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Talk the talk with Gen Y

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Business, Communications, Marketing, Online, Social media, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Market segmentation is really nothing new. It still requires organizations to recognize their markets, what they want and need, and how best to reach them. Today, many companies and their communicators are eager to make a meaningful connection with the ...

Keeping it in-person while online

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Business, Communications, Community, Marketing, Online, Social media, Uncategorized, Web | No Comments »

The online world provides for a lot of great connections. I've met cool new business people I probably never would have met in the "real" world like Kyle Lacy, reconnected with long, lost ones like college classmates, and found new ways to connect ...

You can get on top of the bottom line - even in today’s economy

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Business, Community, Entrepreneurship, Kelley, Marketing, Uncategorized | No Comments »

NOW can be a good time to start or grow a business. That’s according to a panel of banking, finance and business experts who talked about finding funding for business at the Main Street Institute today, sponsored by the Kelley School ...

Using social media for business success

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Blog, Business, Communications, Community, Marketing, Online, Social media, Web | No Comments »

Skeptics take note. Evangelists rejoice! Everyone else might want to pay a little bit more attention. Online social media CAN contribute to business success in different ways. At least, that's according to Beeline Labs, which recently released the findings of ...

Big race going big with technology

Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Communications, Marketing, Online, Social media, Uncategorized, Web | 1 Comment »

I've been fascinated by the growing use of technology for communications in this presidential election. I just came across a story in MacWorld that Barack Obama's campaign has launched an application specifically for iPhone users to help supporters of the ...

Announcing debnew.com

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Blog, Business, Communications, Marketing, Online, Social media, Web | No Comments »

Hi! This online social media world is a pretty interesting place. I've found myself blogging or participating in several online sites, plus living in the "real world." I'm trying to figure out how it all works together, and this site - DebNew.com - ...

Wallow In The Mud

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Business, Career, Communications, Kelley, Leadership, Marketing | No Comments »

Have you wallowed in the mud lately? Seriously, wallowed in the mud… gotten in real deep? I was reminded of the importance of getting in real deep at the 3rd annual Kelley Brand Leadership Conference last week. So, what ...