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Doug Long

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Director Business Development, Business Owners Advantage

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March 21, 2012

Doug Long and 3 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Marketing to the Capital Markets [3/15 @ 11 am]

Given the regulatory environment, can folks use social media to market to financial services companies?

Until regulatory agencies say otherwise it would be a mistake NOT to market your services via social media. I believe the key here is to maintain compliance in your message regardless of what medium you use to spread that message. If you're above board and ... more

Financial Services

Financial Services Marketing

March 12, 2012

Doug Long and 26 other people answered this question

Browser debate: What browser do you use and why?

It used to be FireFox but the latest version started crashing and hanging up all the time so I switched to Chrome. Both are memory hogs however and my 4 year old lap top is beginning to feel the strain... more

Information Technology

March 1, 2012

Doug Long and 1 other person answered this question

Do you have any ideas of webinar technology that integrates into existing websites?

You might check into a small Utah based tech company called Upside360. They have a webinar application that is easy to use and does more than Gotomeeting or Gotowebinar. It's much less expensive. I'm not sure how far their integration goes but it would be ... more

Information Technology

Webinar Platform

March 1, 2012

Doug Long answered this question

What is the best personal finance application?

I use Mint for personal and Deductr for my small business. Mint is very simple to use but covers the main areas of my personal finances that I want to track and have a handle on. I like that it's easily customized for my needs ... more

Personal Finance

Feb. 29, 2012

Doug Long and 1 other person answered this question

What's the difference between Quicken and Mint.com?

Quicken is, in my opinion for power-users or those who love numbers and bookkeeping. Mint is a much simpler tool that works great for the average person who wants to have a better idea of where their money goes each month. For small business owners ... more

Personal Finance

Nov. 16, 2011

Doug Long and 2 other people answered this question

Was Zynga's strong-arming of employees to give back stock before IPO right or wrong?

This decision has ZERO integrity and casts a serious shadow on the trustworthiness of company leaders, not just in HR decisions, but all decisions going forward. What is their compass? What morality is attached to it if any?
They hired these people, they gave them stock ... more

Human Resources

Business Ethics

Employee Management

Sept. 12, 2011

Doug Long and 38 other people answered this question

What do you think of President Obama's proposed American Jobs Act?

Paula you may have heard this before and you probably don't believe it, but I'll repeat it anyway. You can check it out in this New York Times piece by Catherine Rampell in 2009 if you think I'm fibbing. http://goo.gl/cMhW5
95% of all federal income tax ... more

Human Resources

American Jobs Act

Economy Payroll Tax

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