How to Create a Community With Creativity

Creative Copy Challenge (CCC) is a shining example of the all the good things about social media communities. The brainchild of Shane Arthur, CCC underscores the theme of this blog – Keep it simple, clear & uniquely yours. Shane took a simple idea, created a...

Poor Business Writing Cost Billions

Recently, I came across a pretty startling statistic. A survey of 120 major American corporations estimated firms spent $3.1 billion on employee deficiencies in business writing. The survey reported that two-thirds or more of salaried employees had some responsibility...

Is Ghost Blogging Unethical?

In a recent post, I listed the reasons why I love ghostwriting. Primarily, it centered on ghostwriting industry articles. An apparent controversy in the blogging world is the existence of ghost blogging – using a ghostwriter to create blog posts. I admit it. I...

Social Media Means Sharing

Just about every blog has some variation on sharing. It’s the value behind the whole social media revolution. But, how often do we forget about that? What got me thinking about this whole “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours,” evolved from...

The Social Media Fantasy: Be Yourself

It is the social media mantra – be yourself! But, are you really succeeding at that or are you just following the crowd? I recognized a long time ago that my resistance to doing something just because everyone else is stems from being the middle child of seven....

Bad Habits: The Danger of Social Media

Successful business people know it’s all about relationships. Through effective marketing, businesses build trust – the foundation for developing strong business relationships. That is a positive impact of social media. In a Social Media Marketing Report...

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