A good writer is someone who is able to use more than metaphors and vivid imagery to grasp readers’ fancy. They write properly with no typos. While erring is human, you have to show your mastery of the language in which you write. One of my pet peeves is typographical errors. Sometimes, I get up. Tips advice blogging English Ezine Articles grammar mistakes spelling tips typographical errors typos writer Writing MORE >>

This day of appreciation may not be on your radar, but it is certainly on mine. The brainchild of Jeremiah Owyang, this is a day that is near and dear to my heart and one that allows us to reflect on the hard work that goes into the craft. It is not a science, but [.]. Community Building #CMAD Community management Community Manager Appreciation Day jeremiah owyang MORE >>

Imagine a web with perfect search capabilities – one in which consumers have access to everything they want to know about your business and others just like it. Knowing that, would you operate differently than you are today? You can hope your prospects will not discover other sources that are cheaper or better than yours, or you can accept that the day will soon come when they will know all that you do – and more. Competition is something that keeps business owners and marketers up at night. Is that true – or do they simply have a different business model? The Race to The Top. MORE >>

There is one trend in society that smart marketers are starting to use to their advantage. That trend? The prominent use of cell phone cameras. The camera in a cell phone today is far superior to some of the best digital cameras of five years ago. The use of these cameras is so dominant that, on most days, there’s a news story on one of the TV networks that includes a story with pictures provided by a local using their cell phone. In fact, you can often see video footage of an event that was taken via cell phone. So how are marketers using this to advantage? MORE >>

Are social business and corporate culture inevitably linked? In a recent podcast , Mitch Joel interviewed Fred Reichheld, author of The Ultimate Question 2.0 , and creator of the Net Promoter methodology. Fred made a statement that has stuck with me in the several weeks since I tuned in: “You can’t be the best place to buy, if you’re not the best place to work.” ” As social business moves from the toddler stage to youth stage, it’s becoming accepted wisdom that the best and most social organizations transform from the inside out. Social Business Comparison. MORE >>