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Missed the November Chicago User Group Meeting?

Great guests shared some great info!

Kate Gingold / Monday, November 18, 2013 0 3078 Article rating: No rating

If you missed the Chicago DNN User Group meeting on November 13, you missed hearing Clint Patterson walk through the 7.2 updates and social functions as well as David Risner and Scott Wilkinson's report on BravoSquared. Luckily for you, CADUG posted video clips so you can catch up.

DNN Recognition in the Industry

As reported in the DNN Community Newsletter

Kate Gingold / Friday, November 15, 2013 0 3009 Article rating: No rating

Way to go, DNN!

"DNN was fortunate enough to receive multiple accolades from a variety of respected sources including Gartner, CMS Critic, and Info-Tech. In particular, the Info-Tech recognition was exceptional, as it identified DNN as a Champion amongst its content management peers and rated it as being the Top Overall Value in the market. Read More here."

Secret Search Strategies

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Kate Gingold / Monday, November 11, 2013 1 3746 Article rating: No rating

The SES Conference series is held annually all over the world. We’ve been attending the Chicago conference for years and always bring back some tidbits to share. The cutting-edge search news this year? Well, we wouldn’t call it “news” exactly.

Top 5 Online Marketing Trends Predicted to Rule in 2014

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Breanne Bannon / Wednesday, November 6, 2013 0 5834 Article rating: No rating

As we know, the internet –living and breathing –is ever changing. Our relationship and the way that we maneuver around the online world is also in a constant state of change. So, what’s on the horizon in the coming year? How can we expect marketing to adapt to and grow?

DNNcon Palm Beach

The Sprocket Guys Report Back

Kate Gingold / Tuesday, October 29, 2013 0 4176 Article rating: No rating

Jim and Don flew down to Palm Beach to attend DNNcon and had a great time networking, learning and soaking up the sun. They also brought back a wealth of information that will be passed on to clients right away.

In fact, the guys found the event so useful and fun that they'd like to bring it back to Chicago next time. Sprocket was one of the organizers at the last DNN event in our area back in October of 2010.

Read more about DNNcon and give your two-cents-worth about an upcoming event at the ChicagoStyle DNN User Group website.

3 Ways You’re Scaring Your Web Marketer

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Kate Gingold / Monday, October 28, 2013 0 4372 Article rating: No rating

Halloween is when everyone likes to be spooked a little for fun. But if you are scaring the living daylights out of your web marketing team and killing off opportunities for new clients it’s not fun anymore. Are you guilty of these 3 frights?

How to Think Like an Entrepreneur

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Breanne Bannon / Wednesday, October 23, 2013 0 6640 Article rating: 4.7

We’re not all destined to jump out into the world and invent the next IPad. It just may not in the cards for everyone. Just because you’re not going to go full on Elon Musk on us doesn’t mean that you can’t get your head into the entrepreneurial mindset and use some of those same thoughts to propel you farther in whatever career it is that you want to thrive at. And who knows, maybe you are the next great visionary. Maybe you’ll be the entrepreneur of the millennia –but first, you’ve got to start thinking like one.

Steps to Managing Your Online Reputation

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Kate Gingold / Monday, October 14, 2013 0 3140 Article rating: No rating

You have an online reputation whether you want it or not so you might as well manage it to benefit your business. While not a particularly difficult job, it can be time-consuming. Which explains why so many small businesses never get around to it. Here is a checklist that can help you get the job done.

Social Media Week

Stephen gives his impressions

Kate Gingold / Monday, October 14, 2013 0 2818 Article rating: No rating

I attended Social Media Week Chicago both in connection with my ongoing work as Digital Governing Analyst at Sprocket Websites and just for my own information and desire to keep up with the latest trends in search, social media and technological change. Read on for what appear to be the most important trends.

Time Management: Staying Efficient

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Breanne Bannon / Wednesday, October 9, 2013 0 3587 Article rating: 5.0

As the days start getting shorter we start feeling like we are getting less and less done during the day. There are never enough hours in a day to get everything accomplished that needs to get done. This doesn’t mean that we can’t use the time that we have to stay productive. We just need to shake things up a bit. So go on –grab yourself a cup of joe, splash some water on your face, and have yourself a stretch. It’s time to settle in and get some things done. What’s that you say? Running in circles with no direction as the hours pass by? Chill. You panicking about the 17 things you need to do but don’t have time for is definitely not helping.

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