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Be Careful When it Comes to Contests

By Brad Schwarzenbach | Published November 18th, 2009

A good contest is going to be transparent and, hopefully, beneficial to the community as a whole. But beware the quid pro quo and focus on the channel benefit, not on simply boosting follower/fan counts.

Cliffhangers Are for TV, Not for Blogs

By Brad Schwarzenbach | Published October 8th, 2009

Blog post series don’t really work and artificially breaks your ideas into pieces. It can be disconcerting and alienating to readers. Always let your content stand on its own.

Indium Corp Solders Together a Perfect Blog Strategy

By Brad Schwarzenbach | Published July 29th, 2009

Indium Corp.’s corporate blogging strategy is extremely effective because it provides highly targeted, valuable content to potential customers in their very niche industry. By understanding Indium’s customers, marketing communications director Rick Short has developed a comprehensive social media campaign that’s producing great content and even better results.