Blog | Michael Reynolds

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7 Jun 2010

Personal branding is becoming more important today as people are becoming more interested in relationships and personal communication. Sales professionals, job-seekers, and professionals in a variety of industries are finding that how they relate to people and how they are perceived in the marketplace on a personal level makes a huge difference in how successful [...]

Nonprofit web design and why it matters

In: Design| Marketing| Technology

15 Apr 2010

Modern websites should follow some standard best practices in design and usability in order to be effective as marketing and communications tools. Smart businesses understand that following these best practices leads to increased sales and revenue.
However, nonprofits also need to understand how design and usability affects their revenue. Nonprofits are interested in many of the [...]

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Money, time, or magic?

In: Marketing

11 Apr 2010

I talk to a lot of business owners who are looking for ways to grow their businesses. It seems that everybody wants to be more successful and is eager for advice on how to do it.
However, I’m surprised at how many of these business owners are looking for magic.
Magic can come in many forms. How [...]

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Associations: Is it time to eliminate the newsletter?

In: Marketing| Technology

26 Mar 2010

As we all know, paper is getting less relevant. Many associations are scrambling to “go green” with their newsletters in an effort to reduce costs and make use of electronic means of delivery. Kudos for this!
However, what most associations are doing is simply emailing out a PDF version of the newsletter they used to print. [...]

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Stop making excuses and start blogging

In: Marketing| Technology

6 Mar 2010

Blogging is hard. I get that. It’s not easy to consistently create new content and make the time to tweak and publish it. However, blogging is one of the best ways to build deeper relationships with your constituents and reach deeper into their networks as well.
Often when I talk about blogging with others, I hear [...]

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I’m tired of social media

In: Lifestyle| Marketing| Productivity| Technology

20 Jan 2010

Gasp! There, I said it. I have a suspicion that others are thinking it, too. At this particular moment I am tired of social media. I have taken a few days to focus on other things and it has been great. I didn’t post anything to Twitter for a few days, I didn’t spend much [...]

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5 emerging marketing tools you need to start paying attention to

In: Marketing| Technology

18 Dec 2009

As 2009 wraps up and we look toward the new year, it’s nice to re-evaluate plans for the upcoming year and use the holiday downtime to focus on some initiatives for 2010. I know that the holidays are a great time for vacations but it can also be a great time to work on high-level [...]

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Why consider ghost blogging?

In: Marketing| Productivity| Technology

2 Dec 2009

You’ve probably heard all the buzz about blogging by now. As you may have heard, blogging can help build visibility for you and your company through improved search engine rankings and distributed content. Blogging also helps add an element of transparency to your business because it allows your customers to learn more about the people [...]