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? How has social media changed how PR Agencies compete and serve their customers? Are they stuck on “social” and missing the bigger picture?” How

What is the balance between personal and professional on Twitter? How many accounts should you have?
By Stanford Smith, Contributing {grow} Columnist At {grow} we spend a lot of time talking (sometimes arguing) about the intersection of social marketing and

I am going to go on a rant. But first, while I still have my composure, allow me to tell you a short, yet relevant,
 Jay Baer was the keynote speaker at the recent Social Slam conference and I had a chance to corner him for a short video interview
It’s more than ideas. It’s more than marketing. Starting a corporate blog is a commitment and should be carefully thought-through before executing. {grow} community member Tabatha

By Srinivas Rao, Contributing {grow} Columnist You’ve probably heard to no end just how important relationships are in the blogosphere. The truth is in today’s
This week I received the 10,000th comment on my blog. That’s a big deal! And while this lucky commenter (who will be named at the
Note: This post was published in April, 2011 but became the target of controversy in July 2011 when I learned the person claiming to be
Optimism about the economy and the use of social media pervade a new report called the Small Business Success Index, a survey sponsored by Network
By Sidneyeve Matrix, Contributing {grow} Columnist We know that people prefer to connect with other people, not brands. Not too long ago, Mark wrote about
I’ve had the honor of providing business strategy consultation recently to a UK agency and in the process became immersed in current uses of social

Is Twitter for everybody? This is the question that eventually gets asked by every person and every company trying Twitter for the first time.Â
Ken Rosen is an important part of our {grow} community and a wonderful strategic thinker. Today he graciously offers this guest post on choosing the