Suppliers, Where Are You? Distributors, Where Are You?

I am hardly an expert in the area of social media. In my personal online life, I will post pictures of my cute, but very weird dogs and family outings. I’ll occasionally “check in” at restaurants, since it’s important for my “friends” to know I’m eating well and hanging with the right people that I “tag.”

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We’re Not Going to Change It

At the 2015 PPAI Expo, FreePromoTips.com will be receiving a technology award for our website. We are honored that what we do for suppliers, distributors and the industry is being recognized by PPAI. This is also a positive for the supplier and distributor companies that understand and support what FreePromoTips.com does.

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What Can We Learn from Ketchup?

Anticipation …

At the risk of dating myself, when I think of the word anticipation, my thoughts drift toward the classic Heinz Ketchup commercial. This commercial with a Carly Simon song as a music backdrop, speaks to the anticipation of thick, rich, Heinz Ketchup as it slowly drips from the bottle.

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Evolving Communication Trends

Marketing has changed. If we don’t embrace emerging trends, we as distributors and suppliers will miss the opportunity to distinguish our businesses from competitors. 

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7 Ways to Create A Social Media Presence

You’re not still asking why or whether you need to have a social media presence, are you? You need a social media presence because that’s where your new customers are and it’s how they will find you, trust you and try you.

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Nine Ways to Build Your Personal Brand

You are a brand. Your brand is you and you take it with you wherever you go, whether you work for yourself or for someone else. It even follows you if you change industries. But here’s the thing, Brand YOU is constantly evolving and you can continuously build your brand.

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No News Is The Worst News

Some interesting news pieces that didn’t make the cut this month.

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Mark Zuckerberg is Watching

The FTC has ruled that third-party companies can search for information about you on social networks, and save anything they find for seven years. What does that mean for people and for business?

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