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Lessons on responding to negative online comments

Negative online comments? Find out some of the best practices on how to respond timely and make the best out of a bad situation.

10 simple tweaks to generate more sales through blogs

Here are ideas to surround your content with helpful opportunities to create more sales through blogs

10 soul-grabbing brands that prove you don’t need SEO to succeed

Seth Godin says Google is making the Internet stupid. But these soul-grabbing brands prove otherwise.

The line between Media and Brands is blurring fast

Chad Pollitt comments on the quickly shifting boundaries between media and brands, native advertising, and content shock

But Everyone Else is Doing It: Why There are So Many Illegal Social Media Contests

By Kerry Gorgone, {grow} Contributing Columnist As an attorney turned educator, I frequently address groups about the legal aspects of social media and marketing. One topic that never fails to […]

Social Media in the workplace. Who needs it?

Is social media in the workplace a right?

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Your marketing success may hinge on Gray Social Media

Dark social media — content being transmitted in a way we can’t measure — is creating buzz, but gray social media may be the key to our success.

Four online marketing metrics to obsess about

Are you obsessed with web traffic? Maybe there are better online marketing metrics for your business!

What is the ideal blogging frequency for your business?

Tips for determining the optimal blogging frequency, whether it is for personal or business

I don’t know my online audience and neither do you

How well do you know your online audience? According to this post, not at all.

3 Lessons Spammers Taught Me About Marketing to Strangers

Mars Dorian shares the technique he discovered while promoting his newest book for marketing to strangers online

Under-used social media platforms (and more)

Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster dissect the latest marketing trends including including Google Glass and under-used social media platforms

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Four ways augmented reality will be coming to your workplace soon

Pulling the plug on Google Glass had to be a disappointment to many people, especially those who put their heart into the Glass Explorer advocacy program. But I wanted to […]

Why you don’t want to be Chris Brogan

Starting out in social media, it’s easy to define yourself by the success of others. But that leads to trouble as Iearned when I copied Chris Brogan

What’s Your Content Cadence?

Haven’t thought about content cadence when it comes to your content marketing strategy? It’s time to start! Use these tips and questions to get started.