Anne Reuss
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Strikingly: The Enterprenuer's Shortcut to Easy, Affordable and Stunning Websites
Strikingly makes stunning, easy and affordable websites a reality for entrepreneurs. There's no reason to not start today! → Read More
How To Write About Pages People Will Love
Writing about pages just got a lot more fun with these tips. People will actually read it! → Read More
The Simplest Trick to Generate Amazing Blog Ideas Overnight
Did you know that the best time to generate blog ideas is right before you sleep? Also that you can generate ideas while sleeping? Find out how! → Read More
10 Topic Ideas to Create Disruptive Slideshare Presentations
There’s a new darling in town. Well, kind of. In 2013, it was reported Slideshare averages 60 million users with 20% of them visiting from Google. But it has recently become a hot topic in the blogosphere. Many tips and tactics have been shared, but there’s always room for more content ideas – especially when … → Read More
Exceeding Customer Expectations Can Be Shockingly Simple
The lights turned off. I saw glow-in-the-dark tape lined up around the train car handle and the steps. “Oh I totally have to take a picture of this,” I thought. Fail. I whipped out my smartphone, touched the button and saw the flash gearing up to blind people around. I forgot to turn it off. … → Read More
How to Ask for Guest Bloggers Without the Awkwardness
It feels awkward sometimes. You’re not the biggest and baddest blog in your industry and you don’t exactly have your inbox flooded with guest blogging proposals. However, you’re building your readership. You’d like to spice up things by adding perspectives, opinions, and advice from other industry experts on your blog. You also get the benefit of bringing in a new type of traffic, while the guest… → Read More
Coffee Shops and Creating Brand Communities
Behind every successful brand is a fiercely loyal community. It doesn’t matter the size of your organization. Big Shoulders Coffee, founded by Tim Coonan, is a perfect example of how successful you can become by focusing on your community. I needed a sign language interpreter for CoffeeCon, and when Coonan heard of this, he offered to sponsor the accommodation in exchange for an interview since… → Read More
How to Make Your Slideshare Spicy - Even If It's Your First One.
Slideshare is a powerful content sharing platform - stand out and get noticed with five spicy tips. → Read More
New Survey: People are Most Attached to These Social Media Brands
Understand which social media brands your audience is attached to and dependent on - then be creative with how you can help reinforce their identity. → Read More
No Fluff, This is Social Media Explained [Book Review]
If you want a competitive advantage, read Social Media Explained. This primer (or refresher) guide gets down to business like he's sitting across from you. → Read More
5 Community Management Lessons from Valentine's Day for All Year
Sometimes we just go through the motions. And we forget to show appreciation for others. Valentine’s Day is, next to many things (a corporation scheme? the most heavenly day? party day for singles?), a reminder for you to show loved ones you care, and hopefully, more than just once a year. The same goes for a brand and their customers. So what does Valentine’s Day have to teach you about community… → Read More
Canva: Weak Graphic Design Skills is No Longer Your Problem
Gosh, you guys. I have finally found an amazing, new #techsexy (yes this is Anne speak) app to review and share with you. I say begone design headaches, thanks to Canva. Great design is now a feasible goal, regardless of your skill level. Canva eliminates any stress or fidgeting we get when we try to come up with enticing graphics without advanced design skills, or if the only creativity you possess… → Read More
Confess, Challenge Yourself and Create a System for Success
First, I’ll let you in on a secret so you’ll see where I’m coming from: One of my goals is to turn into a calisthenics beast. (noun: 1. gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement) because: 1) I get bored quickly without a challenge or ambitious goals. And I don’t like hitting a plateau. I feed my energy off challenge, personally and professionally. What I accomplish in the… → Read More
Digital Marketers: How To Explain Your Job To Grandma This Holiday Season
A few days ago, I started chuckling to myself when thinking of the holidays – at how I still have a hard time explaining what I do – despite my passion. I STILL manage to fumble it up and it doesn’t always resonate with people especially those who think all you do is…. “FB and tweet, right?” Drives you crazy, doesn’t it!? (Hence Carrie Keenan’s “10 Things Not to Say to a Community Manager“) I thought,… → Read More
Two Types of Content to Make Your Brand Addicting
3 Contagious Reasons for Creatives and Business Leaders to Be Inclusive
Do you know how it feels to be excluded from a conversation? It especially stinks when you have an enormous hunger to build relationships and share ideas. A recent conversation I had with a student from a large Midwestern university brought back memories of my time at Illinois. I saw she had the same fire in the belly I had as she explained how she was trying to make the most of her university experience…… → Read More
One Tip to Save Your Blog Posts From Becoming a Hot Mess
12 Ways to Get Social in 12 Days
Happy 12.12.12. Let's celebrate the number 12 by taking one purposeful action for '12 days of Social' to spark your social media presence and connections. → Read More