Social Marketing: Page 336

  • You Give Sales a Bad Name

    Talk about sales, and immediately the image of the slick used car salesman comes to mind - with his heavily gelled hair, quick-fire sales pitch, and the musky smell of cologne hanging around him. Or maybe you would think of the numerous times you've been called by a random telemarketer (how on ea...

    By • Nov. 19, 2013

  • The Possibilities of Google Helpouts For Nonprofits

    On Monday, November 04, 2013, Google released Helpouts, a marketplace where experts in topics like cooking, education, and nutrition can provide one-on-one lessons for a small price. Business owners, independent contractors and sole practitioners are sharing their knowledge, one-on-one, to those ...

    By • Nov. 18, 2013

  • 76 Percent Say Free WiFi Can Lead to Identity Theft [INFOGRAPHIC]

    They're so popular, those ubiquitous mobile devices. For better or worse, we've evolved into a society that is a texting, Instagramming, Snapchatting, online-banking, TMI-ing, forever-connected, 24/7-kind of world.There's positives to that, for sure, and is a great way to stay connected. But have...

    By • Nov. 18, 2013

  • Rebranding Creates Renewed Focus

    After being in business for a little over a year as a virtual assistant, I realized I needed to adapt my business to keep up with the changing times; supply and demand. When I originally started my virtual assistant business, I offered social media management as an add-on service. Little did I kn...

    By • Nov. 17, 2013

  • Improve Donor Retention Through Social Media [VIDEO]

    Recently, Bloomerang hosted an IndyNPSM meetup which included a panel discussion featuring myself, Aja May of the Indiana State Museum and Willie Matis of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. Among some of the topics we discussed were donor communications through social media, the advantages of using d...

    By • Nov. 17, 2013

  • 6 Things Small Businesses Should Know About Niche Sites and Online Communities

    Earlier this month I was invited to be a panel member for Social Media Club LA's event about niche communities. How did they find me? My blog about 60 niche communities that marketers should know about.If you ever doubted the fact that blogging gives you credibility and expertise on a topic, go a...

    By • Nov. 16, 2013

  • Social Proof: The New Currency of Credibility

    Image Credit: Wiki TechIt is hard to go anywhere on the vast Internet and NOT see Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest or some new-fangled social icon adorning the walls of websites.Whether you like Mark Zuckerberg's mug or not, the social web is here to stay, and businesses that can integrate s...

    By • Nov. 15, 2013

  • How Non-Profits Can Leverage Social Media Marketing

    Social media marketing is becoming ubiquitous with global brands and consumer-oriented companies. As more and more people interact online, social platforms like Facebook and Twitter are being used by brands and businesses to reach their target audience. It's about reaching potential customers to ...

    By • Nov. 14, 2013

  • The Biggest Content Marketing Mistake Nonprofits Make

    The Content Marketing Institute defines content marketing as the act of "creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and understood target audience - with the objective of driving profitable customer action." For nonprofits, that trans...

    By • Nov. 13, 2013

  • 10 Ways to Celebrate Nonprofit Online Community Members Using Social Media

    In 2014, nonprofit digital marketing efforts will still focus on using social media and mobile tools to raise awareness for organizations and causes, to promote events and to fundraise.However, from what I have observed in 2013, the goal of most social media marketing campaigns continues to be co...

    By • Nov. 13, 2013

  • 5 Things Nonprofits Need to Know About Facebook Before 2014

    As September draws to a close, it's a good time to recap what was a busy summer of news, updates and changes out of Facebook. Social marketers and fundraisers will need to understand what it takes to get the highest engagement and the best results out of their Facebook posts, especially as they p...

    By • Nov. 13, 2013

  • Spotlight on Analog Devices' Award-Winning B2B Online Community

    What happens behind the scenes of major B2B online communities? How do traditional businesses like manufacturing use online community to advance? As part of our ongoing series of interviews with outstanding B2B online community leadership, we spoke with Jennifer Mitchell, the Lead, Community &a...

    By • Nov. 12, 2013

  • Consumers Are Fickle Humans

    At any given moment, someone is trying to earn something from someone. Whether it's trust, loyalty respect, even love, it's the intangibles that people desire but can never buy.I used to believe that the highest honor a product or service could receive was to achieve "raving fan" status. This sta...

