Archive for September 2011

Audience Awareness Drives Success

The best newsletters and magazines produced by companies not only tie their employees closer together, they also serve as potent marketing materials to vendors and interested bystanders, not to mention current and prospective customers.

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Ashley Akin

Content Marketing World 2011 ~ 5 Top Takeaways

Five favorite takeaways from the first annual Content Marketing World conference recently held in Cleveland, OH.

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Bobby Stark

Parthenon is Moving on Up

After nine years of calling the building next to Target (and its in-house Starbucks) home, Parthenon is moving to new digs on Oct. 1. While less than a mile away, the new location has us feeling like pioneers. We’ll have a great view, room to grow and lots of other amenities. We’re excited about the [...]

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Chrissy Sievers

Creative – To Be, or Not to Be?

Creativity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. When presented with two fresh ideas, it often seems the tried-and-true wins out over the new and inventive, but why? A recent study was conducted by Jack Goncalo, ILR School assistant professor of organizational behavior and co-author of research to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal "Psychological Science", explains his views.

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Candace Price

Obeying the CAN-SPAM Act

If your business is using email marketing, you should be familiar with the CAN-SPAM Act, which are the laws for sending commercial email. It is important to understand the rules and what they mean to you.

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Courtney Drake

Being “Social” on Social Media

There's a reason why they call it "social" media. Being social and responsive is a key component to effectively using social media as a business.

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Katie Kreider

Tallying Up Twitter: Something for Everyone

We’re back with part two of four in our blog series covering the most relevant facts on the top social networks – this time with Twitter. Twitter has gained a number of followers and a reputation over the last few years making it one of the first places online consumers go to share content, stories [...]

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Nancy Henderson

Guide to Social Media Manners

Where there is communication, there is a possibility to offend.

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