Trying out Twitter
OK, I am going to do it. I’ve been resistant and I’m still not totally sure I want to do this but I have now joined the millions who are tweeting. Yes, I signed up for twitter. I know a number of...
View ArticlePodcasting, Viral Video, Twitter, Facebook. Marketing Tools For Your Business?
The Portland Chapter of the American Marketing Association is having a professional development event this coming Tuesday. It looks pretty interesting. Come and learn to see if your small business can...
View ArticleThe Great Twitter Challenge
Blogger and Clear Channel Media Rep, Phil Bernstein is holding the first (as far was we know) Great Twitter Challenge. Here’s how it works: On January 23, Phil will send out one trivia question per...
View ArticleReflections on the Great Twitter Challenge
My fellow blogger Phil Bernstein has posted about the results of the Great Twitter Challenge. As many of you know I was one of the sponsors. His conclusion was tha t Twitter is not yet primetime for...
View ArticleWays to Use Twitter
There is a lot of hype around Twitter for business but how useful is it really? The answer of course is – “it depends”. It depends on what you want to accomplish and how much effort you are prepared to...
View ArticleTwitter as a Brand Building Tool
I came across a very interesting blog entry from Guy Kawasaki about: how he uses Twitter his favorite Twitter tools techniques and the use of ghost writters – yes ghost writters. What was most...
View ArticleIs eMail Dying and Being Replaced by Social Media?
My kids hardly use eMail any more. It true. I was surprised when I learned this the other day. It is not that they don’t use the computer to communicate – far from it. They use Facebook and Twitter...
View ArticleTwitter Business Owners in Portland Mostly Women?
I have been playing with TweepSearch recently thanks to my colleague Dan Berne. It is a simple tool that lets you search Twitter through keywords in the owner’s Twitter profile. I am interested in what...
View ArticleSocial Media and Linked-In for Sales Prospecting
In my newsletter I have begun a series on sales prospecting using social media. The last two issues have been on techniques and tips to use Linked In to find and develop sales prospects. Future issues...
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