Markets Are Going Nowhere + MORE 01/07/2013
VERY quiet day so far. This follows a very quiet weekend, in which virtually nothing big happened. Markets are everywhere are basically flat. US futures are flat. Germany is down 0.26%. Italy is up 0.18%. Spain is doing okay, up 0.46%. Shanghai gained 0.37%. Mostly right now people are talking debt .... More »
Incorporating the Future of Mobile Into Your Marketing Strategy + MORE 03/01/2013
What is your favorite thing about your smartphone; the music, the games, social media, email, camera, or the ability to have all the services you want all on the same device? Whatever benefits you derive from mobile technology as a consumer, they correlate directly to opportunities in the mobile spa.... More »
It's Official: Teens Are Bored Of Facebook + MORE 03/03/2013
Teenagers are a good measure of what's "cool." Observing which apps they use and how they interact with technology can help the rest of us spot budding trends. And lately it seems teens have grown tired of Facebook. Adam Ludwin recently launched a social photo album app called Albumatic. Befor.... More »
3 Analytic Tools to Improve Your Social Media Performance + MORE 01/09/2013
Do you want to improve the results of your social media marketing?Measuring your social media performance is key to getting great results.You need the right tools to measure those results.In this article, we’ll go through 3 analytic tools to help improve your results on social media.#1: Mentio.... More »
How Top Online Marketers Are Using Webcasts to Skyrocket Their Sales – And How You Can Too + MORE 04/10/2013
Savvy entrepreneurs are using webcasts to skyrocket their sales in the online world. And with more companies creating web presences to increase visibility and sales, it’s a great time to be an online marketer. Webcasts integrate smoothly with other marketing channels, from social media to content .... More »
What’s the Big Idea?
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What if you arrived at a holiday party with over 50 of the smartest and most accomplished people in business milling around, and each one tipped you off to the one concept they think will matter most in the New Year? This week we launch The Biggest Ideas of 2013, a collection of posts from the world’s top thought leaders that’s turning LinkedIn into a virtual version of that holiday party.In October, select thought leaders were given the ability to post long-form pieces on LinkedIn; chosen for their experience and smart perspectives…
3 Subscription Based Companies Using Social Media To Provide Stellar Customer Service
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As consumers we make a few large priced purchases that we remember and many small cost items here and there. For the larger items we expect personalized care and service, whereas the smaller purchases may be out of our mind just as quickly as we’ve purchased them.There is another category and those are the purchases that we make each month, without even thinking about it. Subscription based services are great, you get your service when you want it, your account is auto charged each month, it’s pretty awesome…
How to Master Content Marketing In a Month
– http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/
Do you want to attract a steady stream of new customers?Are you looking to create better content, but you need fresh ideas?A lot of marketers are still unclear about what content marketing means.This article will explore the benefits of content marketing and preview an exciting new opportunity from Social Media Examiner to help take your content marketing to the next level.Smart Content, Big Rewards: An ExampleToday, businesses of all sizes are using content marketing to slay the competition, attract large followings of loyal customers and explode their business’ growth…
Richard Branson Hopes The Big Trend Of 2013 Will Be The Legalization Of Drugs
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This morning, LinkedIn released its Big Ideas 2013 series, where more than 60 thought leaders from their influencers section have written original posts on what they expect will be the massive trends that will impact the business world and people’s careers in the next year. Richard Branson, far and away LinkedIn’s most popular influencer, hopes the trend will be the legalization of drugs. He writes in his blog post, titled “This Year, the War on Drugs Ends”: “If a business strategy were failing and instead of curbing a problem made it worse, would you keep it going or would you stop and consider an alternative course? Strangely, the trillion dollar war on drugs has persisted for 40 years even though it is the most dismal global policy failure of our time…