Advertisers Begin to Look Beyond Facebook and Twitter by eMarketer
The statistics and graphs with this article are interesting. For example, 61 percent of marketers have [...]]]> Inspirational Quote: “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein

Advertisers Begin to Look Beyond Facebook and Twitter by eMarketer
The statistics and graphs with this article are interesting. For example, 61 percent of marketers have conducted a campaign on YouTube.

Email Press Release Optimization Circa 1999 by Adam Sherk
There have been a lot of changes since 1999, but Adam’s guidelines still ring true. Do you follow these email press release rules?

‘Despite MS, To Spite MS’ by Dan and Jennifer Digmann
I’m helping Dan, my supervisor from my first internship, and his wife, Jennifer, promote their new book and schedule speaking engagements. They’re pretty awesome. I recommend checking out their book and blog.

How to Make a Content Strategy That Scales by Janet Aronica (Social Rant)
This is a great blog post about the topic of content marketing. But, unlike most posts I’ve read, this one details the challenges of developing and promoting varied content.

Three Questions for Effective Feedback by Thomas J. DeLong (Harvard Business Review)
Sometimes getting feedback is tough. But, this article gives you three questions that will get you answers that will help you improve.

Businesses find they can’t grow without branding by V. Dion Haynes (Washington Post)
Things change over the years. Consistent branding is important, but sometimes you need to refresh your brand to reflect how your business has changed.

In Job Market, Are Gen Y’s Wants Out Of Reach? with Ryan Healy (NPR)
This is a great clip from NPR about Gen Y. Listen to it to hear about why Gen Y’s wants in the workplace are different.

To Monetize Social Media, Humanize It by Amy Martin (Harvard Business Review)
I get a lot of questions [...]]]> Inspirational Quote: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein

To Monetize Social Media, Humanize It by Amy Martin (Harvard Business Review)
I get a lot of questions about social media when I pitch it to clients. This is a great article that relates to some of the questions I have to answer. View a mark-up of the parts of this article I found most interesting.

Finding Time by Chris Brogan
This was a great read, considering the fact that I now am juggling writing three freelance articles for two publications, helping with a book launch, planning a wedding – oh, and working full time!

20 tips to help you proofread like a pro by Tina Koenig (PR Daily)
If you work in the communications field, this is a must-read.

Keep Calm And Carry On: An Alter Ego May Help Your Career by Marguerite Weisman (The Grindstone)
My alter ego is photographer and freelance writer. What’s your alter ego, or what alter ego do you dream of having?

How Iteration-itis Kills Good Ideas by Scott Anthony (Harvard Business Review)
This is a great article about how ideas can get so watered down that they are no longer exciting.

Be a Better Global Collaborator by Amy Gallo (Harvard Business Review)
The company I work for has clients all over the world. This is a great read if you work with people who are culturally different than yourself.

Guess Which Adman Used to Be the Kool-Aid Man by Rupal Parekh (Advertising Age)
This article takes a look at the interesting summer jobs once held my today’s top advertising executives. I spent a summer in college working as a carriage driver/tour [...]]]> Inspirational Quote: “Progress is not created by contented people.” – Frank Tyger

Guess Which Adman Used to Be the Kool-Aid Man by Rupal Parekh (Advertising Age)
This article takes a look at the interesting summer jobs once held my today’s top advertising executives. I spent a summer in college working as a carriage driver/tour guide in Frankenmuth, Mich.

From Zappos, an Unadorned Approach by Tanzina Vega (New York Times)
Mullen has created a quirky campaign for Zappos featuring naked (and censored) models. I’ll be interested to hear how well this campaign performs since “sex sells.”

29 Ways to Stay Creative (Adverblog)
A fun video about ways to help you be creative.

10 Leaders and the Surprising Ways They Stay Productive (Inc.)
Simple, but effective productivity tips.

Selling Your Soul to Google One Piece at a Time by Debra Ellis (Social Media Today)
I unfortunately have the bad habit of not reading through the Terms of Service when I sign onto most networks. Sometimes I skim, but I simply accepted them when I joined Google+. But, reading this had made me think twice about the next time.

How To Stay Motivated To Reach Your Goals When They Just Don’t Get It by Isha Cogborn
Isha spoke at the CMU PRSSA conference about personal branding during my freshman year. Thanks to Lindsay Allen for sharing this video with me.

7 Fascinating Facts About Meditation by Riddhi Shah (Huffington Post)
I haven’t tried meditation, but this article has made the topic very intriguing.

Is Talent a Myth? by Patrick McNeil (Freelance Switch)
Although this blog post is about freelancers, I believe it could apply to anyone. Essentially, passion and hard work can pay off in the long run.

Unlocking Your Success Equation by Peter Bregman [...]]]> A Woman’s Place by Ken Auletta (The New Yorker)
This is a story about Sheryl Sandberg and her move from Google to Facebook. But, it also had great input about how women can be successful in the workplace. It’s a long article, but well worth reading.

Unlocking Your Success Equation by Peter Bregman (Harvard Business Review)
This is a great article about taking risks and becoming successful. Sometimes things are not likely to work out, but are still worth taking a risk.

How to Become a Great Finisher by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. (Harvard Business Review)
What is more motivating: thinking about what you have accomplished so far, or thinking about what you have yet to accomplish? This article sheds some light on achieving goals.

How I got my first job in Boston by Janet Aronica (Social Rant)
This is a great blog post for a recent grad to read because Janet outlined how much work and determination it took to get her first job. She took a risk when she moved to Boston for a paid internship and she has been incredibly successful since then.