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6 Tools to Fine-Tune Your Social Media Advertising Strategy

Convince & Convert

Social media advertising is a great way to quickly generate new customers and create a social media buzz around your (new) product. Apart from the obvious tools (like Facebook and Tweet/Analytics), here are five tools to help you come up with new social media advertising tactics: 1.

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Google AdWords a Popular Form of Pay Per Click Advertising

Social Media Marketing

"Pay Per Click" is typically an advertising system which is quite effortless to decipher and master. Daily nearly three hundred million searches are carried out on the Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. If your website ranks lower, there is a less chance for it to be clicked, since net visitors tend to reach up to the 3rd page of Google, Yahoo!,

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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The Canadian newspaper industry has, so far, been unsuccessful in securing a Federal government bailout as both readers and advertisers flock to social media for news and entertainment. But the backroom deal between competing newspaper publishing companies Postmedia and TorStar must surely up the ante. But there’s the rub.

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Top Five: Changes to social networks come fast and furious

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week we see innovations for brands, advertisers and agencies. New features and functions from Facebook, SnapChat, YouTube, Google and Instagram. New Snappables are augmented reality AR games where people use touch, motion and facial expressions to compete for high scores or in multiplayer match-ups. Follow List.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

It can seem like social media is a waste of both time and resources in a world of competing priorities. Paid media includes social media advertising, sponsored stories and native ads. Google Adwords and Analytics certifications are fundamental to online advertising and data insight.

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How to Create the Best Google My Business Posts

Hootsuite

Today, we’re looking at one of the simplest and most direct ways to stay in touch with your customers: Google My Business posts. Google serves 5 billion searches for “restaurants” alone every month. Unlike content for the other big social platforms, your Google My Business posts are designed for people who are already looking for you.

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The real problem with Google might be Facebook

Convince & Convert

Maybe the trouble with Google is simply our expectations? Google recently released their quarterly financials , which were considered to be disappointing because the company only grew 17%, instead of the expected 20%. If they said they would hit 20, and they only hit 17, Google deserves some raised eyebrows. But we expect more.

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