If you’ve wondered how to get more subscribers or sales from your blog without spending more time or money on marketing then consider using landing pages. Landing pages are single use pages designed to funnel your reader’s attention to one specific call-to-action.  They work well because readers aren’t distracted by navigation, sidebar widgets or other posts. For example, I use a landing page to offer my 7 Minute Blog Strategy guide.  There isn’t anything else on this page but a description of the guide and an email opt-in form.  Does this work?  Think of it this way.  . Here’s the best part.  MORE >>

One of my favorite sources of inspiration, Harold Jarche, has a really interesting post I wanted to point you to about how to organize for diversity and complexity , one of the themes we explore in great detail in Humanize. Some choice quotes from the post: “…What we know and do inside our organizations is insufficient to address external complexity or to be innovative… Connecting the diversity of markets and society to the organization, instead of creating firewalls, is a major challenge for leadership today. Social learning  is what flows on these networks.” MORE >>

Tweet Pinterest, the social bookmarking tool for images and videos launched in 2010, has become a new favorite platform for many of us – myself included. No doubt, the popularity of the network has exploded. Back in December, Pinterst counted over 7 million unique users, compared to 1.6 million in September. And since the beginning of 2012, daily users has increased by more than 145 %. More and more brands has also starting to tap into this platform. Even though you may be one of them yet, maybe you have seen Pinterest among the source of referrals to your blog or website? Ideeli. MORE >>

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Tweet Being a Social Media Project Manager can be downright stressful! Let’s be honest, there’s A LOT to try to stay on top of, both for our clients and for our own company. It seems like there is a new social media platform, a new analytical tool, a new social media something popping up every week. As if that isn’t enough to try to keep on top of,  it seems like the existing platforms  are updating their own user interface just as often. Although this can be stressful, it’s also the thing that draws us to this profession. No two work days are ever the same. MORE >>