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Last week, I had the opportunity to speak to local high school students at the HACC Career Information Fair.  I participated on a panel with Beth Romanski from Central Penn College and Darrien Davenport from York College. Our topic was “Tips for Getting Your Dream Job.” I thought it would be fun to share some […]

During this past week, we’ve been evaluating social media ROI. First, we discussed why social media ROI is such a fuzzy topic. A few days later, we highlighted experts’ definitions of ROI.  Today is the final blog in the series as we define ROI as we see it – including how to position your business […]

Earlier in the week, we talked about the complexity of measuring social media ROI. Today, it’s time to look at some insight from respected social media colleagues. Below are some of the best ROI ‘explanations’ I’ve seen. Be sure to check out our final bog of this series, which will be posted in a few […]

When we consult with clients for the first time, many of them ask, “What’s going to be my ROI with social media?” It’s nearly impossible to cover the topic of ROI in one conversation or one blog, so we’re going to attempt to tackle it in a series of blogs of the next week.  In […]

The thought of blogging terrifies many of my clients. Not too long ago, it terrified me too.  Just like anything new or different, it’s the fear of the unknown that often gets the best of us.  Some of the top blogging fears include: being unfamiliar with technology, having enough time, developing interesting content, and not […]

I find it ironic that – Facebook - the most popular social platform for building relationships - has the absolute worst customer service. Their service is even worse than Comcast and I didn’t think that was possible. Over the past few months, I’ve received notifications that I’ve been banned from sending friend requests for a […]

Many of our best “follows” have been recommendations from friends, colleagues and clients. We decided to pool efforts and share our favorite people to follow and what we love about them! There’s something for everyone – even the Pinterest addicts! Enjoy! Rachel Strella, CEO Jeffrey Gitomer (Weekly E-zine, Twitter) – Jeffrey’s messages are short and […]

I was recently contacted by a man named Marshall Davis who runs a website called Talking Small Biz. Talking Small Biz offers brief interviews with entrepreneurs who are navigating the unpredictable waters of entrepreneurship. I was honored when he asked me if I would be willing to interview for the series.   I thought his questions were phenomenal […]

There are a number of businesses that are still not embracing social media. They say things like, “We’ll get to it someday,” while others are simply skeptical of the emerging technology.  But, if I had to choose one core reason why some businesses are not embracing social media, I would say it’s because they’re scared. […]