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7 Engagement Strategies for Facebook
Alongside Twitter, Facebook is the most popular social networking platform of our time. The site was first launched ten years ago in February 2004 and as of April 2014, it has more than 1.28 billion active users worldwide.With so many people and businesses using Facebook, how do you make sure you...
By Kat Karvess • Sept. 25, 2014 -
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Social Media Fatigue
Are you in the social networking doldrums? Does the idea of posting content on social media sites fill you with dread instead of excitement? Social fatigue eventually happens to everyone but with a little effort you can get your social mojo back.Signs and symptoms of social media fatigue● Pro...
By Travis Huff • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Cleaning Up Social Media Messes: What You Can Learn from DiGiorno
The last thing any company wants to do is associate their brand with domestic violence, child murder or any other horrible event ripped from today's headlines. Effective campaigns need to be timely and relevant--proven by Oreo's big win for its quick-witted "You Can Still Dunk In The Dark" respon...
By Davy Kestens • Sept. 25, 2014 -
4 Ways Hotels Can Leverage Instagram for Marketing
Image-driven platforms such as Instagram have given brands excellent opportunities to show the amazing product or service they offer. Hotels are a great example of businesses that can benefit tremendously from these platforms because they can capture the experiences visitors have at their hotels ...
By Ray Wang • Sept. 25, 2014 -
25 Ways to Engage Your Social Media Following
If you have a company, product, or service to promote, then social media can be your best friend forever. Think of it like taking over the world-not in a bad way like Darth Vader or loom bands. People love to use social media. There's no way around it. (That's why you see people staring at their ...
By Julia McCoy • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Making the Case for Content Moderation
Your submission awaits moderation. Whether you manage an online community or you've contributed to a website, you're probably familiar with that phrase. The majority of websites accepting comments, images, and videos from users have a review mechanism in place to filter out content that violates ...
By Jessica Ullrich • Sept. 25, 2014 -
5 Mistakes to Avoid on Your LinkedIn Profile
Most people have a Facebook friend who is constantly spouting aggressive and ill-informed propaganda, sending Candy Crush requests every 6 hours, and sharing videos with "You won't BELIEVE what happens next!!" in the description.Most people know to avoid this friend digitally, at all costs. Who w...
By Christopher Raeside • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Simple Things to Know Before You Conduct an A/B Test
A/B testing is simple. It utilizes multivariant testing in order to test a statistical hypothesis. This type of test is also referred to, colloquially, as a split test or a bucket test. It is often used to test the effectiveness of two or more marketing campaigns in comparison with each other.An ...
By George Mathew • Sept. 24, 2014 -
How to Find the Right Twitter Influencers to Grow Your Business
When marketers talk about the power of Twitter, what they're really talking about is the power of people. One of the key lessons of Twitter training for business is that you need to use this platform to target the right people. Although you can drive a lot of traffic without the right targeting, ...
By Michelle Hummel • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Mobile Applications in Business: Making your Marketing Portable and Profitable
The goal of advertising historically has been to get your product in front of the eyes of as many people as possible. This sort of spray and pray approach has run rampant on television and radio channels across the nation for years. Sometimes, this form of marketing works (See P&G and Nike), ...
By Kirk Kerr • Sept. 24, 2014 -
How to Create a Visual Map of Your Twitter Network
Last week's second annual The Social Shake-Up brought together a crowd of more than 600 marketing, communications, and public relations professionals. The attendees heard rousing speeches by Jeremiah Owyang and Bryan Kramer, listened to a provocative conversation about the future of social busi...
By Mary Ellen Egan • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Why Your Social Strategy Is Wrong
I don't care which brand you represent: there will be something in every social strategy that is wrong. It's a fact of life, and nobody is perfect, but the problem comes when people feel that their social strategy and content calendar is perfect.In social, there is no standing still or maintainin...
By Ben Harper • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Ten Reasons Why Pinterest Rules the Web
Currently 21 percent of online adults use Pinterest, and interest in the visually exciting social site shows no signs of slowing down. Businesses are getting in on the action, too. A whopping 36 percent of Fortune 500 companies have at least one corporate Pinterest board.What is it that we love s...
