Let your brand LIVE.  Be Real. Be Social. Talk about what you are actually passionate about. Listen to what people actually care about. Listen. Then listen again. If you don’t like the conversation, change it. Trust your opinion. Do the hard work. Think before you share. Share what you...

This is a great infographic shared on “Social Mouths“… 2012 was indeed a crazy year in social media. If you think about it, every single network went through some kind of transformation such as launching new features, dropping others and even major updates to their interfaces...

A great post for our ever-favourite, Heidi Cohen, Actionable Marketing Expert….. By their nature small businesses are small. This means you have limited employees or budget for extra stuff (Read: anything beyond the basics of running your day-to-day business). Further, as an owner, your...

Time Starved?  Any hints to shorten meetings are worth sharing…..from The Entrepreneur Time is often the enemy of entrepreneurs. Countless lengthy troubleshooting meetings take away from the strategic planning needed to stay on the right track. It doesn’t have to be this way. Over...

This is a good article from “The Daily Dose” on motivating creative employee’s…it can be a struggle for anyone in the creative business, from marketing to fashion….. Your company is filled with creative employees. Some of them are easy to pinpoint and many others...

Think of a brand you love — one you’d trust with your personal information, recommend to your friends, and loyally choose over a similar brand. As an entrepreneur in a skeptical market, creating that sense of trust takes an ongoing commitment to integrity. “The biggest...

A great infographic from Daily Infographic….. The times they are a-changin. Ten years ago, in 2002, as a young middle schooler, I would sit on my parent’s computer waiting for the dial-up internet to, well, dial. Now, in early 2013, I sit on my laptop typing away on the internet. Which...

A great article from Entrepreneur.com on how to “Get things done”… When you face a big decision in your business, it’s easy to start over thinking. As we debate the pros and cons, we often get stuck rehashing the same arguments in lieu of making a choice. Effective...