Category Archives: blogging

Law Firm Use of Blogs and Social Media (Reseach/Trends)

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Law firms have been slow to adopt blogs and social media, despite good evidience of its effectiveness! In-house counsel increasingly use social media to award business, and non-participation is a competitive disadvantage. What are you waiting for? Continue reading →

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How One Food Blogger Got Thousands of Followers in 16 Months (… and You Can Too)

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In one of those serendipitous moments, I met fellow marketer and food blogger Mary Pisarkiewicz while teaching a class on Digital Marketing Strategy last month, as part of the National Minority Business Council’s Executive Management Program. My ears perked up right … Continue reading →

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Link Love: How Bloggers Rub Noses on the Social Web

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On Valentine’s Day, It’s nice to recognize all the relationships that foster love and positive energy in our lives. For many, those relationships exist online through the content we write, read, and share, which is why I’m excited to talk … Continue reading →

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10 Online Marketing Trends for 2013

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Here’s a list of online marketing trends I put together for a panel discussion on 2013 Social Media Trends. My co-panelists, Stephanie Schwab and Ellen Gerstein, will no doubt have other insights  – and I can’t wait to hear them. … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to (Legally) Use Photos in Social Media and On Your Blog

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Who doesn’t love a cute photo or funny image on the social web? According to Hubspot’s latest research, Facebook  photo posts get 53% more “likes”, 104% more comments, and links on these posts get 84% more clicks. Instagram and Pinterest … Continue reading →

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Blogging Dry Spell? Try a Little Help From Your Friends.

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I’ve hit a blogging dry spell lately. An editorial calendar is supposed to kick in at times like these … but how to gain enthusiasm for those “same old” topics? When you can’t think of anything new to add to … Continue reading →

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3 Successful Business Bloggers Share Their Secrets

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When asked to give his best social media tip recently, a well known social media expert said: “start a blog”.  Good advice! How to get started blogging, and what works? Three very successful, and very different, business bloggers shared their … Continue reading →

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Book Review: LAUNCH, by Michael Stelzner

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What if a business success blueprint was handed to you?  What if someone who had already achieved stellar results with his own business could show you how it’s done? Michael Stelzner, the founder of Social Media Examiner, has developed a … Continue reading →

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Holy Blog Fail! Suggestions from a Lapsed Blogger

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I have a confession to make: I frequently advise my clients to blog, and have even ghostwritten a blog or two. This past month, the unthinkable happened:  I went 4 weeks without posting new content to my own blog. Holy … Continue reading →

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Case Study: Video Turbocharges Search Results (SEO)

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A recent client email demonstrates an important SEO fact:  adding video amplifies  search engine rankings. 341 Studios writes: Rhonda, I posted this blog from David’s Roundtable Thursday night – late – and today’s google alert shows it was picked up … Continue reading →

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