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5 Trends That Will Shape Small Business in 2012

Duct Tape Marketing

Social networks evolve into markets. As social networks become more important in the lives of their users and the level of social behavior continues to evolve, they will become much more than outposts. We’ve talked about mobile as a marketing channel for years, but it seemed it wasn’t happening.

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How to Use Press Releases to Create a Steady Social SEO PR Downpour

Duct Tape Marketing

Today a great deal of this kind of news is either delivered directly to audiences through social channels or carried by a PR professional as part of a broader pitch for coverage or advocacy. Yan Arief via Flickr CC. The humble press release, however, is not a relic of the past. Use your Twitter, Google+.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

I use Diigo , a social bookmarking tool, to keep a record of useful websites. A tool like Quuu identifies relevant, shareable content to keep your social media channels active. . Boardex and Relationship Science make it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners.