But simply jumping in is not enough. Before you start spending money and time being a user, you need to understand how it can help you and your business.
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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right
Posted by normbond on February 3rd, 2012
Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA 
Tags: blog, entrepreneurs, marketing, social media, start-ups, strategy 
No Comments »Skype is killing long distance, one minute at a time
Posted by normbond on January 11th, 2012
In contrast to international phone traffic, Skype’s cross-border traffic has continued to soar.
Free Webinar on Social Media and Its Importance to Online Marketing
Posted by normbond on November 9th, 2011
The powerful event shares a presentation given at @event Caribbean 2011 held in Bridgetown, Barbados. There entrepreneur Norm Bond served as a panelist on the discussion of “The Importance of Social Media in a Changing Information World”.
Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA Tags: Barbados, business, economy, entrepreneurship, global, ICT, ISB, social media, strategy, technology No Comments »How to plan a social media campaign like an art thief
Posted by normbond on August 16th, 2011
At its best, social media campaigns are intricate, daring, transgressive acts with the potential for a huge payoff — or a huge disaster.
Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA Tags: business, campaign, entrepreneurship, social media, strategy No Comments »Facebook launches deals program, rivals Groupon
Posted by normbond on April 26th, 2011
Facebook is launching a deals program Tuesday in five U.S. cities, following on the popularity of Groupon and other services that offer deep discounts — for example: $50 worth of food at a local eatery for $25.
Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA Tags: business, consumers, couons, deals, entrepreneurship, facebook, groupon, social media No Comments »Walmart Spends $300 Million On Social Media Startup
Posted by normbond on April 20th, 2011
Giant Wal-Mart announced it spent $300 million to acquire social media startup Kosmix, a six-year-old Mountain View, Calif.-based company–which has built a social media platform that organizes content by topic.
Posted in SOCIAL MEDIA Tags: business, commerce, entrepreneurship, kosmix, social media, wal-mart No Comments »Facebook NOT Shutting Down March 15
Posted by normbond on January 11th, 2011
“We didn’t get the memo about shutting down and there’s lots to do, so we’ll just keep cranking away like always.”
More Young People Cite Internet than TV
Posted by normbond on January 4th, 2011
Since 2007, the number of 18 to 29 year olds citing the internet as their main source has nearly doubled, from 34% to 65%. Over this period, the number of young people citing television as their main news source has dropped from 68% to 52%.
Report: Facebook deal values firm at $50 billion
Posted by normbond on January 3rd, 2011
Social networking behemoth Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investment firm in a deal that values the company at $50 billion, The New York Times reported.
Posted in MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA Tags: business, capital, entrepreneurs, facebook, goldman sachs, marketing, online, social media No Comments »Who Moved My Marketing? Social Media Marketing Challenge
Posted by normbond on January 2nd, 2011
It was bound to happen. In a world where the average consumer receives over 5,000 marketing messages a day — how can you be expected to keep track of Your Marketing?
Posted in DIVERSITY, MARKETING, MOBILE, OFFLINE MARKETING, ONLINE MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, TOOLS, TRAINING Tags: business, challenge, entrepreneurs, facebook, marketing, online, social media, tools, training, twitter No Comments »
