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10 Holiday-Themed Tech Activities

When the abundance of fruit cakes and Michael Bublé Christmas tracks drive you to the breaking point this weekend, grab your screen of choice and check out our list of Top 10 Holiday Tech Activities for some sweet, internet-based relief. 1. Learn the Art of Googling from Santa The Google team created a rap (if you can [...]

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Social Media & Content Marketing: 2012 Predictions

In case you haven’t noticed we spend a lot of time at lonelybrand looking at the latest research, articles and trends in digital marketing. In the first installment of our four-part 2012 prediction series, we’ll take a look at what’s next for social media and content marketing.   1. Brand Page Explosion Brand pages on the big [...]

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lonelybrand Acquires ChirpUp

lonelybrand, the digital marketing and communications consultancy for midsized and large companies, today announced it has acquired ChirpUp. Founded in 2008 by tech industry veterans Mark Bradford and Rob Lambert, ChirpUp addresses the digital marketing needs of midsized and large businesses with affordable, scalable inbound marketing, content marketing and social media solutions. With the acquisition [...]

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Six Do-It-Yourself SEO Tips

Six Secrets For Do-It-Yourself SEO Mastery

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Full Service Online Communities and Social Networks

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Capable Networks‘ CEO / Co-Founder Ron Repking. Ron showed me Capable Networks’ full service online community and social network platform. Even more impressive than their proprietary technology is CN’s complete turnkey professional service offering for online communities. There are lots of social networks and online community activation technologies like Ning [...]

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Social Media “Friend” or “Foe”?

A good friend of mine runs a terrific small business. He’s been around for fifteen years and seen all the challenges in every category of business life. He called me last Friday and told me about a horror story with his payroll vendor. In a nutshell, this payroll service mistakenly deducted substantially too much in [...]

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9 “Obvious” Ways to Use Social Media for Marketing

I’m reminded lately through conversations with business owners that there is nothing “obvious” about social media marketing.  So in the spirit of not taking things for granted, the following is a list of “basic social media marketing techniques”. Announce Something Special – I’m not just talking about a discount, promotion or sale. Obviously, you’ll want to promote [...]

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Your Website Doesn’t Have to “Pop”

Website design is important – fine.  As interactive marketing agency in Chicago, we are all about Style!  But too many website redesign projects stall because of misguided notions about website design. Don’t misunderstand me. There are situations for certain businesses where creative design that “pops” is critical to the brand. But in most cases effective [...]

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Extend Your Reach: Teach!

Small and mid size businesses have an advantage over large competitors. Smaller companies can be more responsive. Unfortunately for the “biggies”, sometimes they just can’t get out of their own slow bureaucratic way. Permission, sign-off, formalities and choke points get in the way of helping and teaching. Responsiveness is value, especially for a knowledge-based business interested in [...]

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WordPress Doesn’t Have to Look Like a Blog

I’m frequently asked if WordPress can be used for more then just blogging? It is much more than a platform for blogging. Whether you’re configuring one if it’s countless themes out-of-the-box or customizing the design, WordPress is a proven tool for developing beautiful interactive websites for mid-size businesses. It Ain’t Just for Blogging Anymore WordPress is [...]

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