Lead generation is important for any business. Without leads (or referrals as they are sometimes called) you would have nowhere to start. Leads (referrals) can come from friends and family or a business organization or even online via social media.
There is no such thing as true balance. Yes, as much as we'd like to achieve balance in our life it doesn't exist in the form we like to think. Balance is what ever makes you happy, not devoting a certain number of hours to X and Y.
With over a billion users on Facebook, there should be no question as to whether or not you should use Facebook to market your company this holiday season.
We've all been there. We have an article to write and we just stare at a blank Word doc or Google doc. It's like we've been slammed against the wall and are all out of ideas.
Networking is essential to business. It will help you more than hurt you. Networking is more than just exchanging business cards. I believe there's an art to it.
I love Twitter, though the fast-paced short conversations are not for everyone. Whether you're jazzed about marketing in 140 characters or not, if your market includes active Twitter users, you might want to check out Twitter's promoted tweets. This week's Q&A question is, What are and why should I use Promoted Tweets?
I love advertising. It was the one Maymester class I took in college, partly because if I was going to sit in a class for 3 hours everyday for one month, it had to be a fun, interesting one.
In the somewhat modified words of Forrest Gump... Using social media for your business is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. Contrary to what some may say, social media success does not happen overnight. Yes, something may go viral, but that doesn't mean you are going to be successful for more than 15 minutes.
When thinking about how to be more myself, I am reminded of a scene from my favorite Disney movie, where the Genie (voiced by the late Robin Williams) is giving Aladdin advice about Jasmine and morphs into a bumblebee and says, "just beeee yourself."
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Ask Mandy is a weekly Q&A blog series. To ask your question about social media, please click here Don't miss out on our weekly Q&A! You can subscribe to receive these via email here . Blogging should be a mainstay in any business.
Ask Mandy is a weekly Q&A blog series. To ask your question about social media, please Don't miss out on our weekly Q&A! You can subscribe to receive these via email here . click here . I am a book snob. I love getting lost in a book.
Ask Mandy is a weekly Q&A blog series. To ask your question about social media, please Don't miss out on our weekly Q&A! You can subscribe to receive these via email here . click here . I'll share a little confession with you guys - I'm addicted to blogging right now.
Ask Mandy is a weekly Q&A blog series. To ask your question about social media, please click here. Don't miss out on our weekly Q&A! You can subscribe to receive these viaemail here. I have many names for Pinterest... land of lost time, time suck, the rabbit hole, etc.
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