With so many different forms of social media popping up, we thought it would be useful to give you a breakdown of how Revive NYC categorizes the big players on the field for holistic health practitioners.

Facebook Business Page: building community with local clients and patients.…

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As some (or all!) of you may have noticed, there are changes that have been made to Facebook again.  One new feature that has many puzzled is the “people are talking about this” number located in the left hand side bar.…

Q & A Tuesday:
Question for the week: How do people ever know I have a business page?
First off, congratulations, you recognize that there is a difference between a business page and a profile page. It’s easier for people to find your profile page because as an individual you can friend other people, people can find you from an email invite through Facebook, and often you will be connected to another friend that individual is also friends with.…

My top 10 reasons why Facebook should be integrated into your marketing plan today:

incredible statistics
learn who your target market is
its where people are spending time
stop repeating yourself over and over, just post it
you can be transparent without baring all
it’s not what you say, it’s what others say about you
the only investment is your time (note: how much is your time worth?…

I came across an interesting an article today called ’10 Digital Predictions for 2011′ and I started to think about how integrative practitioners could put themselves ahead of the curve and take advantage of these dynamic changes.
Having looked at the top 10 trends, here are my tips as they apply to a holistic practitioner:
Get Mobile
With the majority of people searching for services via Google, and particularly Google maps (on their smartphones) a solid Google business profile is your first step.…

If you are asking yourself this question then you are headed in the right direction. Getting yourself and your business onto these big social media platforms is important, and I dare say imperative, but it’s certainly not the end game. What you do with these accounts determines the effectiveness of social media as a marketing tool.…

Many of us are using social media without even knowing it. This article is a brief look at the phrase ‘social media’ so the next time someone uses those words together you know what they’re talking about.
Let’s start by breaking down the words:
Social.…

Facebook has been under attack recently for their lack of privacy commitment to their users. On this point I agree with Ben Parr and his article “In Defense of Facebook.” The web is a place like any other and it is up to us to be mindful and savvy on how much information we post and what type.  With that in mind I came across this video on Huffington Post that can help make your Facebook experience what you want.…

We see it every where, little icons prompting us to follow, become friends or join some social network.  And despite the almost saturation of this in the market people are still asking why, ‘why should I join?’  It’s a fair question especially if you don’t consider yourself tech savvy or you’re someone who avoids the internet like the plague.  But, the truth is that social media has become an essential tool for communicating, researching, and sharing loads of information – information that is fresh and relevant.…