6 Tips for Scaling Social Media Promotion With a One-Person Team

Creating and maintaining a presence for your brand on social media can be a 24/7 job for an entire team of people. But what happens when you’re on a content team of one? How do you find time to dedicate to social media without neglecting your other responsibilities? 

That’s the position I’ve found myself in. For me, checking in on social media happens between editing articles, managing freelance writers, building gated content, optimizing our CTAs, distributing our content, and growing organic search referrals.

Adaptable, Curious, Empathetic & More: 7 Traits of Valuable Teammates

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Adaptable, Curious, Empathetic & More: 7 Traits of Valuable Teammates

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The marketing and advertising industry is obsessed with shiny objects — the shinier the better. Our attention is focused on hiring employees who understand the latest platform, process, tool, or software.

Want to Be More Productive? Start By Making Your Bed

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Have you ever had a day where you just feel like you haven’t made any progress?

Everyone goes through these peaks and valleys.

5 Hobbies That Can Actually Make You Smarter [Infographic]

Did you know that Elon Musk collects James Bond memorabilia? Or that television host Bob Barker trained in karate under Chuck Norris for eight years?

The hobbies we keep reveal a lot about our personalities. But did you ever stop to think that there are some hobbies out there that can actually make you smarter?

How to Compete With Google: One Startup’s Plan to Disrupt the #1 Search Engine in the World [Podcast]

If you were starting a business today, would you decide to go after one of the most monstrous companies in the world? 

Back in 2007, that’s precisely what Gabriel Weinberg did. He founded the company DuckDuckGo — a search engine that directly competes with Google.

How to Compete With Google: One Startup’s Plan to Disrupt the #1 Search Engine in the World [Podcast]

If you were starting a business today, would you decide to go after one of the most monstrous companies in the world? 

Back in 2007, that’s precisely what Gabriel Weinberg did. He founded the company DuckDuckGo — a search engine that directly competes with Google.

How to Be More Productive: Tips & Tools for Boosting Your Performance at Work [Free Ebook]

If only there were more hours in a day. For most marketers, this is something we find ourselves asking all too often.

Despite our earnest desire to check off more on our to-do lists, much of our daily schedule is littered with interruptions. In fact, the average office worker becomes distracted every three minutes

14 Free Tools That’ll Make It Easier to Run Your Business

Taking a great idea and turning it into a real, functioning, successful business requires quite a bit of work, sweat, and coffee. 

There are documents to be signed, prospects to be called, emails to be sent, and tweets to be posted. In other words, there’s never a shortage of tasks on your plate on any given day.

From Ray-Bans to Reese’s Pieces: 13 Unforgettable Examples of Product Placement

Whenever I’m watching a movie and I see a case of really obvious product placement, I can’t help but roll my eyes. 

But product placement is everywhere, from the famous Mini Cooper car chase in the 2003 film The Italian Job to the cans of Mountain Dew rewarded to the winning team on CBS’s television series, Survivor.