Five Things to Consider When Forming an Advisory Board
Why small businesses should form an advisory board.
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The Thank You Economy: Nuggets of Wisdom from Gary Vaynerchuk
How to engage customers through authentic conversations in social media.
How one woman used social media to vault to Amazon’s top ten
Editor’s note: The following is a guest blog post from my friend entrepreneur Maria Peagler. Maria will be a guest speaker on social media at Tory Johnson’s Spark and Hustle small business boot camp in Atlanta this summer. Business blogs are filled with case studies of how social media helps businesses flourish and compete in an online …
What’s in a name? MarketingMel celebrates two years in business
Two years ago Tim Story and I sat at Panera Bread sipping coffee and planning our futures. Both of us had recently been laid off from an interactive agency that was hit hard by the recession. I did not even own my own laptop yet and I think Tim was using a borrowed one. Tim knew …
What do Social Networking and Bank Robbery have in common?
My father was an entrepreneur. He started his professional fundraising firm from the ground up and made an honest living at it. As a young girl I remember hearing him tell the story of famed bank robber Willie Sutton. Legend has it that Willie, when asked, “Why do you rob banks?” famously uttered, “Because that’s …
Personal Branding at the Women's Business Summit
A summary of the recent Women’s Business Summit held in the Tri-Cities.