If you are a company, brand or just someone who is looking to get people to interact with you socially the article is a great read http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/facebook-changes-roundup/?utm_source=iphoneapp&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=textlink&utm_campaign=iphoneapp

Interesting article http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2011/4785/americans-flocking-to-coupon-websites?adref=nl040611.  We get a tonne of calls on weather to use coupons.  Great numbers in the article to support both sides of the arguement. We always ask our clients that inquire about the type of  strategy.  Well it depends on what your objective is, and does your ‘core’ customer use coupons?

Creating social media accounts and hoping and praying people engage with you just doesn’t work.  It takes work.  Great read below. http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2011/4447/how-to-activate-viral-campaigns-or-why-social-and-sharing-are-not-the-same?adref=nl021511

We have been asked by the Parry Sound Chamber of Commerce and the Business Centre & Georgian Bay Country Tourism back to do a second workshop on Social Media.  This workshop is going to be a more indepth look at online strategies and tactics for yourself and your business. Tickets are available at the Chamber office, CNR [...]

The new jobs!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN78dChZss4

You know it’s early when I am quoting Vince Vaughn from Wedding Crashers (good movie by the way).  Here is a link to something we believe in and teach all the time – GOOD WILL! http://mashable.com/2011/01/17/facebook-giving/ Just want to get the mind going.  Think how you can use these principles within your own business.

Great resource for you. http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2011/4199/a-year-in-numbers-top-10-marketing-charts-and-research-articles-of-2010

We had an excellent day speaking in Parry Sound yesterday at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for Performing Arts.  It was the Georgian Bay Country, Georgian Bay Women’s Network and the Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce seminar on Social Media for business. Great crowd, and a fantastic venue.  Here is just a little view [...]

Here is the acutal link as well http://www.gbcountry.com/Event.aspx?E=3784 Join Georgian Bay Country, Georgian Bay Women’s Network and the Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce for a FREE seminar on Social Media for business and learn from Guest Speakers Carl Clift and Jason Fairfield how Social Media and Online Marketing can benefit your business. December 1, [...]

Now this information makes you think….: 70% of the U.S. population regularly use the Internet Over 1 billion people in the world are online The average adult spends 3 hours more a day online than watching T.V. These are all encouraging statistics for small business owners. It means you have a very large target market, [...]