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Recent Social Media Articles

12 Online PR Blunders to Avoid

By Young Entrepreneur Council |  May 25, 2012

Do you Facebook during happy hour? Retweet without doing your research? You could cause a huge PR mess. Young entrepreneurs share their best tips for promoti...  Read more

Get More People to 'Like' You: 3 Tips

By Kevin Daum |  May 25, 2012

Have Twitter and Facebook become too noisy and useless for meaningful interaction? Here are three tips for taking better advantage of social media opportunit...  Read more

Customer Service Now Matters More

By Hollis Thomases |  May 25, 2012

In the era of social media, your customers are less forgiving than ever--and more vocal. Are you prepared?  Read more

Ad Campaign Smackdown: Facebook vs. Google

By Erik Sherman |  May 24, 2012

If you're still betting on display ads, here's where to go for more bang for your buck.  Read more

How to Score a Job at a Tech Start-up

By Jon Gelberg |  May 24, 2012

Can you handle long hours, low pay, and impossibly high expectations? The start-up life might be for you. Here's how to break in.  Read more

To Groupon or Not To Groupon? Do This First

By Eric V. Holtzclaw |  May 23, 2012

Understand your customers--and the possible return, if any--before you make a Groupon-like offer.  Read more

Why Gotham Dream Cars Founder Ignores Traditional Media

By Tim Rice |  May 22, 2012

Noah Lehmann-Haupt, founder of Gotham Dream Cars, a luxury car rental company, focuses exclusively on targeted Internet marketing.  Watch video

6 Marketing Techniques for Every Entrepreneur

By Scott Gerber |  May 22, 2012

Tools and advice from Neil Patel, co-founder of KISSmetrics, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

Email Marketing: 7 Mistakes NOT to Make

By Charlie Graham |  May 21, 2012

We've sent more than 1.5 billion emails since launching five years ago. We've made a few mistakes--and learned some vital lessons.  Read more

Get Website Users to Stay Longer: 7 Tips

By Scott Gerber |  May 18, 2012

Advice from Emerson Spartz, founder of Spartz Media, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video