Social Media for Your Business

How your business can become better involved in social media By John Houle First, understand what social media actually is. Social media is a system of online networks where registered users create content and communicate with each other. It is a network, a place of...

To Tweet, or Not to Tweet

That Really Is the Question, Today By now you have probably read in a trade publication or heard in a seminar about why you should be more engaged in social media. I’m going to assume that you already see the merits – making connections with your customers,...

So, you want to compete on the web

What Has Your Website Done For You Lately? By John Houle A decade  ago, you  heard that you needed a website, so you went in the same direction where many other businesses turned. You basically took your brochure, and had someone who you believed was a web developer...

Common marketing mistakes to avoid

Top 5 Marketing Mistakes and the Top 5 Marketing Solutions By John Houle In my years of advising businesses and associations on marketing, I have seen good advertising, bad branding, and really ugly communications. But, if I were to nail it down to my personal top...