of our overall marketing strategy (He’s analytical so I have to back my [...]

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Top 5 Business Blogging Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

October 23, 2009

I am sponge right now – soaking up pages and pages of relevant information about social media, blogging and marketing trends. It’s my job! I love what I do and I intend to be as valuable to my clients as the top bloggers/marketers are to theirs.
Creating a blog for your small business isn’t easy; it [...]

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