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Black Jade Creative is seeking out new Strategic Social Media and Relationship Marketing interns to help support its team's  marketing strategy.  Explore your own creativity and refine your experience with one of Chicago's most unique and adventurous branding studio!

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Tune in to Black Jade Radio as we discuss the power behind the number six with our special guest, Brian Fons of Corporate Creations, LLC.  As the series continues we will feature more guests as we venture through the numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10! Listen and see where your brand fits!
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Lake Michigan is warming up and its beaches are filling with life as the Summer commences. As we all quickly run to the gym to fit into our bathing suits, perhaps our brands need the same attention. What can your brand do to slim down, shape up, and/or feel good this Summer? 

What are Black Jade Creative and its team doing to shape up? Well May has been the spring board on which Black Jade has gotten its website into launching condition.  Black Jade Creative 2.0 will be up and running this June!

Just as the BJC website has been under some healthy changes, we have also integrated Social Media Strategy and Implementation into our branding portfolio with new clients!  We encourage you to gain some perspective on your brand to ensure that its in the shape it needs to be to keep in the hot Summer Chicago months!

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.  We wish you a wonderful summer in both your extracurricular and branding endeavors!

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Resource Articles
Resources to Build Your Brand

Brand. Marketing. Social Media. Small Business.

Can Twitter Promote Itself Into Profitability?
Can Twitter Promote Itself Into Profitability? - Knowledge@Wharton
Toyota Uses Video to Engage Target (VIDEO)
Swagger Wagon - YouTube, ToyotaUSA
5 Ways to Be Persuasive
5 Ways to Be Persuasive - AMEX OpenForum, Guy Kawasaki
It Pays to Communicate!
When You're Talking Reputation, It Pays to Communicate - Forbes, Anthony Johndrow
Green Marketing Proves to be Profitable
Consumers Reward Companies that Use 'Green' Marketing - MediaBuyerPlanner
Small Biz. Use Tech. Save Money.
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Tech To Save Money - AMEX OpenForum, Jolie O'Dell
Microsoft's Contribution: Social Media to Save Print?
Microsoft Tag: Microsoft's Own 2D BarCode - iStartedSomething, Long Zheng


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