Do the Math to Calculate the ROI of Business Blogs

Marketers are being held increasingly accountable for delivering positive, measurable results that align with their businesses’ goals and objectives. Of course, in order to do this these same marketers must simultaneously learn to adapt in a social media ecosystem...

The Rise of the Employee Brand

While the stragglers sit still trying to figure it out, the smart brands have evolved into social brands.  However, while the social brands sit patting themselves on the back for their innovation, the really smart brands are busy building engaged communities from...

Future of Ideas

The Future isn’t what it used to be. “Ideas are the currency of the future.” Insights from Cannes Lions 2011, Modern Creativity all amid seismic industry change. Was the last session of Day One at Cannes 2011 the most profound?  This session...

2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Women

Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. What is it? The answer may come from the email marketing field. According to a recent study by email service provider Aweber,...

Rolling Thunder ….. Welcome to Blue Focus Marketing

Inaugural Blog Whenever you have something exciting you want to share with friends and business associates, such as working feverishly to launch a business, the hardest part is not being able to tell anyone. After several months of preparation, I am proud to announce...