More and more businesses are embracing social media as a part of their marketing efforts. If you have experimented at all with tools such as Facebook, forums, or Twitter, or have actively blogged and commented out there, you know the online social-sphere is different than any other type ... continue reading 9 Twitter Writing Tips for Businesses]]> http://www.shellybowen.com/2009/02/9-twitter-writing-tips-for-businesses/feed/ 1 http://www.shellybowen.com/2008/12/amish-fireplace-hoax-or-marketing-genius/ http://www.shellybowen.com/2008/12/amish-fireplace-hoax-or-marketing-genius/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:19:41 +0000 Shelly Bowen http://shellybowen.com/?p=390 One of the flyers that hit my mailbox yesterday contained a two-page ad that was designed like an article. Headline: “Amish mantle and miracle invention help home heat bills hit rock bottom.”

The photo shows seven suspender- and hat-wearing Amish men and three women in a wooden dome-shaped warehouse or barn ... continue reading Amish Fireplace: Hoax or Marketing Genius?]]> http://www.shellybowen.com/2008/12/amish-fireplace-hoax-or-marketing-genius/feed/ 1