During the month of October, we are taking a look at social media services and breaking down their key attributes to introduce you to some of the latest players in the game. Click to learn more about the Investigating Social Media Services series.

During the month of October, we are taking a look at social media services and breaking down their key attributes to introduce you to some of the latest players in the game. Click to learn more about the Investigating Social Media Services series.  We recently stumbled across the World Market Gourmet Giveaway and naturally, wanted to see what kind of contest platform they were using to conduct this delicious contest.

Everyday we receive email after email about services that help you reach your social media followers. From running contests and promotions to monitoring conversations to a service for "this, that and the other"... personally, my head starts to spin.

During the month of October, we are taking a look at social media services and breaking down their key attributes to introduce you to some of the latest players in the game.

There are lots of important considerations when pitching TV media.  However, knowing who in the newsroom to pitch is critical. If you have a great pitch and it lands in the wrong person's inbox, your time was not well spent.  Here are the key people in the TV newsroom, and tips for pitching these titles.  Assignment Editor – Fields incoming pitches, tracks news and forwards stories to reporters and producers.

It's no surprise that there was a social media frenzy yesterday about 9/11. While the majority of social media users were posting in memoriam, there was ample chatter about posts that were construed as offensive or distasteful. What do you think?

Take a look around... do you see anyone nowadays without a cell phone? It might as well be surgically attached to our hands. I admit, I'm a cell phone junkie. And as far as the obsession with texting... it's not just tweens and teens anymore.

As exeQnAtion readers and leaders in marketing, join us for the following Pinterest party to learn some new, fun and exciting ways you can leverage Pinterest! Join Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, HGTV, special guest Tiffany Brooks and four leading bloggers for an online Pinterest party TONIGHT as bloggers unveil their stunning final room designs for the Magic With Fabric & Trim competition.

Sometimes the marketplace can get so crowded that it becomes a marketing screaming match amongst competitors. You see your competitor has what appears to be the whole kit & caboodle, so you match their marketing strategies and raise them five more...

Sweeney Names Hetzel Assistant Account Executive Sweeney, a leading full-service marketing and public relations firm, announces the hiring of Emily Hetzel in its Wilmington, N.C. office. Hetzel will support key consumer and business-to-business accounts, including Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores and Acuity Brands.