What do you need to know about joining social media groups? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips and best practices on how and why to join a group on a social media platform, including when to avoid them.

Want to connect to your communities on a more personal level? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how adding multi-media elements to your social media posts delivers a personal touch, plus how to participate in social media groups.

How do you market in 2011? Nell Merlino joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how connecting with customers is changing, plus a Make Mine a Million announcement for women business owners.

Customers want to hear stories from you, not marketing messages. Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to tell stories in micro-scripts and then let customer cheerleaders tell others about your story.

In marketing, there’s real gold and fool’s gold. Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why you have to differentiate yourself first with performance and then tell your story with social media, not the other way around.

Are you using social media as a referral resource? Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to properly use social media resources to get more and higher quality referrals and close more sales.

How is small business branding changing in the second decade of the 21st century? Karen Post joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact 21st century customers are having on how your brand is being defined.

Your network of communities could reach around the globe? Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to talk about leveraging your community building activity - virtually or in person - to create local and global networks.

There is real power in connecting your network of communities. Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the practices and tools that help you leverage communities as a network you can support and that can provide referrals and support for you.

Are your social media posts good for business? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame with tips on posting the proper mix of business and personal information, plus Jim makes a social media prediction.