DIGITAL ENTREPRENEUR  

Hollis Thomases is the President & CEO of Web Ad.vantage, which provides outcome-based digital marketing and advertising services to up-and-coming brands. She is also the author of Twitter Marketing: An Hour a Day , a contributing expert to Social Media Marketing Magazine, and has been a Media Planning columnist for ClickZ since 2005. She has taken her subject matter expertise to television, radio, and trade conferences. @hollisthomases


Business Blogs Face Big Changes

Blogs used to be a valuable way for entrepreneurs to develop, and communicate with, a business or industry community. Sadly, those days are gone.  Read story

Mobile Marketing: 6 Easy Steps to Get Started

Sure, "mobile marketing" sounds intimidating. But check out these easy ways to get your feet wet.  Read story

Twitter Tips: 11 Things to Tweet When You Have Nothing to Say

If those 140 characters seem daunting, here are a few things to think about.  Read story

Social Media: Fix Your LinkedIn Company Page

Are you neglecting your company's LinkedIn presence? Make amends by getting familiar with LinkedIn Company Pages.  Read story

Social Media Marketing, Without the Stress

Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr: Feeling a little overwhelmed by social media? You're not alone. Here's how one expert handles it.  Read story

Viral Video: Funniest Company Spoofs

Humor can be tough to pull off--but these clever marketing videos made an impact online.  Read story

Online Ads: 7 Dos & Don’ts

You don't need an agency to manage your digital advertising. But if you're going to go it alone, you need to understand a few ground rules.  Read story

Content Marketing: Next Big Buzz

If you haven't heard the buzz around 'content marketing' yet, you will soon. Here's what you need to understand now.  Read story

Google Analytics: 7 Tricks for Smarter Web Analysis

Most businesses aren't taking full advantage of free, available website data. Here are a few items you are probably missing.  Read story

Biggest Mistake I See on Twitter

There are 3 good reasons not to get this wrong--and an easy way to make it better.  Read story

Facebook Pages: Big Changes Coming Soon

Your company's Facebook pages are about to get a big makeover. Here's how to make sure you're ready for it.  Read story

Become a Social Media Star

We are all digital marketers now. Follow these 5 rules to make sure you're keeping up.  Read story

4 Things Pinterest Isn't Saying

We're not saying Pinterest won't help your business--it very well might, especially if you're in retail, design or travel. But make sure you're being smart a...  Read story

What Social Media Actually Costs

A Procter & Gamble chief defends marketing cutbacks by referring to the less expensive benefits of digital marketing. Um, really?  Read story

Hot or Not? What the Web Thinks of You

Use these 9 free tools to measure 'social media sentiment' around your company, your brand, or even your own name.  Read story

9 Bookmarklets I Can't Live Without

Want to be smarter about your social media activity? Add a few of these mini-apps to your browser.  Read story

McDonald's Twitter Mess: What Went Wrong

The fast-food giant lost control of its own Twitter campaign. Here's how you can avoid the same mistake.  Read story

Don't Call Us--We'll Facebook You

Email, text messaging, social media and phone are all competing for attention. So what's the best way to communicate directly with a partner, client or custo...  Read story

Social Search: Google Cares What Your Friends Say

The big search engines are now using social content to shape results pages. Time to rethink your online marketing?  Read story

Triumph of the Underdog: Digital Marketing Case Studies

These brands have used clever digital marketing strategies to catapult ahead of the competition. Here's how they did it.  Read story

8 Common Mistakes of Company Blogs

In the rush toward a social media strategy, many businesses throw up a blog--and then have no idea what to say. Here's what you may be doing wrong.  Read story

When NOT to Outsource Your Twitter Account

See which parts of social media and brand stewardship to manage yourself--and which to delegate.  Read story

It's Time to Kill Year-End Lists

I've read 21 'best/top/worst' lists so far this year--and most were a waste of time. It's time to call for a moratorium.  Read story

What Not to Share on Twitter or LinkedIn

In their haste to seem savvy about social media, some very smart people have done some dumb things. Don't join them.  Read story