Hello, It’s us! Shop local on Black Friday
I went for a walk in my old neighborhood the other day. I lived in Chicago’s Lakeview for about ten years. It’s a fun place with plenty of foot traffic, all kinds of shops, ethnic eateries and lots of cafes. It’s a prime destination for Black Friday. I was heartened to see so many shops
Pew: We use social networks to say hello
We’re not going social on the Internet to buy stuff. We’re going social to say hello to family and friends. So if you’re a small business talking with customers on social networks remember why they are there and see how your offerings can help them better say “hello” or better evoke that feeling of saying
Google brands a powerful search and share for local biz
Google announced its Google brand pages Nov. 7 and you can find plenty of instructions and analytical writings about what works and what doesn’t. For an excellent account of how to get started, check out SearchEngineLand’s Danny Sullivan’s initial and follow up posts. Setting up a brand page itself is pretty simple. Google brands is experiencing
Brian Solis: What the C-suite can learn from connected consumers
OK. I’ll admit it. I have a Tiger Beat crush on Brian Solis. That’s because Solis is one of the smartest people around when it comes to social media and its power to reshape our world. Solis has been in technology public relations since 1991. He began working with message boards, communities and early blogs in
Get a refresh on Facebook for business
If you’ve just attended Trib U training on how to use Facebook for business you might want to refresh your memory as you build your page by checking out Facebook’s Free Marketing Bootcamp, which started this week and is running for the next two weeks. Facebook’s already hosted two live streaming sessions and they’ll be