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Be Who You Are, Just A Little Louder

I ran across a post the other day on Social Media that promised a surefire way to boost your Klout Score. Klout is an internet service that attempt to measure your social media influence and engagement. There are lots of opinions on the value of Klout, but everyone agrees that if you use social media […]

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Social Media Friends With Benefits

My first job out of college was at a radio station in Tupelo, MS and the GM of this station played golf, like it was his full time job and when he wasn’t playing golf he was hanging out at the country club for lunch and when he wasn’t hanging out at the club for […]

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Because That’s Where The Money Is

A report on Marketingland yesterday showed that the average American now spends 27% of their online life on social media sites, almost double the amount of time (15%) they spend on the second highest category, entertainment sites. For the last few months, I’ve been using RescueTime to track how I allocate my time spent staring […]

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How To Win Friends & Influence People Online in 3 Free and Easy Steps

I don’t care what business you’re in, if you’re in business, you’re in the business of making friends. Always have been. Always will be. When the Mad Men of Madison Avenue roamed free, business was done among friends over 3 martini lunches and damn dear a full pack of Lucky Strikes. Today, business is more […]