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Greetings!,

As the time for shorts, flip flops, and summer nears Chicagoland, so does the soft launch of Black Jade Creative's 2.0 website!
Black Jade Creative and its team have spent April refining its website to be an interactive, clean, and resourceful space for you to dive deep into your branding education.

Speaking of education, Black Jade Creative has expanded its portfolio to include Social Media Strategy and Implementation packages as a solution to the intimidating and ever-expanding functionality of social networks, and as another extension to the voice of your brand.  Gain some perspective on your brand--take the first step to integrate social networks into your brand's voice and online presence!

As always, you can connect with the Black Jade Creative team to learn more about its newest developments on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and our Bloom&Blog.  Happy April! Happy Tax Refunds! Happy Branding!



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Resource Articles
The Social Media Edition

Branding Your Voice in the Social Landscape

Is Your Brand Social Enough?
Live from Milken: Is your brand social enough? - SmartBlog, By Mary Slayter
Search + Social Media = Success
HOW TO: Integrate Paid Search & Social Media for Better Marketing Results - Mashable, By Matt Lawson
From Social Media to Social Strategy
From Social Media to Social Strategy - Harvard Business Review, By Umair Haque
The Importance of Pricing Business Services Profitably
The Importance of Pricing Business Services Profitably - CFOPro, By John Lafferty
Study Says: Most Marketers New to Social Media
Most Marketers New to Social Media - MediaBuyerPlanner
Secrets & Lies of Pairing Email & Social Media
Secrets& Lies: Integrating Email Marketing with Social Media - BtoBOnline, By Karen Bannan
2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report
2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report - SocialMediaExaminer


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