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How to make content curation work for your brand
By Antonia Harler Everyone, rightly or wrongly, wants to be part of the thousands of ‘conversations’ taking place online right now.Via www.scoop.it

What does curation mean?
It’s not officially trendy or buzzworthy until the topic is mocked by Scott Adams…

Personal Brand Equity
I spent the better part of an afternoon recently having a conversation with someone on my Southwest flight back from the East Coast. Like many of us who travel frequently, I was bored, restless and looking for something to occupy my time. Keep in m…
Using Social Media in Your Content Marketing
Content drives visitors to your website, so it makes sense to blend your content marketing efforts with your social media efforts for a more powerful strategy.www.bloggingtips.com/…/using-social-media-in-your-content-…
10 Ways To Share Online Content for Social Media
Our 2011 Content Marketing Playbook discussed 42 different ways you can distribute content to attract and retain customers. Let's review five of the top 10 (as voted on by our Content Marketing Institute community). 1. Blog – A blog is just a too…
What It Takes To Be A Thought Leader
Q: How do you define thought leadership? A : Most professionals and businesses are automatically thought leaders in that their clients and custo.www.bates-communications.com/…/What-It-Takes-To-Be-A-T…

A more practical approach to managing your projects with mind maps
Unless you’re a professional project manager, chances are that you feel overwhelmed when faced with a big, multi-faceted project. Even if you have mind mapping software, it’s hard to know how to set up your project within it for maximum efficiency…
Getting Networking Right
Featured Guest: Rob Cross, associate professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce and coauthor of the HBR article A Smarter Way to Network.
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