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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

While economists argue about whether we are now through the recession or whether we’re headed for a double dip, the Labor Market Outlook Report by the Society of Human Resource Management reports that 56% of their respondents expect job growth for the third quarter of 2010. 98% of U.S. How is PR faring?

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Top 17 Social Media Monitoring Vendors for Business

Socialmedia.biz

Today, social media is the best marketing and promotional tool. Therefore, social media marketing is more effective than traditional marketing techniques. Using the software, you can measure the results of your social media marketing campaigns. They include the following: Enterprise – $299/month. Small – $49/month.

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How Ford Can Ramp Up It's Social Media Turnaround Story of 2009.

Bare Feet Studios

Caveat: My father worked for Ford for 37 years, retiring as Vice President of Marketing worldwide, so I was raised in the automotive business. The challenge to sales and marketing is that people have bought once (or in some cases for a generation), but have gotten lemons. We all know how hard it is to get them back.