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Why Direct Sales Consultants Need Blogs


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Building a Social Media PresenceI have been fortunate enough to work, in the last several months, with direct sales consultants from several companies in the "party plan" industry: Biltmore Inspirations, bamboopink, Rodan + Fields, and To The Nines.  I have watched some of these consultants go from having virtually no web presence to suddenly being ...

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QR Codes: How They Can Promote Your Biz


Monday, July 25, 2011

It's nearly impossible these days to avoid seeing an image like this:   Or this... They are everywhere!  Outside restaurants in the window.  On billboards.  In magazine and newspaper ads.  On websites, or in the signature line of an email.  So, for the uninitiated, what the heck are these guys?These are QR codes, and they are ...

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Facebook Mom Saves Her Son’s Life


Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Privacy ConcernsIn the early days of social media, many people had an overriding concern about privacy... who would be seeing what you say?  Could you endanger yourself by posting the wrong things on Facebook or Twitter?  Do people really need to share so much info?  Today, those privacy concerns haven't gone away, but fewer people ...

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Facebook Contests… does Big Brother know what you’re doing?


Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Over the years, I've seen a lot of complaints about Facebook, the privacy restrictions, and how they own your photos and content, and how they are akin to Big Brother.  Frankly, it never really bothered me.  But now, I must admit I'm starting to get a bit annoyed.  Here's why.I have some clients who have ...

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A Very Social Royal Wedding


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Big DayThere's a really big event coming up on Friday, April 29, 2011... and no, I don't mean that you have only two more shopping days until my birthday. It has to do with a certain prince marrying a certain commoner in London.  As one of those people who awoke at 5 a.m. with ...

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The Bronx Zoo Cobra: Status Update


Wednesday, April 13, 2011

As much as I enjoyed writing about the Bronx Zoo's Cobra two weeks ago, I felt that you, my readers, were entitled to an update.  After all, much has happened in the life of the cobra since I last blogged!First of all, a few days after I posted, the cobra was discovered, sitting nicely a ...

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