Content Marketing: Page 284

  • What You Need To Know About Before You Get Into the Tech Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Facebook, Apple and LinkedIn are the fastest growing tech companies in America. And working with these tech companies seems to be the current trend in millennials, so are you ready for a career in the tech industry? Whether you've had your heart set on a career in the tech sector for ages or you'...

    By • Dec. 30, 2013

  • Get Your Social Accounts Ready For The New Year

    As we look forward to 2014 it's a good time to think about how you've spent your time on social media. Which sites really had a good return on your investment in time and energy? Which ones had the best engagement with your fans and followers? Which ones turned out to be less worthy of your time?...

    By • Dec. 30, 2013

  • Top Ten Reasons Your Facebook Ads Are Being Rejected

    If you're a marketer who has advertised your goods or services on Facebook, chances are you've had at least one rejected - which seems to be very common! There are lots of reasons the social media giant rejects ads which are fairly obvious, but sometimes your ad gets rejected, and you have no id...

    By • Dec. 30, 2013

  • Don't Give Up on Your Blog: Advice for First-Time Bloggers

    Go online and you'll find evidence of countless blog failures. Most of these failures occur within the first six months after the first published post. Why is this? What causes a blogger to just give up? Want my unsolicited advice? Don't give up! This is my advice for first-six month bloggers...

    By • Dec. 30, 2013

  • 9 Ways To Create Time, Space, and Stillness For Meaningful Work

    I am fascinated by people who do meaningful work. People who create, share and nurture ideas that move us toward a better future. They somehow operate differently, and I am curious to find out how.Late last year, I decided to start set up interviews with some of these people I could get access to...

    By • Dec. 29, 2013

  • Everything Is Ephemeral: Facebook, Popularity, and the Creation of the Social Self

    For two years, maybe more, I've helped real estate agents, writers, and entrepreneurs create strategies for using Facebook for business. I've read countless stories and books on the subject, I've discussed editorial calendars, the benefits of photos, links, videos, private pages, Facebook groups ...

    By • Dec. 29, 2013

  • When Will We Finally Get It? It's All About The Content!

    How many times do you have to tell someone something before they finally listen and do as you tell them? The answer to that question is not so simple......I have a son, he's 1 years old and when we want to stop him doing something we have to tell him at least three times to stop doing something ...

    By • Dec. 29, 2013

  • 25 Awesome Content Marketing Tools To Use In 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Content marketing helps brands acquire customers by creating and publishing a range of content that is relevant and valuable. But Jumpstarting your content marketing efforts can be an uphill battle if you don't have the right set of tools in place to get the job done. So it's time to think like a...

    By • Dec. 29, 2013

  • Get Ready for 2014: Those Little Things Called SEO Meta Descriptions and Titles

    It is no secret that the Internet is bursting at the seams - translation: there are more websites competing for the attention of your target audiences. As a website owner, you can do either one of these two things: One, twiddle your thumbs and hope that your target audiences find you without havi...

    By • Dec. 29, 2013

  • 4 Last-Minute Gift-Giving Tips to Make Your Prospects Really Happy

    Christmas just passed. That's bad news for marketers that are still wrapping up their prospect gift lists for the holidays. But if you happen to be one of them, don't worry. These four last-minute tips will help you find the kind of gifts your prospects can't wait to open - and you won't have to ...

    By • Dec. 28, 2013

  • Using Negative Keywords For Better PPC Results

    When running a pay per click campaign, using negative keywords is an absolute must. As more of us are forced into bidding on only the most popular keywords, use of broad match types is often necessary but to get the best results, you'll need to specify negative keywords too.What Are Matching Type...

    By • Dec. 28, 2013

  • How Social Selling Increases Your Influence [VIDEO]

    "Access to Information" One of the Primary Forms of Influence You Once Had as a Sales Professional, is Virtually Gone. We know that your ability to influence your buyer is key to closing sales. But, cold calling dead. People just delete your emails. Buyers are finding almost all the information t...

