Alex Yong


Alex Yong
Alex Yong is a staff writer and host of the Small Business Trends Livestreamed Livelihoods interview series featuring sessions with today's movers and shakers in the livestreaming world. Alex is also a freelance writer from New York who focuses on event reporting and other special assignments. He worked at Citigroup for 5 years, providing phone alerts for department newsdesks and Radio FCN. Alex was named a must-follow PR resource in Cision North America’s list of the top 50 Twitter influencers utilizing rich media tweets, alongside Guy Kawasaki and Lee Odden.

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Live Streaming Versus Live Events: What is Permitted?

Live streaming is a booming trend right now. But it's not always appropriate or advantageous to live stream an event for your small business. Where's the line? Three experts in the fashion industry offer some advice.


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Livestreaming Lets Brands and Entrepreneurs Target Millennials

Jeongwoon Eun and Josh Greenbaum, two influential people in the live streaming and vlog community, sit down with Small Business Trends reporter Alex Yong to discuss the use of tools like Periscope, Meerkat, and others among small businesses and targeting Millennials.


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Get a Free Professional Headshot, Courtesy of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is on a mission to get as many of its user members a professional looking headshot for their profiles. The social site has created a mobile photo booth and is offering an opportunity in 10 U.S. cities for members to get a free headshot.


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Sujan Patel of WhenIWork Discusses Growth Hacking, Product Market Fit

Sujan Patel comes from a family of small business owners. So he knows first hand the problems small businesses face when trying to grow while managing the day-to-day operations involved in keeping a company up and running. This interview provides some insights small business owners won't want to miss.


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Is Influencer Marketing a Trendy or Smart Strategy?

There's a new trend in digital marketing and advertising that could be an option for your small business as big as pay per click was once upon a time or even more straightforward social media advertizing is today. It's called influencer marketing and here's what you need to know.