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Each week, I am asked what social media tools we recommend at 3BL Media. This is a hard question for me to answer. There are SO MANY options out there.

I can only respond to these questions with more questions. I may suggest explore a tool here or there, but no response is definitive – you MUST get this tool! There are thousands of options – some claim to meet all of your needs, others are so specialized that it can be hard to imagine WHO finds the tool useful or who can afford such a solution.

On May 12th, I will be in Boston attending the Social Tools Summit conference....

Business Dictionary defines succession planning as: Identification and development of potential successors for key positions in an organization, through a systematic evaluation process and training.

That definition implies that someone identifies those in line for leadership and puts them on a leadership path. Nice to be chosen, but the question then becomes: Are there ways to put yourself on that path? We will get to what I think the answer is to that in a moment.

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Sharpen those #2 pencils. There’s a new examination rolling out for sustainability professionals interested in formal certification for their skills.

The San Francisco-based Sustainability Accounting Standards Board announced during this week's 3BL Media webinar that early bird registration, at the discounted price of $200, is now open for the inaugural “Fundamentals of Sustainability...

As one of the world’s largest brewers, HEINEKEN recognizes and embraces its responsibility to promote responsible water use and encourage others to do the same as part of its sustainability strategy ‘Brewing a Better World’ (BaBW). Aimed at advancing Water Stewardship, HEINEKEN recently announced a partnership with UNIDO to help support water sustainability in developing markets such as Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Tunisia.

BTW #HEINEKENBaBW 

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