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Michael Margolies

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Accomplished advertising, eCommerce, MarCom, creative services, and marketing executive with 18 years experience in start-up and large companies including; FootSmart, DOE, Macy’s West, and Cabela’s seeking an executive level advertising/eCommerce/marketing position.

WEB: Photography & Design

Sept. 18, 2011

Michael Margolies and 44 other people answered this question

POLL: Recruiters should look at candidates' Facebook profiles when hiring. Agree or Disagree?

I'm not going to preach about why it's wrong because employers are already doing it everywhere, even when they have formal policies against it. HR staff, hiring managers and others are looking at candidate profiles and making judgements about them based on what they see. ... more

Human Resources

Aug. 28, 2011

Michael Margolies and 25 other people answered this question

Steve Jobs has resigned. What do you think this means for the future of Apple?

I'm not concerned at all. Remember he's not leaving Apple, he's getting out of the day to day back office BS. He will be a Board Director and Chairman, he will still have hands on creative input and get to do the parts of the ... more

Information Technology

Aug. 14, 2011

Michael Margolies recommends this answer by Michael A Brown

How much does correct spelling and grammar matter when blogging?

Our grade school and middle school teachers were right! Spelling and grammar count in all aspects of business, and in life generally.
Mis-spell and/or compose poorly in a blog or post and the party could well be over ... especially when trying to engage with ... more

July 31, 2011

Michael Margolies and 20 other people answered this question

What control/guidelines (if any) should a company provide over an individual's Linkedin profile?

As an individual I'm all for keeping personal things personal. However, I have no problem with an employer who provides guidance for how they are portrayed on LinkedIn or other networking sites.
It is often the case that someone goes too far on the company ... more

Corporate Branding

July 17, 2011

Michael Margolies recommends this answer by M. K

If you could change 1 thing about LinkedIn, what would it be and why?

Include a block feature, so users can block certain people from seeing their name, information, etc. on LinkedIn. Also, give users the capability to stop former contacts from following them. If you have a contact and cut ties with him or her, the contact can ... more

July 17, 2011

Michael Margolies is now following Martine Parry

July 17, 2011

Michael Margolies and 26 other people answered this question

POLL: How strongly is the current recession affecting you? (Rate 1-5)

4 - I find many business owners and CEO's calling pretending to interview but really end up looking for free info and consulting. I've been fine with it but would appreciate more honesty. I'm glad to help you out but if I do consider sending ... more

July 17, 2011

Michael Margolies recommends this answer by Nikolas Allen

Do you find you get a better click through when you include a hashtag on your tweets?

Lauren,
Hashtags can be used for a little bit of "show" and a whole lot of "strategy." The show aspect can be a sarcastic phrase, joke or opinion relating to your tweet.
For example, I tweeted a recent article about Amazon.com using nude models in their current ... more

July 17, 2011

Michael Margolies and 2 other people answered this question

I am a photographer. I have my own small photo studio. Help me how do develop my business.

Good retouching can be a lifetime learning process. In the West and Europe most professionals us Photoshop but not all, Some use Painter, and a handful of lesser known products. ALso Apple's Aperture and Adobe's Lightroom are popular as both an asset management tool as ... more

July 17, 2011

Michael Margolies recommends this answer by Brian McCallion

What is the value of a liberal arts degree to a business professional?

Liberal arts classes might help some people to develop an aptitude for verbal "sparring" as the format of these classes tend towards discussion rather than lecture. And developing writing and thinking skills in this context probably applies in business. Articulating a point of view, or ... more

Human Resources

July 8, 2011

Michael Margolies and 36 other people answered this question

Are you in favor of higher taxes as part of a deficit reduction program?

Most flat tax plans account fro poverty level incomes but still require something, skin in the game and ownership of government. Some estimates say 49% of Americans pay no taxes at all, only consume resources and only 2% of that are the super rich.
I do ... more

Deficit Reduction

June 26, 2011

Michael Margolies and 34 other people answered this question

POLL: Are you confident in Ben Bernanke's ability as Fed Chairman to get the economy moving?

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