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The uglier side of social media…just in time for the holidays
It has been refreshing taking a mini social media vacation. In full disclosure, I couldn’t fully stay away from Twitter, but it was limited to my credit. I posted earlier that it would be an...
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Hey healthcare.gov, a little more storytelling please
No matter where you stand on the new healthcare law, one thing we can all agree on is what a time to be a communicator in this space! With all the changes that are happening, this is a pivotal time...
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Blurrier the lines between storytelling & content, the better
No matter what industry or practice one is in, audiences expect marketers to provide them value. You provide value 80% of the time, you’re allowed to “market” the other 20% time and be forgiven. The...
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What will happen when all the social platforms start to do the same thing?
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, right? Social media platforms are starting to really take that approach to heart, especially with the latest Instagram vs SnapChat news, bringing this...
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No privacy control can save you from bad judgement
The unfortunate situation of Justine Sacco has been talked to death at this point. She isn’t the first or last person that will be fired over a bad tweet and there isn’t really anything profound to...
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With social media matters, is younger always better?
With the emergence of Snapchat, Instagram and Vine and a supposed “death” of Twitter & Facebook we are seeing a lot of brands “hiring” young influencers to bring them into the light ages....
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Why Good Judgement is the Ultimate Social Media Skill
The question always comes, up…if you had to name the one must-have skill set for a social media practitioner what would it be? The answer is simple, good judgement. This is a hard skill to teach...
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Do you have my back?
Loyalty. Kindness. Doing the right thing. What do those things even mean today? In our fast paced, profit obsessed world, this notion of having your friends’, employees’ bosses’ or customer’s back...
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Put on your own mask before assisting others
You know what I am talking about. You’ve heard it every time you take that flight, “please put on your oxygen mask first before assisting a child.” There is some serious wisdom in that directive and...
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University of Chicago establishes Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of...
original article $10 million gift from University Trustee Steve G. Stevanovich to support new research institute Seldom do we question what we know—what we accept as facts, and how such facts came...
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