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No Place Like Facebook for the Holidays?

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Breanne Bannon / Wednesday, December 4, 2013 0 4435 Article rating: No rating

It’s that time of year again, people are running around like crazed lunatics getting their holiday shopping in. We’ve turned into little consumer machines. And where are people looking this year for deals, specials, and guidance? Why, social media of course. So the real question is: Is your Facebook page ready for the holidays?

Be a Fly on your Web Developer’s Wall

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Kate Gingold / Monday, November 25, 2013 0 4179 Article rating: No rating

“If It Wasn’t for the Customers I Would Really Like this Job” is a book by Robert Bacal and no doubt every business person has felt that way at some point. While we’re thankful for the challenging customer who pushes us to do better, have you ever wondered what sort of grumbling goes on in your web developer’s office?

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know You Could Do When Marketing on Facebook

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Breanne Bannon / Wednesday, November 20, 2013 0 8424 Article rating: No rating

This article has been updated on 9/4/2019 with the article entitled “Have You Seen the Changes in these Facebook Tools?"

Facebook has been around for a bit. By now, most of us believe that we know the ins and outs like the back of our hand. Maybe that’s true, maybe we know the ropes, but I’ll just bet that there are a few tricks that you haven’t uncovered yet. When it comes to marketing your business on Facebook, things are constantly changing. Facebook is working to keep up with the competition which works in your favor. You’ve got to work to keep up with your own competition. Here are a few things you can use for your marketing strategy that you might not have known about.

Missed the November Chicago User Group Meeting?

Great guests shared some great info!

Kate Gingold / Monday, November 18, 2013 0 3099 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 3029 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 3759 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 5850 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 4195 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 4391 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 6662 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.

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