Calendar Highlight: You can't hide from social media

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Calendar Highlight: You can’t hide from social media

Businesses and nonprofit organizations can’t hide from social media, Sarah Milston said.

“Whether they know it or not, their personal brand is already reported on the Internet,” said Milston, founder of The Spark Mill, a Richmond-based consulting firm.

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