Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Is Quora still a significant social media destination? When the service was first launched, I was (like many others) flooded with notifications of new followers and invitations to follow back, to the point of annoyance. But that flood began to subside in about April of last year and had slowed to a trickle by late summer. Blogger interest in the site seemed to follow a similar pattern.

SEO 146

SEO MySpace Hubspot Patterns 146

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

There have been numerous models proposed for social media and content marketing (including the Four C’s of Social Media Marketing model previously published here), but when all of the complexity is stripped away, social media marketing success comes down to two core elements: content and amplification. Content is like singing a song. Amplification (done well) is like singing that song into a microphone.

B2B 190

B2B Social Media Alltop Marketing 190

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Reports, surveys, studies and infographics are among the most popular content posted and shared across social networks. We’re all hungry for data. Marketers, we’re told, need to think like publishers. But which networks are most effective for spreading the content produced? How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing?

Statistics 190

Statistics Research Social Media B2B 190

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Google+ (or Google Plus) is many different things, depending on who you ask. It’s the fastest-growing social network ever. It’s the tool Google will use to beat Facebook. It will fundamentally change SEO. It’s a pain in the arse because it’s yet another social network to join. It’s Google’s latest attempt at social media, and they finally got it right.

Google 195

Google Tips Hubspot Adwords 195