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Here Is What You Need to Do to Start an NGO

You often hear about NGOs on TV mostly as part of news. NGO stands for non-governmental organization. It is an organization where the citizens of a particular country will gather to work on a particular issue in their society, country or the world. The purpose of starting such an organization can be to put an […]

Lyft Partners With Starbucks

Lyft Hands Out Starbucks Freebies What do you say when the person in front of you uses Pinterest to order their Starbucks drink, “may I please have a frappuccino only half frozen?” Over the top. Over the top news for riders of the Lyft since Starbucks will be selling $20 gift cards at participating Starbucks […]

Importance of the Social Media Database Connection: Tips by Remote dba experts

In communication, the cardinal rule is “know your audience”. However, when dealing with social media, this may not always be easy. Social media activity can be targeted, focused, and directed at giving a return on investment. The main issue is why companies should connect their social media interactions to their database. Well, it is essential […]

Making Digital Marketing Work for Your Hospitality Business

If you run a big hotel, you  belong to the amazing hospitality industry. The thing about the industry is that you have to entice people to keep doing business with you. In short, this is the type of business where there are no breaks. Talk about busy days of the year or holidays, hotels have […]

Olympic Swimmers Get into Heated Splash Fight

#SplashFight What are the Olympics without some good heated competition? Australian swimmer Mack Horton has been hashing it out with Chinese rival Sun Yang. Horton made a comment towards Yang saying he had no “time or respect for drug cheats,” referring to Yang’s drug use outing in 2014. A few more words were exchanged, Sun […]

5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal Brand

Whether you want to be an entrepreneur, an author, or a musician, many investors and agents are looking for people who already have a social media platform and an online presence. Essentially, they are looking for those who already have an audience ready and waiting, because the hardest part of getting a creative venture off […]

Driving Traffic from Social to Landing Page? Here are 3 Best Practices

Social media is a powerful business tool for two main reasons. First off, it allows businesses to enhance their brand image and equity. Secondly, it can be used as a tool for driving traffic to landing pages. The first gets discussed a lot, but it’s time to highlight the second issue. 3 Traffic-Driving Tips Directing […]

Man Catches All Pokemon on Pokemon Go

He Caught Them All If you were trying to be the first to catch all the Pokemon, you can put your phone down now. The Pokemon pro is 28 year old Nick Johnson. Johnson traveled around the world in an effort to catch them all. Travelling the world for Pokemon? Sign us up. His last […]

8 Reasons Translated Websites Help Increase Your Sales

You are sitting at an airport behind a counter for the purpose of helping arriving passengers with their inquiries. Would you receive more passengers if you were providing assistance in only English or if you were providing the same services in many different languages? Airports are places where there are people from various backgrounds, ethnicities, […]

Starting a Blog: Laying the Foundation

So, you want start blogging successfully and make a lot of money? Hold your horses. Before you blog starts being profitable, you need to lay down the right foundation. This step-by-step guide on starting a blog will help you get it done the right way from the start, so you don’t waste time going back […]