Author: Maria Elena Duron

Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of buzz2bucks– a word of mouth marketing firm, and a professional speaker and trainer on developing social networks that work. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and direct services that help create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand.  Maria Duron is founder and moderator of #brandchat- a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of branding that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers.
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Prevent Extinction: Engage Your Contacts

Social media has become the new platform for advertising, marketing, and most importantly a communication channel and exchange for your brand. It seems that most businesses, both big and small, are making sure that they have profiles and pages in Facebook, Twitter and other social sites so they can reach and engage a wide audience.…

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Social Networking Late Arrivals are Costly and Not Fashionable

Though many businesses have happily joined in the social media bandwagon, some others have not really bought into it yet and are still deciding whether to start their online campaign. These businesses are the ones who still rely on traditional and other “established” forms of marketing, and they’re most likely waiting for this new type …

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Do Your Social Properties Have Mobile Curb Appeal?

Last week, I covered the first impression you provide with your mobile interactions and etiquette (your exchange utilizing phone ad a mobile phone user or your engagement with contact via mobile phone. Today let’s focus on when people search you and find your social properties via a mobile phone.

Being smart with your mobile impressions…
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Socially Inspecting What You Are Expecting

Social media has truly changed the way people do business and connect with each other online. What’s great about social media is the fact that it’s fast and easy. Typically, you communicate with others in short and concise messages, so it’s important that you learn the best way to get your information out there using …

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9 Ways To Command Your Schedule Socially

Small business owners usually don’t have time for social media. They are often notoriously busy and are popular for putting on multiple hats, long work hours and juggling several responsibilities. And this is the reason why business owners should invest more in social media- to help them gain more time for important things and for …

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Visibly Mobile

At coffeehouse in San Francisco with the whirring of a coffee grinder in the background, James Alexander- Founder of Vizibility, the company that helps you to take control and manage what people find about you on Google, spoke with me and generously shared some updates with his company.  They’ve just launched their mobile friendly search …

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Personally Dominate Mobile Marketing

Mobile is an area of fascination for many advertisers and marketers, partially because it is confounding. Ideally, mobile commerce is more efficient than search because its targeted consumers aren’t those sitting on couches and thinking about purchasing something. Instead, the campaigns are focused on consumers who are out in the real world and are very …

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Easy Steps On Linking Your Powerful Personal Brand

Whether you are a professional, a job seeker, an entrepreneur or someone who is happily employed, a LinkedIn profile could be a wonderful asset for your career. This social networking site lets you connect to over 43 million professionals worldwide. LinkedIn functions as curriculum vitae, reference document, cover letter, and an efficient database for your …