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07 Jul
The Bay State Banner Suspends Publication
As economic times become increasingly adverse to the success of American businesses, more and more are feeling the burden of having to many bills, and not enough income to continue operations. The Bay State banner, a local paper serving Bostons African American community has officially announced that the Banner will immediately suspend all operations including […] -
02 Jul
Diminishing the Myths
For companies, resistance to social media is futile. Millions of people are creating content for the social Web. Your competitors are already there. Your customers have been there for a long time. If your business isn’t putting itself out there, it ought to be. Perceptions and misconceptions of social media and social media marketing are […] -
01 Jul
Is it time for a ‘Chief Social Media Officer’?
A Chief Social Media Officer or CSMO role might appear to some as being superfluous to an organization. Do you really need social media reporting directly into the CEO? Perhaps not. Is this just a way for those snake oil social media people to make themselves feel more important? I don’t think so. Yet and […] -
30 Jun
Military Discovers Power of Facebook & Twitter
You don’t often hear a three-star general using the word “friend” as a verb. But for Lt. Gen. Benjamin Freakley and other Army brass, a new era has brought a new language — and new tools like online social networks Twitter and Facebook. The US Armed Forces have begun to realize the amazing potential for […] -
23 Jun
Social Media Personal Training
This morning I spoke to a group of business professionals in Duxbury, MA about social media and the importance of having an online presence. This is a topic I am very passionate about and have been speaking about this topic all over New England lately. As I meet more and more people interested in social […] -
19 Jun
Realtors, Home Buying and Social Media
On Thursday, Pam and I had the chance to speak to RE/MAX Paramount about Social Media and your web presence. What a great group! They had great questions and, were eager to share their success stories, and even poked fun at me regarding the general theme found in my spam box (cough…John Shea) On our way back to […] -
18 Jun
The Twitter Must-Haves
By now we all recognize the amazing power and growth of the next social bug: Twitter. Twitter has proven to be a versitle and robust ‘buzz’ tool within a variety of business circles. Even so, what many people have yet to discover is the power of the varying third party tools you can use in […] -
18 Jun
Ahmadinejad Missed Social Media 101
Too bad Ahmadinejad missed Strategis’ Social Media Presenation by Pam Maloney and Adam Cupples. If he had attended he would have realized to also block twitter along with the host of other filters he placed on Facebook and Youtube. And admittedly, I am not quite a fan of twitter just yet, but no one can […] -
16 Jun
Social Media Monitoring and Your Online Presence
Dolores and I had the opportunity to speak at the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) Access to Sales & Marketing event this afternoon. We spoke to the group about the importance of understanding and monitoring your web presence and using the information you find to answer the questions – Are you […]