http://www.businesssmarttools.com Harnessing the power of emerging technology for business Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:00:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you've enjoyed our posts on this blog, you may want to follow us at the Creative Concepts blog -- home to the organizers of the Business Smart Tools Conference.  We'll still update this blog with new information on social media for business, but our new "home base" allows us ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/07/22/follow-us-at-the-creative-concepts-blog/ [blip.tv ?posts_id=2307157&dest=-1] Join John Havens from the May 2009 Business Smart Tools Conference as he speaks about BlogTalkRadio, the book he co-authored Tactical Transparency, and social media tips that can help every business! http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/06/28/business-smart-tools-speaker-john-havens/ It's barely been a day since the 2009 Business Smart Tools conference wrapped, but the event was a tremendous success!  Thanks to everyone who attended, as well as all of our speakers AND the tireless team at Creative Concepts, who organized and managed the entire event.  We covered a lot ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/05/06/thanks-for-a-successful-conference/ The speakers at this year’s BST conference will be sharing their insights into how social media works within business. To give you a glimpse of what you can expect at the live event (which happens on Tuesday, May 5), here are 3 questions with Ford's head of social media, ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/29/3-questions-with-scott-monty-of-ford/ John C Havens of BlogTalkRadio and Speaker at the Business Smart Tools Conference interviews Valorie Luther about the Business Smart Tools conference and social media at large! http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/22/a-social-media-conversation-on-blogtalkradio/ For years now, companies from Dell to Comcast to Tide have weathered negative PR that stems from negative customer experiences. But when those customers use social media tools like blogs, Facebook and Twitter to spread their frustration, the resultant backlash can even stun a stable brand like Motrin or, ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/22/social-media-vs-business/ The speakers at this year’s BST conference will be sharing their insights into how social media works within business. To give you a glimpse of what you can expect at the live event (which happens on Tuesday, May 5), here are 3 questions with management consultant and Vloggerheads co-founder Dr. ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/15/3-questions-with-bst-speaker-tom-guarriello/ [flv height="20" flashvars="type=sound"]http://www.businesssmarttools.com/files/20090408_smartbiz.mp3[/flv] Download podcast here Albert and Valorie take some time out for the Marketing Edge Podcast.  Learn more about the Business Smart Tools Conference and join in the conversation that has begun here and will continue on May 5th. To register, go here. http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/09/albert-maruggi-of-provident-partners-interviews-valorie-luther-about-the-business-smart-tools-conference/ Several weeks ago, a video that Creative Concepts (the organizers behind the Business Smart Tools conference) produced for their client, Bigelow Tea, generated some online buzz.  But while most viewers enjoyed the personal touch of seeing Bigelow Tea president (and 2009 BST speaker) Cindi Bigelow talking about tea with strangers ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/08/celebrity-and-authenticity-in-social-media/ [caption id="attachment_336" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Albert Maruggi"][/caption] The speakers at this year’s BST conference will be sharing their insights into how social media works within business. To give you a glimpse of what you can expect at the live event (which happens on Tuesday, May 5), here are 3 questions with PR ... http://www.businesssmarttools.com/2009/04/01/3-questions-with-bst-speaker-albert-maruggi/