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Social Media Lessons Businesses Can Learn from Jimmy Fallon

April 1, 2011 – 1:39 pm

By Jeff Wilson, APR (@wilson0507)
If you live in Richmond, Va., – or know someone from here – it’s evident that the place has been caught up this week in a haze of excitement about Virginia Commonwealth University’s improbable berth in the NCAA Final Four.
Tuesday night, as I was watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, he [...]

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Social Media Meets Social Commerce as Wine Enters the Flash Sale Fray

November 17, 2010 – 10:04 am

THE BOOZE BIN
By Pia Mara Finkell (@piamara)

With the wildfire rise of online private sales, infiltrating everything from fashion to travel to restaurants, it was only a matter of time before wine lovers had sites to call their own. The newest invitation-only site to join the digital, flash- fray, Lot18 is brought to you by Philip [...]

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Facebook Tips – Quick Start Guide for Business

July 16, 2010 – 12:11 am

Your business is not one of those that was an early adopter on the Facebook page front, but since last year you haven’t run into a single customer without a Facebook account. How do you enter the game?
First, you must remember that a business page does not allow all of the functions that you and your [...]

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New Year – Same Old Aught Decade Hang Ups

January 5, 2010 – 2:13 am

 
By Mike Mulvihill

Photo: Courtesy Optical Illusion 
First the good news – business loves social media.  A January 3 update to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research annual survey on the adoption and practice of social media by the Inc. 500, a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., found that more businesses are [...]

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Escape from Cubicle Nation!

June 17, 2009 – 3:23 pm

Pam Slim’s book, aptly named Escape from Cubicle Nation, is a must read for anyone considering an entrepreneur’s life.  Named after her blog, the book provides a great read from beginning to end.  The thorough examination of the start-up process is spot on, and can really help newcomers to business avoid pitfalls.
Quite frankly, I [...]

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Solutions Stars Video Conference Delivers Online Marketing Tips

October 19, 2008 – 5:39 pm

Network Solutions is producing the Solutions Stars Video Conference on October 29 at 1 p.m. This free video conference aims to provide insights and online marketing tips to small businesses. It will be of great service to small businesses, particularly now that the economy has gotten tough, and it’s not as easy to attend a [...]

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