Should you have a Social Media Presence?

Mitch Joel of TwistImage did not ask the question but said: You are expected to have a Social Media Presence! He backed it up with these statistics: "93% of online Americans say companies should have a social media presence and 85% believe these companies also should be interacting with consumers through social media. And more.. Read More …

Blogging Mistakes

David Meerman Scott wrote a great blog on blogging mistakes . If you want to see some classic examples just read a few of mine! I think the most important advice I give to anyone though is to be someone. Bloggers are known to have opinions. Make sure you don’t leave yours on the desk. Read More …

Forgetting the Obvious, TQM & SCORE

Sometimes, I forget the obvious. Does that ever happen to you? Much of my background has always been predominantly in Small Business, manufacturing, process equipment and even defining it further in construction related fields. As, I was organizing my TV show content, I looked at two organizations, Fort Wayne SCORE and NIBAC, formerly the TQM Read More …

Should you be paying attention to blogs!

Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog. More than 147 million Americans use the Internet. Over 57 million Americans read blogs. 1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog. 89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next five years. 9% Read More …

How To Respond To A Blog Crisis In 5 Steps

Companies always question whether thye should blog or but the real message is that they need to be to combat any negative that may be out there. They also need to be set-up with their Google Alerts to get any and all things being said about them on the web. But is something bad is Read More …

Should Your Service Dept. Blog?

I am pitching to a couple of manufacturers to set up a blog with their service people to cut and paste their emails, service reports, etc. into a blog categorized by product. Have their customers subscribe to get updates on products and to see problems others encountered with like equipment. I think it is great Read More …