ve really missed blogging over the last couple of weeks, but I’ve still been out checking out the great information other folks are putting out there. Tweet Sorry for the long absence! As most of you know, I’ve been working on moving my website both to WordPress and to a new domain. m happy to report I’m finally finished, and the new site is working beautifully. Plus it’s a dream to maintain and update. Gotta love that! So this week I’m back on track with a top five post and next week I’ll be back with some fresh new content as well. Hope you find them useful. Until next week! Yikes. MORE >>

The general public is increasingly looking to social media platforms for information before deciding where to do business. Tweet Today's  post from the Chamber of Commerce features advice on how small businesses can use social media to their advantage. Social media is so widely used that some would argue it is becoming ineffective. If every company implements a social media strategy, is it really advantageous? In a word, “yes.” Consumers have not yet tired of social media outlets and are not even showing fatigue. staggering 89 percent of U.S. Advertising savings. Share this on Facebook. MORE >>

And so yesterday, in my search for more information on email marketing, I attended Hubspot’s webinar on The Science of Email Marketing. In fact, there was so much great information I had to write a quick post to share with you some of the insights I gained and recommend that you go listen to it yourself. Data such as open rates, clickthrough rates, and unsubscribe rates don’t translate into dollars very easily, but they’ll give you miles of information about your readers’ email habits. find data very interesting. And I loved it. Insight #1. We sell to people, not companies. MORE >>

It’s got some great information. Tweet Hope your week was a good one! Mine was certainly busy. attended a couple of excellent webinars that kind of reinvigorated me and gave me some food for thought. This week my top five picks hit everything from mobile marketing to marketing mix to why your customers are avoiding you when you try to reach them. Take a look and let me know which pick you like the best. Essential Mobile Marketing Resources via @TopRank. If you’ve been watching what’s happening with the convergence between marketing and smartphone usage, you know that mobile is big. MORE >>

Informative blogs, especially those that keep up with current events in the industry, are one way to draw in readers. Quality blog content, like on the Chamber blog , will both bring readers in and keep them coming back for more relevant information. Articles can piggyback off of important research or information that is industry-wide or be written to specifically address a product or service offered by the hosting company. Tweet Today's  post from the Chamber of Commerce features advice on why quality content matters. Adding quality content is another. Blogs. Articles. MORE >>