Facebook for Business Continues to Evolve

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Val_sheadblack

We talk with clients all of the time about how to enhance their online presence, maximize their website, increase search engine optimization and integrate social media. Facebook use for business continues to be on the upswing so we spend time discussing how to best use Facebook for business, how it is different from personal use, how it is a two-way communication channel, how to engage with people and so on. It can be an incredible tool – a very real part of your strategy – when... Read more

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Tools Change. The Need for a Plan Remains Crucial.

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Val_sheadblack

The following article, written by Russell Working and posted on Ragan Headlines, explains why, even with newer tools, organizations still need a plan of action. The need for understanding your audience, having a reason and defined goals for any action; having an understanding of implications and pitfalls, along with a way to determine success; evaluating how to integrate a new tool into the overall strategy, using the core message in a new tool and more are key elements in maximizing action i... Read more

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Superbowl XLV...Commercials Please!

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Staci_shead

Ah…the Superbowl. For those of us in the advertising industry, it was more about commercial vs commercial rather than Packers vs Steelers. Each year, among the variety of ads striving to grab consumer attention, there are always at least a few that emerge as buzzworthy the next day. Here are some of The Big Picture’s favorites. What are yours? Volkswagen: The Force Volkswagen: The Force @ Yahoo! Video NFL: Best Fans Ever NFL: Best Fans Ever @ Yahoo! Video CarMax: Kid in ... Read more

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Spaced Out!

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Val_sheadblack

See the article below from Eileen’s Blog on Ragan.com… yet another example of the only thing that is constant is change. And, while I have adopted the one-space-after-a-period rule she discusses, I will admit there are times my thumb twitches with the urge to add another space at the end of a sentence. Being part of a micro-generation who finished senior projects and papers with a typewriter and then transitioned to “word processing” in the workplace, two spaces were d... Read more

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Research Rocks

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Val_sheadblack

Mashable.com posted the following story based on research from the Pew Research Center today: “The Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18 to 29, a study from the Pew Research Center reports. In 2010, 65% of people younger than 30 cited the Internet (Internet) as their go-to source for news, nearly doubling from 34% in 2007. The number who consider television as their main news source dropped from 68% to 52% during that time.* Of all 1,500 Amer... Read more

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