Posted by Paul Thompson on November 15th, 2011
Some of the biggest companies in the world have been unable to get their blogging recipe just right. Then there are those that have figured out that sometimes the best sell is the soft sell. Here are three corporate blogs worth reading on a regular basis.
Visit: http://www.wegmans.com/blog/
Wegman’s blog, dubbed “Fresh Stories,” is designed to keep customers informed and engaged. What makes the blog interesting is that you get an inside look at the journey food takes before it hits supermarket shelves, and eventually your table. Everything on the website reinforces the Wegman’s brand. You can learn about products, get recipe ideas, monitor the progress of store openings, and even pick up health tips. This is all done without beating readers over the head. The blo
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Posted by Paul Thompson on November 11th, 2011
Small Business of the Day: Happy Tails Dog Packs
Who: Janet Vigallon, 47,@htdogpacks
What: Backpacks for dogs to wear when walking
When: January 2011
How: Vigallon was inspired to make her own pack for her family’s rescue dog to wear when going for walks. She wanted a pack that allowed her dog Daisy to carry water vertically and still have for other toys and bags.
“I didn’t like what I saw online or in stores,” she said.
So, she took some fabric and created her own dog pack.
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Posted by Samantha Martinez on November 9th, 2011
In your ever-evolving quest to improve your small business SEO, there is a seemingly never-ending list of strategies. One SEO strategy that has become clear just within the last few years is the leveraging of inbound links.
Inbound links are found on other websites that point their visitors to your website. Google has made it clear that this type of “recommendation” from other websites is important to their algorithm system. Thus, inbound links should be a major part of your small business SEO strategy.
However, not all inbound links are created equal. A link to your site from a small web page that gets 5 hits a week is low priority in Google’s eyes – but so is a inbound link from a large website that contains totally unrelated content and completely different keywords and terms. Especially since the last Panda update, who points to your website can make a tremendous difference in whether your website is categorized as first-page quality or spam.
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Posted by Paul Thompson on November 5th, 2011
Posted by Christina Lopez on November 5th, 2011
Groupon may be the hot Internet company du jour, but it didn’t spring from a traditional startup bastion like Silicon Valley or Boston.
The group-discount firm that began offering shares to the public on Friday is headquartered in Chicago, and serves as proof that startup success can happen far from the coasts. On Thursday, Tennessee officials unveiled a plan that aims to smooth the path for entrepreneurs who are looking to cultivate a big idea in the Volunteer State.
Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced that nine “entrepreneurial accelerators” will be established throughout the state, including one that will be led by the University of Tennessee’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Lynn Youngs, executive director of the Anderson Center, said the ultimate goal is business and job creation and that a big part of the accelerator’s mission will be to make the region aware of resources that already exist.
He said any applicant who comes through the door will be evaluated and steered toward their best path for success.
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Posted by Samantha Martinez on November 2nd, 2011
Click this image for many LISTS of Exceptional Bloggers with Twitter Usernames for Follow Friday
Friday is a popular day for link roundups and Follow Friday recommendations.
Both are excellent ideas for bloggers and social media users to emulate.
I highly recommend you seek out other bloggers in your niche and physical geography.
Reach out to them by linking to and commenting in posts you appreciate.
Share and recommend them on Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, Google+ and elsewhere.
Develop a group of bloggers who support each other’s efforts and recommend each other for Follow Friday on Twitter. E
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Posted by Christina Lopez on October 29th, 2011
A MEETING of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended this morning without the politicians making any comments.
Mr Sarkozy paid an unexpected trip to Frankfurt yesterday to the farewell celebration of European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet to meet Ms Merkel, European Union Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, Mr Trichet and his replacement, Mario Draghi.
The closed-door meeting in the Alte Oper of Frankfurt, where the event honouring Mr Trichet at the close of his eight-year term was held, preceded a meeting of EU heads of states and government over the weekend in Brussels.
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Due to impressive profits, Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and information services company, has renewed its contract with Jamcracker, a Bay Area cloud services brokerage company. T