Paul Gillin

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Facebook Tips for Midsize Businesses

Paul Gillin

With Facebook presenting a tempting target of 800 million potential customers, small businesses are flocking to social network as a fast and easy way to generate business. The series is underwritten by IBM Midsize Business , but the content is entirely my own. Match the offer to the business. Use Facebook for sampling.

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Five Facebook Tips for Small Businesses

Paul Gillin

Most small businesses are terrible at marketing in general and online marketing in particular. But with Facebook becoming the place you just have to be for businesses of all sizes, a little marketing know-how comes in handy. However, “Most small businesses are doing Facebook without knowing why they’re doing it.”.

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IBM’s Beck: Social Business is About Enablement, Not Control

Paul Gillin

Social business isn’t about tools and promises. IBM started with that simple premise when it tackled the task of convincing its sales and marketing people to adopt a new way of doing business. IBM started with that simple premise when it tackled the task of convincing its sales and marketing people to adopt a new way of doing business.

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American Express Dreams Up a Potential Win-Win-Win

Paul Gillin

Here’s an example of a B2B2C initiative that looks like a potential winner for all parties involved. American Express OPEN , the hugely popular community for small businesses sponsored by the credit card company, and Etsy are partnering ahead of Small Business Saturday on Nov.

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The Most Fun Class Ever

Paul Gillin

Last week I had the opportunity, for the second year in a row, to teach social media marketing to a group of former NFL players under a league program call The Trust, which helps former players set up and run their own businesses. He’s in the video production business now. The group of 12 was like a brotherhood.

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The Smart Device Revolution Is Just Beginning

Paul Gillin

It’s a terrific idea and another example of how the Internet of things is going to transform so many markets. It’s a 17-page compendium of products that are rewriting the rules of entire businesses by embedding intelligence into everyday things.

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IDC: US Tech Firms Underestimate Emerging Market Opportunity

Paul Gillin

However, most North American tech companies do less than one-third of their business in these growing economies, believing them to be less lucrative than their home markets. For example, China’s wealthy class has made Louis Vuitton’s outlets in that country the most profitable in the world. IDC Forecast.