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Since the emergence of the first social network, photos and videos have always been an integral part of the experience and draw. It makes perfect sense that photo centric networks - like Pintrest and Flicker focusing primarily on images, but... [read more]
Nonprofit Marketing: Do You Have 'Pinterest'ing Content?
Few things evoke human empathy and emotions more than pictures. Done right, Pinterest can help non-profits build awareness for their cause by providing a visual layout to connect with their followers. [read more]
Facebook Tabs are Getting Wider?
In the past few months there has been the big switch to Timeline, and many marketers have waited to hear what that switch means for fan pages. Some have said “Tabs to be deleted”, “Landing pages will never change”, and even ”We won’t need landing tabs with timneline”. I am glad to say that tabs are not going anywhere and most likely never will, but they are about to gain a few pounds. [read more]
QR Codes of the Future?
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QR codes seemed to charge into the worlds of marketing, advertising and social media with the speed of several turbo charged cheetahs towing product information. Some believe that the ancient Egyptians were introduced to QR codes by a benevolent alien brain trust. Others believe that people quickly saw the effectiveness of the new tech... [read more]
Are You a Networking Hunter or Farmer?
I am very lucky. Not just because I have a lovely family and a thriving business, but because all my business (& I have too much to handle right now) comes to me from my network. I spend over 90% of my networking time nurturing a handful of key relationships within my network. I sometimes feel very guilty that I am not a proper... [read more]
Business Blogging: Essential for Business Reach
"57% of businesses have acquired a customer through their company blog." [read more]
Is 2012 the Year for Gamification?
“The next 12 months will see several technologies...grow, while a topic like gamification is just starting to emerge at the enterprise level…” [read more]
5 Tips to building the right Social Media Team
team of dedicated professionals with a supervisor at a senior level is required to manage this whole Social Media equation for your organization. Size of the team will vary but you need people with the time, resources and skills that understand different channels well. [read more]
4 Steps to Good Link Building
Among the various tools and strategies, link building is the one very essential for good website page ranking. These are some of the strategies used by SEO experts. [read more]
Can Infographic Design Get More People to Click?
Everyone loves an infographic, but can they be used to not just get you views, but get your viewers converting by clicking-thru? An infographic about Infographics! [read more]
Figuring this whole thing out...SocMed complexity
The whole internet-social network thing sounds great, but to a novice it can be quite confusing and frustrating. [read more]
16 Numbers that Matter to Your Business
Capturing data without applying it to grow your business, improve your service, and increase your profits is a waste of resources. [read more]
2 Important Roles of a Social Media Monitoring System
Recently, Mike Stelzner from Social Media Examiner interviewed one of my favorite bloggers and stats genius Tom Webster of Edison Research. When Tom speaks, I listen. [read more]
The Only Guarantee in Social Business is Change
How can you be ready to embrace the change in a positive way that will drive your business forward and keep you connected with your communities, clients, partners and other stakeholders? [read more]
Social Media Strategies That Work for New York Life [CONVO]
In this insightful conversation, Gregg Weiss, AVP, Social Media at New York Life Insurance Company, shares how it's imperative for his company to be actively engaged in social media. [read more]
5 Social Media Management Tips for Non-profits
The non-profit world is not very different from the business world in the strategies that should be employed to connect with your base. Social media management in the the modern world is key to getting your name in front of as many people as possible, engaging them, and monitoring that engagement. [read more]
Facebook Launching New Premium Ads
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Facebook is now preparing a grand launch of its new advertising approach next week in New York. According to leaked documents which was posted on Scribd via GigaOM, Facebook plans to make an upgrade of premium ad units on February 29. [read more]
Why Online Businesses are Moving from the ‘Social Graph’ to the ‘Interest Graph’
The interest graph is driving brands away from Facebook's version of commerce and towards highly relevant interest-graph driven social networks like Pinterest and G+. [read more]
5 Steps for Successful Social Media Monitoring
Social Media is critical to your organization's success, especially going forward as more and more customer connections and engagement are moving there. With millions and millions of people spending more and more time on social sites, it only makes good business sense to be there with them. Just like any business decision, this should be thought out and not jumped into haphazardly. Here are 5 great tips for success in using this valuable avenue. [read more]
10 Social Media Questions your HR Policy should address
Social Media in the Workplace - HR Departments in recent times have been exposed to several harassment cases, cyber-bullying and privacy violation issues that crop up because employees are connected with each other on Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn. [read more]
Potential Pinterest Dangers and Proper Pinning Etiquette
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While Pinterest makes it easy for users to credit images and link back to the original source, it’s also very easy not to. This article discusses improper pinning and how to avoid it. [read more]
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