Katie Urbain
Is Social Media Affecting How Business is Done?
August 23rd, 2010I usually don’t like to jump on the bandwagon and rush to my computer to write a post about overly hyped current events. But, I genuinely had a major thought-provoking reaction to the news that when Facebook announced the launch of Places, Foursquare had a record number of new users sign up the next day. [...]
Katie Urbain
6 Ways To Waste Your Time on Social Media
July 29th, 2010Social Media Marketing is a helpful tool, but you have to be careful not to waste time on unnecessary and even harmful actions in your quest to make the most of this new tool. Here are six big time-wasters to be aware of: Subscribing to too many Blogs. I highly recommend that you subscribe to [...]
Katie Urbain
Ford Continues the Social Media Movement
July 26th, 2010Today I had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Ford Explorer launch party at Ford’s Headquarters in Dearborn, MI. The launch was a nine city unveiling including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Denver, and Miami. The big day got started at 12:01AM with the reveal of pictures and videos on [...]
William Weidendorf
Social Media is a Lot Like Dieting
July 7th, 2010On my way into the office I had this thought so I turned on my iPhone and let her rip. Social Media Marketing is not a quick fix. You have to be vigilant, strategic, and patient. Have you fallen off the bandwagon? How do you keep it fresh and exciting insuring that you reach your [...]
William Weidendorf
Caveat Emptor: Free isn’t always free
June 29th, 2010Almost everyone nowadays has a Facebook profile, most of us have LinkedIn accounts, and even some of us have Twitter accounts. And they were all free. This is great! Next thing you know, you are signing up your businesses for a company Facebook Fan (now “Like”) page and a business Twitter account, and it’s still [...]
