Archive for May, 2010
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Memorial Day Weekend – 2010
Posted on May 28, 2010 | No CommentsAlstin wishes everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend! -
BMP in the Road: You say you want an evolution.
Posted on May 28, 2010 | No CommentsA common misperception about design is that you just sit down, move some things about, make something bland look pretty. Good designers can make things look prettier than poor designers.... -
Recruiting Lessons Learned from the Social Media Plus Summit
Posted on May 27, 2010 | No CommentsRecruiting is Social! Twitter Job Channels, Facebook Career Pages, LinkedIn Company Profiles, Blogging, Video Blogging … its all part of what makes up Social Media and most of us are... -
Summit sheds more light on the “Must Haves” in Social Media for 2010.
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsAre you still holding out, not yet ready to jump on the social media band-wagon? If so, your company will suffer the consequences of not evolving with the times. The... -
Center City Philadelphia + Social Media Plus Summit = A few of my favorite things.
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No CommentsHello friends! I’m getting ready to head out for the Social Media Plus Summit in my hometown of Philly, the City of Brotherly Love. And, I can’t wait! It’s been... -
I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream.
Posted on May 24, 2010 | No CommentsI saw this TV commercial on one of my favorite blogs, AdFreak (forget the Super Bowl – this is where some of the funniest spots wind up and the write-ups... -
More Twittering Thoughts from Tony, the Twit who Tweets.
Posted on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsSix months ago (which equals 4 years in social media time), I wrote a blog post with my thoughts on Twitter. That means it’s high time for an update on... -
Six bucks later, this guy lands his dream job thanks to Google AdWords
Posted on May 20, 2010 | No CommentsI watched this video last week and said aloud to the computer monitor in front of me, “That is awesome.” Admit it, from time to time you Google yourself. Alex Brownstein,... -
YouTube Turns 5 (Another reminder to get that recruiting video in the works.)
Posted on May 19, 2010 | No CommentsFive years ago with the invitation to “broadcast yourself,” YouTube launched on the web. Google (which owns YouTube by the way) in celebration of YouTube turning five this month announced... -
Facebook Ad Campaigns – Pay Per Click – pay to play in the social media sandbox.
Posted on May 18, 2010 | No CommentsBack on December 8th, 2009 I wrote a blog post that discussed all the basic ways an employer could create and target a Pay Per Click ad campaign on Facebook... -
Stepping Outside to Look Back In: How is Human Resources Viewed?
Posted on May 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsLike many readers of our blog, I spend a lot of time trying to learn more about recruiting and employee communications. I dig down to theories about best practices, study... -
Turn on the bright.
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsI tend to err on the side of optimism, but even the most Grinchy of industry observers could find promise in the recent SHRM article, “U.S. Could See Hiring ‘Heat... -
Stalking Bradley Cooper
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 1 CommentLast Thursday two co-workers returned from their lunch break breathless with excitement. Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro were filming a scene for their upcoming movie, The Dark Fields, just a... -
May 2010: “Social Media Month”
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No CommentsI’m proposing that we should highlight the month of May as “Social Media Month.” There is so much activity on the subject! From the terrific first week of the Social... -
Start me up: Lack of jobs may be creating more start-ups by recent grads
Posted on May 10, 2010 | No CommentsEven though employment seems to be increasing, according to the Department of Labor, unemployment among people ages 20 to 24 is 15.8 percent. The lack of employment opportunities for the... -
Entry Level Job Creation: Part II of an Exclusive Alstin Interview with CEO Roberto Angulo of AfterCollege, Inc.
Posted on May 7, 2010 | No CommentsLast week I sat down to chat with AfterCollege CEO Roberto Angulo about entry level job creation (read Part I of my interview here). This week, Roberto and I talk... -
Five Simple Steps to Greatly Increasing Your Creativity.
Posted on May 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsBy day, I am a Creative Director. My team and I routinely complete multiple creative projects in minimal time. At this moment I have at least twenty active projects. The... -
If The Copy Machine Could Talk.
Posted on May 5, 2010 | 1 CommentThe office copy machine: A wonder of efficiency that we all pretty much take for granted. A pit stop for office gossip. A real threat to your personal identity. Wait... -
Destination: Social Media Success Summit 2010 (No travel required.)
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsI have to tell you, I’m very excited for the Social Media Success Summit 2010 (#SMSS10) to begin tonight, May 4, 2010 at 8PM EST. On tap for tonight’s presentation is... -
It’s National Nurses Week!
Posted on May 3, 2010 | No CommentsHere at Alstin, we know when May is coming with all it’s beautiful flowers simply by the high volume of requests by healthcare clients to design eye-catching, inspirational messages of...
