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3 Unexpected Benefits of Asking Smart Questions and Being Curious for PR Pros

The president and CEO of MEMIC Michael Bourque explains why asking questions is one of the best things you can do to advance your PR and marketing career.

The ‘Father of Personal Branding’ Reveals 6 Tips for Building a Compelling Digital Brand

William Arruda, the ‘Father of Personal Branding,’ explains why creating a digital brand is so important today — and shares six expert tips to help you succeed.

How To Boost Your Reputation With Today’s Buyers

Commerce has changed in recent decades. Trust and reputations still matter, but it’s the online reputation that usually matters most.

Time To Get Everyone Singing From The Same Song Sheet With A Message Map

How do you establish trust? The first and most important step is to map out the key messages that you hope will resonate with your target audience.

8 Tips for Producing Healthcare Content

How should health care providers tackle some of the most complex content on the Internet? Let’s start with these eight tips for producing healthcare content.

10 Public Speaking Tips From A PR Expert

Whether you’re a college student presenting a group project or a CEO addressing key shareholders, public speaking isn’t easy.

The Value of Infographics

An infographic takes complex information and breaks it down into bite-sized chunks of digestible information and can be used in many ways.

Who’s Holding the Monkey?

Recently, I attended a conference and met a vendor whose services interested me. The vendor’s sales representative said to me, "Here, I’ll give you my card, and you can send me your email address, then I’ll send you some information.” Hmm, I thought. I wonder how much money this company is investing to have this sales person at this show. I was totally flabbergasted that he didn’t just offer to take my card and send me a follow-up message.

Nancy Marshall discusses social media on Maine Calling

I was pleased to be a guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling,” all about using social media to grow your brand. Jennifer Rooks was the host and I was one of three distinguished guests; we had a wonderful hour-long conversation about the ways small businesses are using social media to grow their brand network. Here […]

The Key to Success in Business is Enthusiasm

Business is about relationships with people. The more people you can attract to work with you, and spend time with you, either as customers, clients, employees, or even as bosses, the more success you will have in your career.