Sometimes it can seem like a business’s website can be “lost in space” with nobody finding it on searches and almost no traffic at all. A good cure for this problem is to be linked to and from by other sites – especially sites that rank well for your desired keywords. For instance, if it…
Category Archives: Social Media
What’s your cyber liability? Seminar on social media and the financial industry planned for November 17
Financial services expert Kevin Breard of CPA firm Breard & Associates will conduct a seminar in downtown Seattle on November 8 focusing on a wide range of topics including the effects of social media on the financial industry. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin…
Social Media for Social Good
Nonprofits across the country are embracing social media and tapping into its platforms to further their missions. Apart from using social media tools as a conduit for connecting with communities, they are looking to it as an additional resource to recruit volunteers, help fundraise and fortify their messaging. With the help of major front-runners in…
Panel Discussion Explores Strategies for working with Community-Based Media
The City of Bellevue is hosting a panel discussion focusing on how to understand and work with emerging community-focused media resources. The event, entitled “How to Work with the News Media to Generate Publicity” is scheduled for June 9, from 1 – 3:30 pm at the North Bellevue Community Center in Bellevue. The event is…
Bellevue’s Playteau Launches Fortune Stones and Unleashes Excitement into Social Gaming World
Playteau, a social gaming company fanatical about fun, today announced the company’s launch and the unveiling of its first title, Fortune Stones. Available now on Facebook Platform, Fortune Stones combines elements of social gaming and arcade-style games to provide players a unique way to compete with friends and personalize their game play. With innovative features,…
Social Media Marketers: Are You Being Open, Honest and Transparent?
To many people, Web 2.0 and social media are about open, honest and transparent information and relationships. Without complete openness and transparency, people and their businesses can be distrusted by the internet’s masses. Yet some businesses (and social media “pros”) are not being completely open and honest. This is a mistake that could hurt them…
Social Media Marketers: Do You Hold Contests Online? Make Sure to Give Out Promised Prizes
Social Media and online marketing are HUGE these days and many companies and organizations like to hold contests to increase their number of “Fans”, hoping to turn these people into paying customers and/or unofficial online evangelists for their brand, service or product. Many online contests have proven to be a very effective way to keep…
I Need Two Tickets for the Miley Cyrus Show in Bellevue on Saturday
Please help! It is Jackie Kennedy‘s 7th birthday on Sunday and all she wants for her birthday is to meet her idol Miley Cyrus at her concert on Saturday. My ‘friends’ at Microsoft, who I have helped out a lot over the past 6 years (with many, many print and online articles), say they “can’t”…
What do three local executives from Swedish Medical Center, the City of Seattle and Quadrant Homes have in common?
This Friday, they will embark on the Greater Seattle Chamber’s Executive Social Media Challenge We all hear that social media tools can be a boon to our businesses, but it’s tough to take full advantage of them—both professionally and personally. What better way to learn social media strategies than to see first-hand how Puget Sound…
Check out Pearl Bellevue’s Blog
If you haven’t seen Pearl Bellevue’s blog you should check it out. From there you can also follow them on FaceBook and Twitter. They have a really great list of favorite links, but curiously enough they have not included BellevueBusinessJournal.com or IamEastside.com … Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share…
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