Social Media have become huge in the last few years. There are new Social Media that pop up every day. I have been personally involved with social media for about ten years and have found them to be helpful to our freight consulting business. Here are few thoughts on how to make effective us […]
Developing a Social Media Strategy for your Freight Business
Dan’s Transportation Newspaper
9 years ago
Many of us receive information from multiple news sources on a daily basis. You may start your day with the morning newspaper in hard copy or on your iPad or Surface. If you are in the transportation industry, you are likely receiving trade magazines in hard copy and/or digital form, news feeds and white papers […]
Lessons from my Travels down the Social Media Trail
11 years ago
Social media has become one of the hottest marketing tools over the past five years. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and a host of new sites are now a major part of our daily lives. Since I began blogging in 2005, I have become an active participant in this new world. I have learned a great deal […]
Despite being the incumbent President, Barrack Obama and his re-election team were faced with a tall challenge in trying to secure enough votes to keep him in office. After the Great Recession of the mid 2000s, a major stimulus effort and low interest rates were not able to revive the American economy. Entering the election, […]
A well-developed sales pipeline is a key component of any well managed sales management system. When properly utilized, the tool is an invaluable resource in measuring the number of quality leads in the system, the true number and dollar value of prospects versus suspects, the number of proposals submitted, the number of verbal commitments and […]
Social Media will Transform Transportation
12 years ago
This week I had the opportunity to participate in a Logistics Management webinar that featured Adrian Gonzalez, Director, Logistics Viewpoints, as one of the 4 speakers. Adrian spoke on the topic of Social Media in Supply Chain and Logistics. This is what he had to say. Social Media are tools for communicating and collaborating. Citing […]