How to Create a Social Support Team for Free + MORE 05/09/2013
Do you have customers seeking support via social media? Are people talking about your company online? Many companies simply can’t afford to hire a social support team. So what are your options to manage these conversations with little to no resources? Keep reading for tips on how you can create a .... More »
How to Plan a Vine Video + MORE 05/22/2013
Vine videos can potentially provide a valuable marketing tool for your business, if you learn how to wield them effectively, because branded Vine videos are four times more likely to be shared (on Twitter) than other branded online videos. This is based on research carried out by Unruly.
As with any.... More »
Lead Generation for Finding New Customers + MORE 04/17/2013
Where to start? What to use? What to start with? What social media do I pay attention to?
Maintaining a consistent number of visitors to your site prevents your business from becoming stagnant. Tools and techniques to attract new customers and to keep current ones sustain your business and continue .... More »
Facebook Says These Are The 20 Best Brands On The Social Network + MORE 04/29/2013
When it comes to social media strategy, while brands like Oreo can create 100 brilliant Facebook posts 100 days in a row (to celebrate its 100th birthday, of course), other advertisers completely flounder. So Facebook decided to call out the brands that are doing the best work on the medium — .... More »
Blogger Outreach Is More PR Than Social Media + MORE 04/23/2013
The current catch-all these days for what I do is social media; unfortunately, when what you do is described as social media, people tend to think Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and maybe Google+. My expertise, however, is online community outreach and engagement. Back in 2006 I developed a strategy .... More »
5 Ways to Drive More Traffic to Your Content
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Content marketing should first start on your own website, but once you start publishing blog posts on a regular basis, the next step is to start driving traffic to your site. My favorite method for driving traffic to the content on my blog is through social media. There are many other channels with existing traffic and the key is to create content that will drive that traffic to your site. Let’s take a look at some of these channels.
Traffic Channel #1: Amazon and Kindle
Most marketers and small business owners are familiar with the concept of giving away an e-book in order to generate leads…
The Social Gaming Gamble: Has Sony Got It All Wrong? (Infographic)
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Unless you’ve been living under a Donkey-Kong sized rock for the last couple of weeks, you’ll know that after six long years, Sony’s PlayStation 4 was unveiled to be released this year.When looking through the Sony presentation plus subsequent reviews & articles, one of the main elements of the next-generation console was the focus on social gaming. You’ll now have the ability to show the world what you’ve accomplished via YouTube, Twitter and Facebook…
5 Tips to Enhance Your Facebook Graph Search Ranking
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Do you want to know how to help your Facebook Page appear higher in Facebook search and beyond?With the new Facebook Graph Search, this is a good time to revisit your page.
Here are five steps to make your Facebook Page more searchable and visible.
The first three steps outlined below are for entry-level Facebook Page admins. If you’re certain that you’re already implementing the most basic best practices, skip ahead to step four.
#1: Choose the Right Name
This sounds really obvious, but many businesses can’t help but cram lots of keywords in their name in the hopes of boosting searchability…
Live @ SMX West: Meet Facebook Graph Search
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In January, Facebook unveiled it’s first major move into the search space: Facebook Graph Search. Graph Search is not just another index of the web, however. Rather, it’s powered by what people are liking and sharing, leading to vastly different results than you’d see on Google….
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
The Evolution of Affiliate Marketing in 2013 and Beyond
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“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work”~ Thomas Edison, American inventor and business man.
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Today there are, with no doubt, more money making models (and affiliate opportunities) than they were a decade ago. That’s something not many people would have imagined. Particularly, thanks to the sudden impact of social media and the proliferation of blogging and guest posting, two of the most influential phenomena in the last 5 years have risen…
The Power of Networking
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There was a time when networking actually meant something. I’m not sure it means much nowadays. For instance, people boast of all the connections they have made on social networks. Yes, I understand that these are ‘networks’, but please note that simply having someone in your phone diary never constituted as networking. So simply having more than 500 connections on LinkedIn, for instance, doesn’t mean that you’re a champion networker. It just means that you have formed loose connections with a lot of people…