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May 18, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Dog Tweets—5 reasons traditional PR is dead.

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter.

5 reasons traditional PR is dead. http://ow.ly/aYitX

Authors: How to get your books in front … [Read more...]

May 17, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Biggest Facebook frustration: Secret settings or ROI?

It's hard to decide which part of Facebook drives people craziest: The super-secret settings that nobody tells them about, or the difficulty for businesses to really gain traction and see a return on their investment of time.

I vote for ROI.

But then, I almost drove myself crazy when [Read more...]

May 11, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Dog Tweets—8 Ways to Get the Biggest Marketing Bang Out of SlideShare

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter.

8 Ways to Get the Biggest Marketing Bang Out of SlideShare [Love Tip #4 for capturing leads] [Read more...]

May 11, 2012 by Joan Stewart

‘Celebrity doodles’ help raise money for Cystic Fibrosis

When Becky Gomes of Pittsburgh attended the ArtiGras festival in Jupiter, Fla., several years ago, she saw colorful doodles, drawn by well-known celebrities, that were being auctioned off.

"That is just brilliant!" she thought. "Why don't I do that for Cystic Fibrosis?"

Becky is on the Board of Directors for the nonprofit and … [Read more...]

May 7, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Library ties employees’ weight loss to wellness event

Here's an idea for companies, nonprofits, government agencies and organizations whose employees are celebrating significant milestones such as finishing a marathon, stopping smoking or losing weight.

Plan a special event around … [Read more...]

May 7, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Wanted: Sources for story on how well we listen

A reporter at a top-tier national publication is exploring how well people listen to each other in relationships and is looking for people to interview.

Do you feel that someone you are close to such as spouse, significant other, family member or close friend doesn’t listen to you? Does this drive you nuts? How have you tried to solve … [Read more...]

May 4, 2012 by Joan Stewart

5 reasons I don’t tweet during conferences anymore

I've stopped tweeting from seminars, workshops and other live events I attend as a speaker or an audience member. Here's why:

1. Multi-tasking, [Read more...]

May 4, 2012 by Joan Stewart

Create your own infographics at Visual.ly

Are you as fascinated with infographics as I am?

They're everywhere these days, and you can't spend much time on Twitter, or surfing the web, without stumbling across one.

Create your own at Visual.ly, a start-up that allows anyone to quickly and easily create professional quality … [Read more...]