Twitter is just one of the many social media channels businesses and individuals use to connect and create leads. As a business, Twitter is used to share the latest news and product with customers, as well as sharing content of other businesses to generate leads. For an individual looking to make it in the world, using Twitter helps to connect with leaders in their industry of interest and learn from them. Using Twitter properly and effectively is another story and does not happen over night. Here are some articles that teach the proper way to use Twitter to benefit you and your business.

Summer has ended and school has started again. It doesn’t seem like that long ago that I was writing my first blog post for Stream Creative. Since that time, I have learned so much about social media, design, and inbound marketing.

As we begin new web site projects with clients, one of the top questions we are asked is "Will my web site work on my phone?” Smartphones are no longer a trend, but they are an extension of connecting your business with your customers wherever they may be - it doesn't matter if it's a local client in Milwaukee or one with locations globally. With creating new mobile websites comes additional learning on how to keep up your SEO rankings, not just for the computer but for mobile marketing as well. Here are some useful sources from this week’s inbound marketing news to help you learn the steps to being a successful mobile marketer.

School may be done for the summer but my education continues. I'll be spending my summer in Milwaukee, interning at Stream Creative. And I'm kicking things off with my first blog post!

So there we were, "noses to the grindstone" on the verge of making another bad decision. Do we shuffle over to the fridge and get our depressing brown bag lunches from home or do we head over to McDonald's for some guilty pleasure? Honestly, I was leaning towards the latter. But then it happened. 

Jeff and I will be speaking at the WISN 12 "Drive Your Sales" Speaker Series tomorrow. Our presentation will explain how to use FREE online and social media tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and blogs to drive more traffic to your website, increase your online visibility, build your brand awareness and generate more leads to drive sales. The 8:30 am session is full, but an 11:00 am has been added to the schedule. For more information visit WISN.com

In the NFL and the business world, relationships will come to an end. In the case of Al Harris, his relationship ended when the Green Bay Packers released him a few weeks ago due to a knee injury. It's what Al Harris did next that is a lesson any business should take notice of. Harris took out a full page ad in the Sports section of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and said "Thank You" to all of his supporters and fans with a heart felt note in the ad.

A few weeks ago we hopped a flight from Milwaukee to Boston for the first HubSpot User Group conference, as well as the Inbound Marketing Summit in Foxboro. We discussed and learned about the latest industry social media/marketing trends, inbound marketing strategies and tons of info about HubSpot software. 

Our flights and hotel rooms have been booked and today four of us at Stream Creative are flying (gotta love AirTran Wi-Fi) to Boston for two inbound marketing events this week.

Today we had the opportunity to attend the 2nd annual “AirTran Airways Big Fly Derby” hosted by Ryan Braun.  The home run hitting contest was for Milwaukee media to benefit the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee. The two-round slow-pitch softball derby was held at Helfaer Field right next to Miller Park today with Milwaukee Brewers announcer Davey Nelson pitching.