By Travis Huff • Sept. 24, 2014 -
YouTube or Wistia? Which Is the Best Video Marketing Host?
Online video (with animated explainer videos) is one of the latest marketing trends and one of the most requested forms of content by marketers and startup CEOs. (There's a fine example of one of these marketing videos, below.)Once the video is made, one of the most common questions marketers ask...
By Juan Jose Mendez • Sept. 24, 2014 -
From The Social Shake-Up: The Marketing vs. Communications Debate
Cats vs. dogs. Pepperoni vs. sausage. Tell the truth. You have a favorite. A favorite soda, favorite pet, favorite pizza topping. It's OK. Everyone does. We can't help it. We live in a comparison nation that loves to take sides. But when it comes to the marketing vs. communications debate, which ...
By Shay Moser • Sept. 24, 2014 -
How to Get Noticed as an Expert
Do you sell advice? If so, you need to be an expert. You also need to convince your audience that you're an expert, but by now you know that you are competing in a crowded space. It seems like everyone is an expert.I looked on LinkedIn and counted how many consultants are competing in the top n...
By Stanford Smith • Sept. 23, 2014 -
5 Things You Can Learn About Brand Ambassadorship from Jaguar
I'm going to set the record straight. I'm in love with Jaguar. But like all great love stories, mine and Jaguar's is one of age, heartbreak, triumph and ambassadorship. Yes, ambassadorship. We'll get to that.The Early YearsThe love story actually started when I was a little girl. You see, my gran...
By Stephanie Frasco • Sept. 23, 2014 -
7 Tactics and Apps for Better Marketing of Your ECommerce Site
If you run an eCommerce website you need to be aware of the best marketing strategies and tools available to increase traffic and sales. The most basic strategies involve setting up eCommerce correctly in the first place so that it's easy for customers to buy and you have integrated email marketi...
By Ajay Prasad • Sept. 23, 2014 -
The Psychology That Informs Social Media
Social media gives us an entryway to fans and consumers. But even with the access, social media managers can't just sell, shout "me" and make it all about the product or company. People want to interact with brands the way they do every other person on social-through a personal and authentic rela...
By Jessica Smith • Sept. 23, 2014 -
3 Maxims of a Standout Company Blog
You've just been tasked with generating new and engaging content that will lure prospective customers to your company. What do you do now?First, it's important that you take a look around and know where you stand. The present state of B2B content marketing is like a digitized Tower of Babel, an e...
By Jeremy Boudinet • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Go into the Real World to Grow Your Email List
If you want to build a solid permission based email list, sometimes you need to go old school and promote it offline. Why? Because people live in the real world. So join your customers and prospects where they hang. Offer opportunities for them to sign up for your newsletter everywhere they inter...
By Lorraine Ball • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Building a Meme Maker Website with WordPress
Memes are trending a lot these days. In fact, they are the hottest trend now. Take a look at your Facebook newsfeed, log into your Twitter account or browse your WhatsApp messages, memes are what you will see hovering everywhere. A meme is what comes to mind when one wants to be funny, witty, sar...
By David Wicks • Sept. 22, 2014 -
4 Key Strategies to Create Social Media Brand FOMO
As a brand it your job not to just sell to your customers, but connect and engage with them. You want to show your voice, what you stand for and that you are credible in your field--all the while building dynamic relationships with your fan base. So how do you keep them coming back for more each...
By Katie Leimkuehler • Sept. 22, 2014 -
4 Secrets to Crowd-Worthy Content with Bryan Kramer
It took Bryan Kramer five days to write his book, "There is No B2B or B2C - It's Human to Human: #H2H," in which he gave wise advice to brands on how to bring back the human side of communication, in all its simplicity, empathy, and imperfection. Within eight weeks of self-publishing it on Amazon...
By Shay Moser • Sept. 22, 2014 -
How to Drive Facebook Traffic to Your Listings for $0.01 Per Visitor
If you're not using Facebook to drive traffic to your listings, I have 3 words for you...You're.Missing.Out.And...I want you to get started with it asap. Don't worry, I am going to show you exactly how to do it with step-by-step instructions and an over the should video walk through. Simple stuff...
By Adam Dukes • Sept. 22, 2014