LinkedIn is the number one social networking site for professionals, with some 200 million users worldwide. In May, LinkedIn celebrated its 10th birthday in style. Users enjoy LinkedIn for its platform that allows them to share their career accomplishments and connect with other industry pros. Yet, amid this celebration, there are some who have spent […]
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How to Use Pinterest to Visually Create Your Business Plan
Is your organization already using social media for connecting and building your business? If you have not already made your foray into Pinterest, then you may want to start utilizing this fast growing social network in some interesting ways. One of the most interesting ways to use Pinterest is to visually create your business plan. […]
Use LinkedIn to Grow Your Business
The world of business is changing fast. Organizations interested in fast growth must do things a little differently than they may have a few years ago. One of the biggest differences is the necessity of using social media to create a buzz and awareness about your business. A surprising trend that we are seeing with […]
Marketing Tactics for Facebook
Social media forums such as Facebook present new opportunities for businesses of all sizes. It’s not just the big businesses that can develop a true relationship with existing, new, and potential customers through Facebook and similar social networking. Facebook, however, is the fairest one of all at the moment and the one place you should […]
Job Hunting While Employed – Cover Your Tracks
The job market is tough out there. Even as small signs of recovery are appearing on distant horizons, companies are still reluctant to raise salaries, reduce hours, or hire new employees. This leaves a lot of people in the market for new jobs but unwilling to put their existing jobs at risk in the process. […]
How to Create a Fair and Appropriate Social Media Policy
The days of wondering if social media is going to become an issue in the work place are far behind you. If you don’t take swift action now to establish a social media policy that’s fair to all, your company could face some serious social media blowback. This isn’t a problem that’s limited to big […]
Is Your Networking Helping or Hurting?
In your job search, networking is an important component to success. However, if you are not doing it properly, all of the networking you are doing may be for nothing. The process of networking involves talking to numerous people and building up the number of people you know within your industry or in correlating industries. […]