A – Before becoming the Cocktail Deeva, I was working in sales and marketing in the consumer packaged goods space for companies like Coke and Mars. Lessons in Personal Branding from Canada’s @CocktailDeeva originally appeared on Jugnoo Social CRM and Social Marketing Blog - making your business social under a Creative Commons license. ? We all know the story of Gary Vaynerchuck ( @GaryVee on Twitter), and how he grew his parents’ wine business by sharing his dynamic personality with the world through social media and his WineLibrary TV video website. You’re a cocktail diva.” MORE >>

It’s better to create a new hashtag than to use one that’s already active, like #marketing. When you’re new to Twitter, it’s easy to get stuck in the “I just don’t get it” rut. ve found that this often comes down to one of two hurdles: Twitter is a blank slate. Twitter is what you make of it – which means that, until you start following people relevant to your interests, it really doesn’t have much going for it. Twitter is overwhelming. One way to sift the interesting and relevant from the mundane? Hashtags. Hashtags are for…. finding and sharing information. Read on!). MORE >>

originally appeared on Jugnoo Social CRM and Social Marketing Blog - making your business social under a Creative Commons license. ?. Ahh, the promise of fame: “ Kid, you’re gonna be a big star. Your face is gonna be up on billboards. You’re gonna make a lot of money. You’ve got the stuff of legends “ These days, 15 minutes of fame happens every minute of every day. The internet has transformed the way we live and consume information. In real time, we are connecting cultures, streamlining communications and validating the value of a single piece of content. MORE >>

?. Location based (or geo-located) marketing continues to receive a huge amount of buzz at the minute, as Twitter apps connect location tweets to its service,  Foursquare is credited with Domino’s Pizza’s UK success  and  smartphone users get ready for augmented reality  to guide their leisure time. For the most part, we’re still being safe and boring when it comes to how we, as marketers, use these geo-location services such as Foursquare and  Gowalla  to drive traffic and sales to our clients and own business. Cross-Platform Marketing. All good stuff. And yet…. and 7 p.m. MORE >>

Everyone uses different tools and approaches to social media marketing. Successful online marketers are usually successful offline ones too. If you’re a real estate agent or developer, we want to hear about your successful social media marketing strategies. Many real estate agents and developers use social media to attract new business. But is there a right way and a wrong way to build customer relationships online? To find out, I spoke with two Toronto real estate agents Chris Borkowski ( @CondoChris ) and Mark Savel ( @SavelSells ). Here are their thoughts. MORE >>