Social Media and Social Good

One Third of Millionaires Use Social Media, Mainly LinkedIn A survey from Fidelity Investments shows that 85% of its affluent respondents use text-messaging, smartphone applications and social media.  One third use social media professionally, with 28% using LinkedIn. The average age of the millionaire respondents was 56. (Source: WSJ) Affluent Consumers Use the Web for 3 Things: Money, Food and Porn According to a survey from the Affluence Collaborative, the primary…

5 Best Startup Stories and Interviews Videos If you’re an entrepreneur looking to start your own business, you probably want to get some inspiration from people who have gone through various hardships, failures and successes of starting their own company and following their passion and managed to rise above all the challenges that they encounter. Below is a compilation of some of my favourite inspiring startup stories and interviews with…

Celebrities, High Profile Accounts and Pages Get Verified Badges on Facebook Facebook has just announced a new verified feature for pages and profiles, designed to give high-profile accounts an added level of authenticity. While they did not clearly state as to how they go about the verification process, most of the personal profiles that get verified are those of high profile users with over 100,000 Subscribers or Followers, mostly celebrities and journalists…

If you’d like to invite me to speak on your workshops and conferences, below are some of the many topics that I’d be happy to talk about: – Branding / Advertising - Social Media for Business - Community Management -Personal Finance You may view my speaker Bio here and a list of my previous speaking engagements here. You may also my consultation service rates here. I look forward hearing and speaking with you!

71% of Marketing Budget Goes to Digital Marketing The Marketing Budgets 2013 report by Econsultancy and Responsys based on a survey of 800 marketers, the results reflect a more stable economic environment, as marketers across all industries are looking to increase their budgets to create customer-centric, relationship-led campaigns. It shows that companies are planning to increase their marketing budget with focus in digital marketing and targeting the mobile applications as a…