Siobhan O'Connor
Author of No More Dirty Looks.
A case-study look at five businesses with very different approaches to Twitter, all of which worked. Jet Blue, Etsy, and TastiDLite make the cut.
How Twitter Can Help Jet Blue, Etsy, and Others Thrive
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