The Foursquare ROI Challenge is in full swing and we are now talking to various businesses about their Foursquare plans and how they can use location-based marketing to “steal” customers. One of the more common questions that we get from businesses is: How do I know which Foursquare special to run? And … Read more

So the headline-grabbing, first-mover, element of surprise is gone. Starbucks has went ahead and made a PR splash with their recent announcement offering Mayors a discount at locations nationwide. Is it time for small businesses across America to pay attention to location-based marketing applications? Maybe. Probably. What do you have to lose? … Read more

SEO is alive and flourishing, according to some best-selling authors and professional bloggers. In a Utah event sponsored by the Women Tech Council in Utah last week, Chris Brogan, Mitch Joel, and Julien Smith drove home the importance of visibility as one of the keys to building online communities and earning consumer … Read more

When we heard about the Women Tech Council’s event, which hosts three New York Times Bestselling authors and renowned marketers, we jumped at the chance to be part of it. Chris Brogan, Julien Smith and Mitch Joel — some of the most respected leaders in social media marketing — will focus on … Read more

Yesterday was the last day of PubCon South here in Dallas. There was no shortage of chatter around the sessions, yet somehow I had a song in my head all day. It was something about, “Chinese food makes me sick,” and “Abercrombie and Fitch.” If you know what song that is, you … Read more