Straight Talk | Ted Rubin

  Mother’s Day and Father’s Day brings back a lot of memories for parents of teens and grown children, and sometimes those memories can be lessons for business relationships as well—namely, don’t wait for holidays! A friend told me recently that her eldest daughter bought her a beautiful live orchid for Mother’s Day and a [...]

View more presentations from John Andrews + Follow Social Shopper Trends – May 2012 by John Andrews on May 12, 2012 Social media is rapidly evolving and new platforms are being introduced almost daily it seems. Here’s a simple overview of some smart tactics being employed in the marketplace.

Originally posted at FamilyFoodie.com: It’s All About Relationships this Mother’s Day #SundaySupper Mother’s Day was always a special day in my family. Not so much for “honoring” Mom, but more as an extended family day when we all gathered at our house to celebrate our connection, shared past, all the children, and hopes for the future. When [...]

  The biggest goal for any brand delving into social media should be to develop quality, productive relationships. That’s the bottom line. However, many brands still “don’t get it,” and consistently make mistakes that are damaging to them in social media and therefore damaging to their brand. In my opinion, there are four big no-no’s [...]

We’re hearing more and more about “Social Commerce” these days – but how many of us actually understand its implications?  I’ve spent years in the midst of the evolution of commerce: As traditional commerce shifted into a digital world, becoming e-commerce, and now evolving through the evolution of social media into Social Commerce. The implications [...]