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This weeks #SocialMedia Tweetchat Topic: Destruction of the Media Industry: Will We Be Better Off In the Long Run?

Direct Marketing Observations

Newsroom employment would peak in 2001 as newsstand sales of the top 100 magazines approached 30 million. Meanwhile, US newsroom employment fell to a 25-year low and magazine newsstand sales dropped 63% from of their 2001 peaks. With that, think about your company for a minute and the brand/s you represent. Fast forward to 2009.

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How to Spot Business Failure & 3 Recovery Tips

BeingOptimist

Some of those are growth phases, where the company upscales quickly; others can raise concerns about negative cash flow and the risk of bankruptcy. In a financial reality that’s changing faster than business owners can adjust, it’s essential to take a pause and assess the actual economic balance of any company. .

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Will ‘Technology’ Survive the Recession?

Atom Thought

Is 2009 worse than 2001? Looking back at 2001, IT spending declined by over 6% after a previous year increase of 16%, that was really a bad hit, and if we compare the same to 2009, we are much better off so far! Owing to a lower valuation it also seems that NORTEL will be bought in pieces by several companies like Huwavi.

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Praying and piggybacking: Who is Nesamani and why are brands talking about him?

Unmetric

Nesamani is a character played by Tamil actor and comedian Vadivelu in the 2001 film Friends. This aviation company went as far as to offer to take a fictional character on a free vacation! #Nesamani and #Pray_for_Neasamani were trending both in India and worldwide. Who is Nesamani? Why was the world suddenly concerned about Nesamani?

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The Top 130 Minnesota Tech Companies on Twitter

Webbiquity SMM

Twitter is consistently rated as the second-best social network for B2B and tech companies, behind only LinkedIn. So, not surprisingly, the vast majority of Minnesota tech companies have a Twitter presence. This research looked at 187 companies tracked over the past decade on the Minnesota Technology Twitter list.

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Using social media across cultures

Janet Fouts

This is actually quite a surprising statistic given that a separate study from Common Sense Advisory found that companies typically see a return of $25 for every $1 they invest in localization. Launched in 2001, Lingo24 now has over 150 employees spanning three continents and clients in over sixty countries.

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Reputation Management Seminar to be Held in Dallas Texas May 13

Bill Hartzer

If you search for your name or your company’s name in the search engines, what shows up in the search results? Tony and Derick will delve into the details of the strategies and techniques they have developed over the years to monitor and improve a brand or companies reputation online. Photo Courtesy Sean Dreilinger on Flickr.com.