10 Instant Blog Post Templates to Help You Write Articles in 30 Minutes or Less

I am a natural born writer, so writing has always come easy to me. But, when I had to start writing articles everyday for my blog, for my newsletter and for article submission – I quickly ran out of article topics.
Then one day as I was reviewing all of my articles, I realized that there [...]

Case Study: Mompreneur Grows Business by Using Twitter to Build Relationships

“Social networking is still a luxury, and I don’t have time to use it for my business.” Does this sound familiar? This is the most common excuse I receive from entrepreneurs and clients. So, since we all have the same amount of hours in a day, how does Dawn Papandrea-Khan, a mompreneur [...]

3 Valuable Tips for the Yahoo! and Bing Search Transition

After a partnership agreement was signed exactly one year ago, Yahoo! has finally started testing organic and paid listings from Microsoft Bing this week. Yahoo! states if all goes as planned, users should expect Yahoo!’s organic search results to be powered by Bing around August/September.
The organic search transition will happen automatically. However, if [...]

An Infograph – 20 Fascinating Facts About YouTube

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Why Audience Engagement Matters with Social Media

July 15, 2010 by Mirna Bard  
Filed under Guest Posts, Social Media, Social Networking

Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned social media pro, it’s important to stay connected to your audience. It’s easy to forget the purpose of being social if you’re too consumed with promoting yourself. Every now and then, we all need a reminder about how important it is to provide value and to be [...]

Brand-What the Heck is That?

July 12, 2010 by Mirna Bard  
Filed under Branding, Business, Guest Posts

Many people use the word brand quite loosely. So let’s define what a brand is? For many people, a brand is just a logo with a unique identity and nothing else.
So let’s define what exactly a brand is and how we can use it to position ourselves in this crowded marketplace.
I was once talking to [...]

4 Steps to Strengthen Your Brand with Social Media

July 9, 2010 by Mirna Bard  
Filed under Business, Guest Posts, Social Media

Social media is a very powerful tool for allowing businesses to efficiently and economically develop a strong brand presence in the marketplace. This is true not just when it applies to brand outreach, but also brand development at it’s core.
At Flying Pig Communications, we work with a lot of start-ups and small businesses that are [...]

25 Monitoring Tools That Will Not Cost You a Penny

July 6, 2010 by Mirna Bard  
Filed under Business, Internet Marketing, Social Media

Your brand, industry, and competitors are being discussed online whether you use social media or not. Actively monitoring what people are saying about you, your brand, your industry, and your competitors has many benefits, including protecting your brand reputation, discovering what customers want and need, learning of new opportunities, staying on top of competition, avoiding [...]