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Twitter Pushes The Mark To Attract Brands With Enhanced Profile Pages
With Google+ launching Pages for Business and Facebook working on better marketing features for fan pages, Twitter does not want to beleft behind. The company has launched 'enhanced profile pages'. This release is a part of New Twitter that was rolled in recently.
Date: 2011-12-22
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Imagine if every time your prospects went to Google to find a vendor, they found you first. Then imagine a similar thing happening with Twitter and Facebook - or even online news.
Date: 2011-12-13
Branding With Color: Lessons From Coke
Earlier this week, I was chatting with my friend, co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, Brian Halligan. We were doing one of our ad-hod strategy sessions about the business, and working through some things.
Date: 2011-12-08
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Date: 2011-12-07
The CEO Should Be The Chief Experience Officer
Earlier this week, I was chatting with my friend, co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, Brian Halligan. We were doing one of our ad-hod strategy sessions about the business, and working through some things.
Date: 2011-11-22
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People aren't waiting by the TV, mailbox or phone for you to reach
them. They're finding all the information they need themselves. They're
searching the Web, reading the news, and asking questions on social
networks.
Date: 2011-11-15
Customer And Employee Collaboration Solve Different Problems
Recently I had a conversation with the CEO of a company (anonymous
since I discuss that I will be blogging this) that provides customer
community solutions (so clearly...
Date: 2011-11-11
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Date: 2011-11-08
Brits stash £2.3bn in the Cloud
Latest
research findings from Rackspace suggests that the Brits have
£2.3bn stashed in the Cloud and 1 in 10 of us leave Internet passwords
in our wills.
Date: 2011-11-01
When Social Media And The Workplace Collide
Managing employee's use of social media is certainly a tricky area that employers are dealing with today. According to a recent study by DLA Piper, one third of employers have disciplined employees for something posted on a social media site.
Date: 2011-10-17
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Journalists aren't just waiting for you to pitch them — they're
finding stories on the Web and social networks as well as in their
inboxes.
Date: 2011-10-11
Choosing A Minimally Viable Co-Founder
If you're starting a company, one of the most important decisions you'll make early on is the selection of a co-founder.
Date: 2011-10-05
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Date: 2011-10-04
Four Stories Every Business Must Build
Stories build commitment. They allow us to go on journeys in search of our best self. They entertain, simplify, and inspire. They are easy to share. Great leaders are often great storytellers.
Date: 2011-09-21
Your Playing Small Doesn't Serve Anyone
The single behavior that prevents business owners, or really anyone for that matter, from realizing the incredible potential that lies in their business is playing small.
Date: 2011-09-09
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Date: 2011-09-06
The Art Of Referral Conversion
If you provide a product or service that delivers value and customers find the experience of obtaining those products or services is at least satisfactory, there's a good chance you are receiving some quantity of leads by way of referral or word of mouth.
Date: 2011-08-29
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Date: 2011-08-16
Giving Away Your "Best Stuff" For Lead Generation
On your business blog your voice and perspective are your competitive advantage. "Overshare" for the right type of lead generation.
Date: 2011-08-15
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Date: 2011-08-02
Business As The Ultimate Adventure
At times, everything about running a business can feel very, very hard.
But here's something I've come to accept over time and space - everything in business and in life is reconciled...
Date: 2011-08-01
Is Social Media About Conversations?
In the dawn of social media, pundits repeated the mantra that social media is about conversations. While conversations are part of the mix, I think it's a small part, and, while it's necessary, should be minimized with an eye for ROI
Date: 2011-07-18
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Date: 2011-07-12
Striving For A Better Work/Life Balance
Every entrepreneur with a thriving business eventually discovers there's always more on the to-do list than any human can get done. That makes it really tough to achieve a decent balance between business and your personal life.
Date: 2011-07-06
The $1 Million Specialization Question
Of all the small business marketing issues that I have spoken with colleagues or clients with, there is one that seems to come up with regularity.
Date: 2011-06-24
5 Steps To Surviving A Brand Crisis
Late last year a crippled Carnival Cruise ship was brought into port with thousands of disgruntled customers.
Date: 2011-06-06
5 Practical Tips For Getting More From Facebook
As the importance of Facebook as small business marketing tool continues to grow it's important to adapt your marketing behavior in ways that allow you to gain practical benefits from the way people are choosing to use social media.
Date: 2011-05-23
What's your perfect combination?
From strawberries and cream, to fish and chips or tea and biscuits - they are good individually but work a whole lot better together.
Date: 2011-05-10
Give Customers What They Need
While it's great to know what people want, when you give them what they want, you only give them a partial solution. The want is the symptom. But, when you address the need, you are addressing the underlying problem and providing a much more holistic solution.
Date: 2011-05-09
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The best way to stay
ahead of the latest trends in your industry is to listen to the people
who influence the debate. Vocus helps you find them fast in an online
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Date: 2011-05-03
Five Questions To Ask Before Outsourcing Anything
Do you always seem to have too much on your plate? Are there things you'd love to do to market your business, but you don't have the skills?
Date: 2011-04-29
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Date: 2011-04-12
The Five Dangerous Realities Of Social Media For Business
The Crossroads: Social or Media? As social networking has soared to become the largest voluntary behavior this side of teeth brushing, the money guys have shown up on the scene - right on cue.
Date: 2011-04-11
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Do you know your tweets from your
social media buzz - and do you know what it all means for your
reputation?
Date: 2011-04-05
How To Improve Your Business Results With These 3 Easy Steps
Want to start making more progress toward your goals or business targets? If you do, here is a simple process, which is guaranteed to work for you so long as you use it.
Date: 2011-03-28
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Date: 2011-03-15
Three Reasons To Never Hire A Virtual Assistant Based On Referral Alone
I remember when my husband and I first moved to Seattle and a newfound friend of ours raved about a particular sushi bar. I mean RAVED!
Date: 2011-03-14
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In a 24/7 news
environment, journalists, bloggers and influencers are shaping your
brand's reputation every minute of the day. You can't catch everything
that people say. But Vocus can. With our software, it's three easy steps
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Date: 2011-03-01
How Not To Do An Interview: The Basics
A while back, I was asked to participate in an over-the-phone interview that would be later broadcast online. This is one of those interviews where they ask you to provide a list of questions up front so they know what to ask.
Date: 2011-02-28
Can You Find Customers Through Social Media?
Whether you've fallen in love with social media or you're still being a wall-flower not quite confident enough to dive in and give it a go, it really is a great way to market your business.
Date: 2011-02-18
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Date: 2011-02-15
How To Get What Your Business Needs
We all need something. As an entrepreneur you might need a consultant, new service provider, a particular out-of-print book, conference space, etc. As a person you might need a babysitter, restaurant or who knows what.
Date: 2011-02-01
Does Your Company Have A Brand?
There was a time when I mentioned the word brand to small business and they would shrug their shoulders at the idea.
Date: 2011-01-19
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2011 is here. Have you made your
resolution yet? Here's one for you: In 2011, you will monitor all your
mentions efficiently and figure out exactly what your customers want.
Good news! Vocus can help - we'll make it easy for you to actually keep
this year's resolution.
Date: 2011-01-18
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Date: 2011-01-11
Building Your Startup While Raising A Family
It's no secret that starting a company takes a lot of time and is a huge amount of work. I'm sure it's always been this way for people starting companies, but in the current state of technology...
Date: 2011-01-06
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