Social Media

True LinkedIn Confessions

I just got a notification that read, "Christopher Long would like to connect with you on LinkedIn." Now, it's not…

8 years ago

Does Blogging Still Work for Business? Marketers say Yes

I spoke to the local chapter of the American Marketing Association last night. Many of the people in the audience…

8 years ago

Beware the Default Message When Building Local Business

There's a new business development and professional networking tool on the scene: Alignable. What makes the tool different from LinkedIn…

8 years ago

What to Do When You’ve Been an Idiot in the Past

Were you an idiot, once upon a time? ("Yes.") Did you share your idiocy publicly, say, via social media? (Hangs…

8 years ago

Doug Muir, the Bella’s Boycott, and Black Lives Matter

A week ago, we attended Rooting Out Injustice, the signature fall event put on by Legal Aid Justice Center and…

8 years ago

What to do When Your Campaign Accidentally Goes Viral

There's really nothing that can prepare you for that moment when you pick up your phone and/or  log in to…

9 years ago

Baby Goat Snuggling Opportunity Goes Viral

It's not hard to see how this happened: Virginia goat cheese producer Caromont Farm advertised on its Facebook page a…

9 years ago

Where to Host your Website

My firm manages websites for a number of clients and for some, we set up the client's very first website,…

9 years ago

Three Important Things I Told University of Virginia Communications Students Today

My friend, media personality, and historian Coy Barefoot asked me to speak to his media class today at UVa. I love…

10 years ago

Invisible Employees: How Bringing People into the Light Helps Build Business

It shouldn't be news that people do business with people they like, but it seems as if we need to…

10 years ago