http://modernspecies.com/blog The Modern Species Studio Blog en jen@modernspecies.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-15T08:08:00+00:00 http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/The-Millenials-Demand-for-Transparency http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/The-Millenials-Demand-for-Transparency#08:08Z Read more]]> 2013-05-15T08:08:59+00:00 http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/lessons-learned-in-the-battle-for-sustainable-packaging http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/lessons-learned-in-the-battle-for-sustainable-packaging#17:52Z Read more]]> 2013-05-08T17:52:19+00:00 http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/psfk-comes-to-seattle http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/psfk-comes-to-seattle#20:16Z featured our studio in an article on their incredible site. The event will be held at 1927 Events in Belltown and will feature a great lineup that we are quite honored to be joining. Check out the details and grab you tickets for a great Friday morning that will inevitably be filled with great ideas and Seattle pride!
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Read more]]> 2013-04-26T17:34:18+00:00 http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/creating-a-social-media-plan http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/creating-a-social-media-plan#03:25Z I’m not the only person who is saying it. So why are companies still doing it? I’m guessing it’s due to many business owners’ mixture of fear and ignorance about how social media works for companies and how to handle it without compromising the company’s reputation. So rather than explain why you shouldn’t let another company post your social media messages, I’ll give you some tools for how to handle it yourself.
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