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My Secret to Affording SXSW

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Many of us never heard of SXSW until this year, whether it was from my tweets or other people’s tweets, but one thing you might know is that it sounds hella fun and you would like to attend next year. This was my same reaction a year ago, I saw a couple of bloggers tweeting […]

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Blogging Tip# 10 Stop Lying!

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Yesterday, we talked about Klout Scores and Influence on the web, today we are trying something different, this post is about more numbers, but numbers that you might be more familiar with, Unique Monthly Visitors!  Some of you might dislike me somewhat after this post, but the reason for this post is not for you […]

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SXSW 2011 – Influencers Will Inherit the Earth

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Another interesting panel took place on Sunday 3/13/2011, with a wonderful panel which included Venture Beat’s Senior Editor Anthony Ha, Klout’s CEO Joe Fernandez, Hashable’s CEO Mike Javonditte, Director of Digital Marketing at Lippe Taylor Sloanne Berrent. Today’s session on Influencers talked about targeting influencers to reach the masses, and Joe Fernandez talked more about […]

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SXSW 2011 – Congratulations! Your Brand is About to Become Obsolete – Review

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My first stop on Sunday (3/13/2011) was a very interesting panel held by R/GA’s Andrea Ring & William Charnock called Congratulations! Your Brand is About to Become Obsolete.  Below are some of the points taken during this panel session. The session was about ways in which to keep your brand alive, and combining traditional marketing […]

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SXSW 2011 | How Not to Be a Douchebag at SXSW | Review

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Here’s what you missed at the How NOT to be a Douchebag at SXSW… The Tech Douchebag – Try not to be a pitch, flying business cards to everyone you meet. Remember to look people in the eye first, not their badge. It is better to look past where a person works.   Note: Here […]

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SXSW 2011 – Network, Learn and Experience

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How would you describe what SXSW is?! Lately I’ve been reading SXSW being described as, Spring Break for Nerds, Spring Break for Geeks, Spring Break for techies, movie and music lovers. Overall, SXSW is being described as a huge Spring Break minus the beach, and the bathing suits, but with tons of networking opportunity and […]

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All About QR codes

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A few weeks ago I posted an article on ways to better market your brand. Many of you found the post useful, and many asked what’s the deal with QR codes how can this useful. Well this post is about that, QR codes. I’ll try to answer as many questions as possible, give examples, and […]

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5 Great Ways to Market Your Brand

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You’ve created a brand for yourself now how do you market it?! Whether you’re a blogger or a small business person having a brand is very important. What’s more important is marketing your brand. Marketing helps people find you, know who you are and creates conversation and curiosity.

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Media Marketing – Book Review

Not so long ago, I attended a MediaBistro Book Club, and I am glad I did. I got to hear about some really great books in shelves today. Amongst these great books was a fabulous book that I carry with me very often and use it for reference and guidance, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Media Marketing, by Jennifer Abernethy.