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When times get tough… the tough get on Facebook.

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Let’s face it, small businesses could use some help. I spoke to a relative of mine recently who has been doing pretty good in his business, even during the recent hard times. It took hard work and good planning to keep his head above water the past couple of years, but he did it. He […]

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Facebook pages vs Facebook profiles… did you make the right decision??

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Nobody told you, I understand. You thought that you had to create a completely separate Facebook account for your business, so you did. And now you want to create a ‘fan’ page (it’s called a ‘like’ page now) and you don’t know what to do. Well, there are a few things you need to know. […]

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10 Things Your Business Needs To Do On Facebook Right Now

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NOTE: the information in this post is accurate as of 12/6/2010. But since Facebook keeps changing things so fast, when you read this it might be inaccurate. Thanks. Have you watched any TV commercials lately?  I know, with TIVO and DVRs becoming commonplace, you might not have.  But if you watch TV commercials you will […]

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Facebook Deals aims ‘squarely’ at Foursquare

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Article first published as Facebook Deals aims ‘squarely’ at Foursquare on Technorati. Like 2 cagey boxers, going around and around, eye-ing each other for the right moment to pounce… such is Facebook Places and Foursquare. If you aren’t familiar with Foursquare, just Google it and you’ll find out all you ever wanted to know. The […]

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No, it’s true. Really. Trust me.

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I recently had a discussion with some colleagues in an organization that I am a part of.  I don’t want to name names or name the organization, and honestly, that isn’t the important part of this story.  We were talking about social media and the relative importance of it compared to other forms of outreach, […]

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5 social media ‘home runs’ for your business

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Here is an article I published in our local hometown newspaper… some pretty basic advice on some easy things you can do to get started in social media: 5 social media ‘home runs’ for your business There are so many ‘social media’ tools available now, it is hard to get your head around all of […]

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