Tue.Dec 26, 2017

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Community for Career Development: A Look Inside One NAVUG Community Member’s Journey

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead. I’m a member of NAVUG , an online community that is the epitome of Margaret Mead's statement. If you will humor me and enjoy the story I am about to share, you too can build a thriving and successful online community in your sphere of influence.

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33 Statistics Summarizing the Year in Public Relations, Content Marketing, Social Media and SEO

Sword and the Script

Many of the posts published here are heavily weighted with surveys and reports. There are a couple solid reasons behind this approach. First, I think data provides a wide canvas of the happenings in the industry. It’s good to know where and how other marketers are finding success. Second, pouring over such reports is a great way to stay smart, relevant and maintain a competitive edge.

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Leverage Your Brand’s Poker Face Into a Competitive Edge

Cision

While many people get their business experience around a conference table, I learned a few key lessons at the poker table that no class or meeting could ever have provided. Everyone who sits at a poker table puts on a poker face. That’s not to say players try to look as blank as possible — in many cases, it’s quite the opposite. By adopting a specific persona, players encourage their competitors to make decisions on the basis of that attitude, in the hope of leading them to call bets they should

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