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5 Companies That Made Us Smile On World Emoji Day

Convince & Convert

On July 17 th , companies small and large came together to celebrate what’s become a mainstay in our digital communications: the emoji. With so many uses for the emoji, the challenge and opportunity for companies becomes how to utilize them in a way that’s on brand and adds value to their overall digital content efforts.

Company 60
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When I Was Hired Sight Unseen

Ari Herzog

Considering the multiple steps of job searching today — telephone screenings followed by multiple levels of in-person interviews followed by an offer or rejection — I think back to the spring of 2001 before the end of the dot-com bubble. I don’t remember how I found the company.

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Will ‘Technology’ Survive the Recession?

Atom Thought

Is 2009 worse than 2001? Looking back at 2001, IT spending declined by over 6% after a previous year increase of 16%, that was really a bad hit, and if we compare the same to 2009, we are much better off so far! Owing to a lower valuation it also seems that NORTEL will be bought in pieces by several companies like Huwavi.

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Is Your Social Media Strategy Truly Agile?

SocMed Sean

If there is a product issue , they need to be informed. Projects are built around motivated individuals, who should be trusted – Your social media team needs to be empowered to be the face and voice of your company. If your sales team is engaging prospects via social, they need to be informed.

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10 BtoB Marketers Predictions for 2010

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Facebook ads today remind me of Google AdWords in 2001 with low CPC’s on topics and segments many marketers will want to reach. Away games” will be the norm for your more opinion related content and the corporate website will be the place where you go to get just the more official product or service related content.

Marketing 217
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5 Steps to Launch Your International Social Media

Convince & Convert

Launched in 2001, Lingo24 has clients in over sixty countries, and translated over forty million words in the last year. Even though Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google are American companies, social media doesn’t begin and end at the shores of the USA. How can you adjust the content to make it relevant to them?

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The Top 130 Minnesota Tech Companies on Twitter

Webbiquity SMM

Twitter is consistently rated as the second-best social network for B2B and tech companies, behind only LinkedIn. So, not surprisingly, the vast majority of Minnesota tech companies have a Twitter presence. This research looked at 187 companies tracked over the past decade on the Minnesota Technology Twitter list.

Company 149