    By • Dec. 28, 2013

  • Internet Marketing Trends and Tactics for 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]

    While marketing blogs and publications are doing their yearend wrap ups of 2013, let's not forget to keep one eye on the road ahead. Yes, a lot happened over the past year, some of it game-changing. What does any of it mean for internet marketing in 2014? Will we be doing more of the same, or co...

    By • Dec. 28, 2013

  • What Does 2014 Have in Store for Social Business?

    As 2013 comes to a close, many are pondering how social media will change and how it will affect their business. The environment of social business is never stagnant. Change is always in the air, and smart innovations are adopted quickly. It is vital to look to the future as you revise and refin...

    By • Dec. 28, 2013

  • Time to Grow Up! Social Businesses Mature, Yet Many Still Lack a Strategic Foundation [INFOGRAPHIC]

    This year has been particularly busy yet productive for Charlene Li and me having published two reports that detail the six stages of social business evolution and the true state of social business in 2013, an ebook on how successful social businesses are evolving, and an image-rich slide deck co...

    By • Dec. 28, 2013

  • Photosynth, Olivier Lapidus, Bing and Grand Social Business Designs

    If you can imagine someone as the personification of a gentleman, the name of that someone would be Olivier Lapidus. As an entrepreneur, I know that my conversation with this inspirational man will inspire me for a long time to come. I also hope by the time you're done reading this story, you'll ...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • Social Media Trends That Will Rule the Roost

    Even about a few years ago, if someone asked me what is the in thing at that moment for the web world, I would not have taken a moment and answered that it's social media. Websites, such as Facebook, gave a completely new perspective to the internet as a whole. However, if you are talking about t...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • Top Social Media Stats of 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]

    As 2013 comes to a close we are all reflecting on the past year. Its ups, downs, memorable events and so on and so forth. So just like anything else, the world of social media also had its share of news and changes that none of us could, even if we wanted to, ignore.L.L. Bean upped its Pinterest ...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • 13 Things That Went Viral in 2013

    As the year 2014 quickly approaches, another memorable year full of incredible news and remarkable people comes to an end. I have tracked down the 13 most viral things of 2013 and I'm bringing them to you via, surprise, surprise, the internet! May this go viral too!1. Wrecking BallOkay, so everyo...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • Facebook Changes: A Reality Check for Content Creators

    Conversations ensue, opinions are shared about the implications, and we all go back to work. The most recent changes by Facebook will make for a very interesting 2014. With the New Year on the horizon, here's a recap of what Zuckerberg has changed and what brands will need to start planning for.C...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • 2014 in Review: Facebook's Very Bad Year

    Anyone can create a list of predictions for the coming year, but I wanted to do something different. After seeing the return of Brian to Family Guy courtesy of Stewie's time machine (apparently Seth MacFarlane never learned the number one rule of Hollywood,"Don't kill the dog"), I decided upon my...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • State of Social Media 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]

    I have created an awesome infographic about the biggest, most important social media moments in 2013. The infographic is called The State of Social Media 2013 and provides information about the top social media news stories, month by month, from January to December.My favourite moments are when G...

    By • Dec. 27, 2013

  • The Best Social Media Conferences to Attend in 2014

    In the social space, there is no preeminent conference, but plenty of quality options. After experiencing a large majority of the the best social media conferences around the world in 2013, I'm here to break down the landscape to hopefully make your lives easier whether you work at a brand, agency or vendor.

    By • Dec. 26, 2013

  • Facebook Misery Index [INFOGRAPHIC]

    For every Facebook post that makes you smile there's one that make you grimace, shudder, or frown. Follow along as this infographic (from techhive) lists the relative delight and misery caused by 15 prototypical timeline posts - People who post the photos and words that cause the most damage - a...

    By • Dec. 26, 2013

  • Anatomy of a Successful Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

    With all of the creative web entrepreneurs that one sees everyday online, I thought this was an interesting infographic describing some common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Of course, odds are most people do better academically in high school than college but it's still quite an in...

    By • Dec. 26, 2013