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Karen Swim 44, Female
Sterling Heights
United States

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Your Profession:
Writing, Marketing, Career Marketing
About Me:
President and CEO of Words For Hire, telling stories and bringing visions to life. What a great way to make a living! I am also a big fan of social media and can be found on twitter throughout the day. Feel free to follow at twitter.com/karenswim.
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http://www.wordsfohirellc.com
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Writer, Business Owner, Looking to Give Advice

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Love or Friendship- Determing your Branding Strategy

I read an interesting article on BrandChannel, "People Buy Brands Like They Make Friends." The article written by Nichiketa Choudhary explored the various relationships brands have with their customers. You can read the full article here.

Choudhary writes:

"Consumer-brand relationships are less about love and more about friendship.
Just like our friends, bran…

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Posted on May 15, 2008 at 11:14am — 3 Comments

Karen Swim

Brandjunkie Survey Results

The 2008 Brandjunkie Survey Results are in and some of the results may surprise you. You can read the survey results here but below are a few excerpts.

When asked to describe themselves as a brand and identify what brand they would be, the top five answers were Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola, Virgin and BMW. Top five brands that respondents would most like to sit next to at a dinner party were Apple, Virgin, Google, Coca-Cola and Nike. When… Continue

Posted on April 1, 2008 at 8:46am — 2 Comments

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Bastardized Brand Virtualization - Online Spin Blog Post

I found today's Online Spin blog post of interest. Trying to recap would not do it justice so I have included the full post below. While many online marketers are enthusiastically telling others to join SL, this post offers a contrary opinion (often my favorite kind of opinion!). I have also heard from some professionals who tried SL and did not find it to be a great business driver. I believe the message here as with all marketing tool… Continue

Posted on March 3, 2008 at 9:36pm — 9 Comments

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Recession Hat Tricks

If you say it enough, does it make it true? We tried hard not to use the "R" word. But as we watched the housing market tank, our neighbors losing their homes and jobs and teary eyed stories on Good Morning America there was just no denying it - the US is in a recession.

While we understand what that means on a personal level, what does it mean for your business? How will it impact your branding efforts?

Well some marketers simply make lemonade out of lemons. We're in a recessi… Continue

Posted on February 8, 2008 at 10:22pm — 3 Comments

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Online Brand Management

Social media is hot and businesses are using it to engage customers and ignite viral marketing. The trend makes managing your online identity an essential component to your overall branding strategy. Comments posted to forums, blog posts, profile pages on FaceBook, LinkedIn and even your social bookmarks contribute to how your brand is viewed.

It is worthwhile to give consideration to what you write, text, type, endorse, rate and photograph before hitting the enter key on your keyboard… Continue

Posted on January 26, 2008 at 11:26am — 8 Comments

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Term paper

Writing a term paper is one of the most common requirements for an upper-division course such as the one for which this book was probably assigned. Such term papers usually count for a significant part of your final grade. Yet many, perhaps most, students have never received formal instruction about how to write a good research report. The following pages are meant to help you write an "A" paper by giving you some guidelines about how to go about your research and writing.
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Posted by mevric on October 11, 2008 at 2:24am

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How to write Resarch Thesis paper and Tips

Choose a topic which interests and challenges you. Your attitude towards the topic may well determine the amount of effort and enthusiasm you put into your research.

Focus on a limited aspect, e.g. narrow it down from "Religion" to "World Religion" to "Buddhism". Obtain teacher approval for your topic before embarking on a full-scale research. If you are uncertain as to what is expected of you in completing the assignment or project, re-read your assignment sheet carefully or ASK your t… Continue

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