    By • Nov. 12, 2013

  • The Difference Between a Good and a Bad Customer Experience [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Today's customer is changing the world of customer service. They're using more channels of communication, will switch businesses following an inadequate experience, and take their revenge online. Check out this infographic to discover the real impact of poor customer service, taken from independent research NewVoiceMedia carried out recently.

    By • Nov. 11, 2013

  • 8 Easy Writing Tips to Improve Your Blogging and Make Sales

    Are you making sales from your blog? You'll have many reasons for blogging, but those reasons break down to the nitty-gritty: sales.The following writing tips will help you to improve your blogging and SELL.1. Think: "What's in it for them?" (Consider the takeaway first.)The takeaway is your read...

    By • Nov. 11, 2013

  • Which Media Will Have Maximum Impact This Holiday Season? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    It's that time of the year again, when shoppers are active. Advertising spend is correspondingly crazy, meaning efficiency is paramount.A company's advertising budget allocation will play a major role in determining the profit from this holiday season, and whether it ends with a boom or in gloom....

    By • Nov. 10, 2013

  • 20 Best Applications for Small Businesses [INFOGRAPHIC]

    In today's ever-evolving technological world, more and more small business owners are adopting the exceptional management tools and applications to run their business from their fingertips. If you are starting up your business, it's no surprise that choosing from thousands of apps can be an overw...

    By • Nov. 10, 2013

  • Snapshot of Top Instagram Influencers [INFOGRAPHIC]

    With more than 150 million monthly active users and 55 Million photos shared every day, Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media outlets today. This social app is not just for selfies and hipsters: among huge active Instagram users, a new crop of influencers is also emerging rapidly. ...

    By • Nov. 9, 2013

  • The Rise of B2B Media-Oriented Content Marketing in 2014

    If 2013 is the year of content marketing then 2014 is going to be the year of media-oriented content marketing. What do we mean by media-oriented content marketing (or MOCM)?We believe that content marketing increasingly stands alone as a media product. For example, one way to advertise a sports ...

    By • Nov. 9, 2013

  • With a Little Help from Social Media: Top 10 Business Success Stories

    The power of social media marketing is slowly being appreciated by marketers worldwide. The reason behind its success is that the Internet provides a platform where advertisements can reach a wide audience while bypassing various barriers like distance. The awareness generated through social medi...

    By • Nov. 8, 2013
  • SMT Expert

    How to Build a Better Podcast [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Chip and Dan Heath are advocates that podcasts should be one thing above all: sticky. But that's also their general approach to all ideas discussed in social media as outlined in their bestselling book Made to Stick. Sticky ideas are easy to understand, remember and retell, and follow a SUCCES mo...

    By • Nov. 8, 2013

  • From Analog to Digital: Becoming the Most Valuable Node

    Leaders face an increasingly complex challenge, or series of challenges.Many of them have spent their entire lives understanding how the world works, honing and perfecting their trade. Now, they are confronted daily with an onslaught of new buzzwords, acronyms, and technologies which potentially ...

    By • Nov. 5, 2013

  • Managing Customer Expectations to Avoid Self-Inflicted Wounds

    Service quality is directly related to customer expectations. If people expect an exceptional experience, anything less is disappointing. If people expect less, a little more is pleasing. Managing expectations is the first step to consistently delivering top notch service. Doing it well improves ...

    By • Nov. 5, 2013

  • Goodbye, Keyword Stuffing: How Content Marketing Requires a More Strategic Approach

    In the early years of SEO, businesses could fill their content with a series of keywords to appease search engines. This tactic manipulated the search engines into boosting their content towards the top of search engine results, which in turn improved their online reputation.Now, SEO is not simpl...

    By • Nov. 5, 2013

  • What Is Your Organization's Online Community Style?

    Online communities come in many shapes and sizes, and serve a wide range of needs. Not surprisingly, the performance of an online community will also vary widely. One reason some organizations do not achieve the results they would like from their online community is a mismatch between the style o...

    By • Nov. 5, 2013