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grow - Practical Marketing Solutions
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In this edition, I re-visit the idea of social media engagement and the notion about approaching it strategically. The post Re-thinking social media engagement appeared first on Schaefer Marketing Solutions: We Help Businesses {grow}.
grow - Practical Marketing Solutions
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grow - Practical Marketing Solutions
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I have always had this fantasy about trying to align Myers-Briggs personality types with people successful on the social web, but alas I have not had the time or resources to do so. The social media content form I love best is blogging. By Mark W. Schaefer.
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