Another article that shows that trying to sell directly to Facebook users is probably not the best way to go. THIS article from Mashable.com looks at a number of very popular and well-known brands who set up their Facebook stores last year when the capability became available. Many of them, less than a year later, [...]
The Big Picture Mark SubbaRao, Ph.D., Space Visualization Laboratory Director, Adler Planetarium Sr. Research Associate, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago Dr. SubbaRao had two potential career paths: major league baseball or physics. After being cut from the freshman team, Mark pursued astrophysics. The Quick Take: Best Advice: Combine what [...]
These “What I Really Do” Internet memes have really taken off. They are appearing all over social media sites and some of them are really funny. Some of them, not so much. Since this blog article is being posted on a sunny Friday afternoon in late February here in Chicago, it seemed time to [...]
Does your company have clear rules about what employees can and cannot do on their own social media accounts? It can be risky, but these days it’s necessary. Some tips here in this article. What is your company doing? Click HERE to read an article about why you need that kind of policy and how [...]
Joseph Levy, Jr., Chairman of Levy Venture Management Use publicity to stand out in a crowd – Joe has used flag pole sitters and putting Chicago Art Institute-sized lions painted Northwestern colors of purple and white on the roof of his dealership to get the public’s attention. Find out what people want and give [...]
Facebook is making changes again, and this time they are calling it the Facebook Timeline. Some people have become early adopters and already jumped on the bandwagon. Some people are still angry over the changes that Facebook made last year and are not ready for the new look. Some want their Facebook back the way [...]
Google + has shaken up the social media world. When it was invite-only it had people adopting the new platform so rapidly that many were terming it a “Facebook killer.” While the hundreds of millions that are currently on Facebook seem to indicate that people will be on that site for a long time to [...]
Joseph Levy, Jr., Chairman of Levy Venture Management Joe has extensive collections including vintage toys, match safes and mechanical banks plus countless photos, paintings, letters from friends and business allies adorn his office walls. His pocket watch collection started with a single watch that was his grandfather’s and grew to include a watch given to [...]
Joseph Levy, Jr., Chairman of Levy Venture Management Joe went on to run dealerships from coast to coast and is still involved in dealership real estate today. About 30 years ago Joe’s plan to build a new dealership in Burnsville, Minnesota met with some resistance from the Burnsville mayor who did not want another dealership [...]
Social media network Twitter has been around for a few years now. It has exploded in popularity since it debuted in July of 2006. It continues to grow. It has grown so big, so fast, that it is now changing the way media law works. There have been numerous cases about Tweets and Twitter brought [...]
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