Jason Corrigan shares two ways that you can maximize your brand’s exposure and conversion opportunities by developing a coherent system where your offline marketing channels positively influence and support your digital campaign. See on http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com

With today’s update, LinkedIn members can now view their top skill endorsements on their mobile profile, as well as accept and grant endorsements from and for other members. See on http://www.thesocialmediahat.com

Washington Post (blog)Is Nokia about to become a patent troll? See on http://www.washingtonpost.com

Patent Infringement Suits Target Smaller Banks BankInfoSecurity.com (blog) As banks and credit unions invest in emerging security technologies, such as stronger authentication, transaction encryption, device identification and biometrics, their… See on http://www.bankinfosecurity.com

Dubai Investments eyes growth in Kazakhstan, regionAME Info (press release)This is being reinforced through its aggressive participation in KazBuild 2013, the leading construction trade exhibition which commenced yesterday in Almaty, Kazakhstan. See on http://www.ameinfo.com

Kazakhstan: Fresh Arrest Gives New Twist to Oligarch’s Tale EurasiaNet The dramatic tale of Kazakhstani oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is in detention in France on suspicion of perpetrating fraud on a grand scale, has taken a new turn with the……

Why the Great Recession May Have Positive Impact on Small Business RetirementForbesThere’s no way around it: the Great Recession was a dark period for many small businesses. See on http://www.forbes.com

Condensed… In May, Forrester teamed up with the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA) and VisionEdge Marketing (VEM) to survey marketing leaders about how they demonstrate marketing’s impact on the business.  About a week ago I (finally) published Forrester’s take on…

MarketingProfs.com (subscription)11 SMS Marketing Best-Practices for Better, Results-Driven Text Messaging …MarketingProfs.com (subscription)Today’s consumers are mobile. They’re always on the go, sending and receiving messages of all types. See on http://www.marketingprofs.com

Global Biometrics, Mobility, and Identity Industry Leaders Convene as Mobile … See on http://www.prweb.com