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6 Ways Creativity Can Be Your New Secret Marketing Weapon

January 9, 2012 By Tom 37 Comments

Content Marketing has become a critical component of the marketing mix for businesses of all sizes and types. In fact, it's so popular that … [Read More...]

19 Lessons From Peter Shankman – Blog World LA Keynote

November 6, 2011 By Tom 24 Comments

I saw Peter Shankman speak live for the first time during Blog World LA (where he delivered one of the keynote presentations). He's a very … [Read More...]

Content Curation: Definition and 6 Tool Options

November 16, 2011 By Tom 23 Comments

My first experience with content curation was the creation of an "ultimate mixed tape" that I created to play for my friends. In the late … [Read More...]

Google Plus for Business – Guy Kawasaki & Chris Brogan

November 4, 2011 By Tom 12 Comments

Chris Brogan and Guy Kawasaki are big believers in Google Plus. So much so that they think businesses should get started today, while Google … [Read More...]

9 Lessons From 9 Innovative Marketers

November 21, 2011 By Tom 10 Comments

I recently met with nine companies (mostly small businesses) who have been forced to innovate in order to survive and grow. The lessons that … [Read More...]

Getting Found on Twitter: 36 Essential Hashtags

May 18, 2011 By Tom 9 Comments

Hashtags are words or phrases with # at the beginning and no spaces between words (for example, #iamsotiredof is an example of a hashtag). … [Read More...]

Should I Move To WordPress? [infographic]

October 19, 2011 By Tom 9 Comments

In the last couple of days I was at a couple of events where people were asking the question, "should I move my site to self-hosted … [Read More...]

The Myth of Easy. Why You Don’t Want Easy Online Marketing

November 18, 2011 By Tom 8 Comments

Sometimes I get the question that goes like this… "This shouldn't be so hard. What's the easy way to market my business … [Read More...]

Time to Renew Your Blogging Vows: 16 Vows for 2011

February 8, 2011 By Tom 7 Comments

Your blogging is stale. It seems like a chore. You're not really adding value to anyone. Your blog is not taking off. You question why you, … [Read More...]

Twitter Chats: What are they and how to find them?

September 22, 2011 By Tom 6 Comments

What is a Twitter Chat? A Twitter Chat, also called Tweet Chat is when a group of people post messages ("Tweets") on Twitter during a … [Read More...]

2011 Blogging Statistics [infographic]

October 3, 2011 By Tom 6 Comments

For businesses of all sizes, blogging is a key part of their marketing mix. Following are some informative statistics about the Blogging … [Read More...]