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How Brands Can Use Facebook Interest Lists

How Brands Can Use Facebook Interest Lists

Along with Facebook’s new Timeline feature, they recently rolled-out a new featured called “Interest Lists.” While brand pages cannot yet create their own lists of interests, individuals can now add pages and people to organized lists and share them with friends.

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4 Tips for Landing a Job in Social Media

It’s no secret that jobs in social media are becoming more prevalent in nearly every industry nationwide and even globally. A quick search on Indeed returns nearly 30,000 openings in the United States alone.

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7 Secrets of Social Media Conversion

7 Secrets of Social Media Conversion

I am a big fan of Unbounce, and use it to test various messages for clients looking for sales leads. Here you’ll find an excellent graphic outlining best practices in making sure your digital ad translates into an actual sale via a well-optimized landing page.

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The Secret to a Successful Career Transition: Blogging

The Secret to a Successful Career Transition: Blogging

Like many of you, I left my liberal arts education with the daunting challenge of finding a job relevant to my degree in international affairs. Among my college friends, I counted French majors, history buffs, women’s studies experts, urban designers, foreign policy gurus and even philosophers. Growing up in a rural area, I was in the wrong region to pursue my interest in international affairs, and in a field that had few entry-level openings for new college graduates.

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I’m Hosting a Social Media Bootcamp with Brazen Careerist

I’m Hosting a Social Media Bootcamp with Brazen Careerist

If you are ready to take your social media efforts to the next level – you’ve come to the right place! Register now for Brazen U’s premier Executive Social Media Bootcamp, a rigorous 4-week online bootcamp that will help you develop and implement a winning social media strategy. Any job. Any industry.

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Three Predictions on the Future of Nonprofits

Three Predictions on the Future of Nonprofits

The number of college graduates going to work in the nonprofit sector continues to rise, and will likely remain a preferred job sector for entry-level workers in 2011, according to a recent study by the New York Times. Nonprofits are also growing in terms of economic impact around the globe, adding more than 5 percent to the GDP of countries on average, which amounts to more than $1.4 trillion in total revenue and $2.6 trillion in assets in the U.S. alone.

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Hiring Paid Creative Interns in NYC – Work at Home

Hiring Paid Creative Interns in NYC – Work at Home

I’m looking for multiple creative and marketing types in New York City to assist with an expanding consulting company. You’ll work for clients including universities, Fortune 1000 companies, musicians, nonprofits, and tech-startups. The hours will vary as will the projects, depending on the month, but you can expect to work on all or some of the following, depending on your skills and interests.

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Social Media tools Galore

Social Media tools Galore

Thanks to a new adventure as the New Media Director at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (a global nonprofit with more than 5,000 members) and a new gig as a Digital Media Consultant for Brazen Careerist, Inc., I’ve been introduced to a number of new social media tools that I want to share with others.

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Defense Department Launches New Website

Defense Department Launches New Website

Over the weekend the Defense Department debuted it’s new website to follow suit with the White House, State Department and other agencies adopting the Obama administration’s online brand and identity. You’ve got to applaud the effort to create an updated, more modern, coherent look for our government agencies!

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Marketing for nonprofits with zero ad dollars

Marketing for nonprofits with zero ad dollars

Having worked for a number of non-profits over the years, I’m no longer surprised when there is no budget for advertising. It’s a blessing when leadership understands the importance of branding, design and the value of outreach. But even when you have great leadership, there is still little room in a non-profit budget for advertising. [...]

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