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Instagram Does the Two Step - And Steps In It

Social Media Marketing

It's not too long ago (okay, in social media terms, it was eons ago) that Flickr was one of the major social networks. But the rise of Instagram as a deft and light app that allowed seamless integration into sites like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more made some wonder if there was a future for Flickr. So what happened? Remember that.

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Five Signs the Future Belongs to User-Generated Content

Waxing UnLyrical

via Flickr, CC 2.0. Live event social media generally involves a social media person or standard event-goer using a mobile device to put content online. Pic-N-Post has already revolutionized weddings and parties; now, it’s changing the game for hotels, convention centers, special events, restaurants, and more.

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Engaging the Right Audience on LinkedIn

Adam Cohen

Status updates about events can target the local city or region where the events are hosted. This combination of shared with overlaying paid advertising can help brands create a powerful one-two punch on awareness and engagement on a social network that can have a high quality of followers. Photo credit: tj scenes via Flickr.

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#measurePR Recap: Chatting with Eric Wittlake

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Théo via Flickr, CC 2.0. shonali @wittlake Related to that, there’s a growing “melting pot” for marketing, PR, advertising, & now social. Events Measurement MeasurePR Shonali Burke #measurepr b2b marketing eric wittlake' Some say PR isn’t just press releases. Pro or con?

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Will India See a Rise in Digital PR?

Waxing UnLyrical

Image: Amit Kumar via Flickr, CC 3.0. Due to tight marketing spends, even advertisers are shortening their commercials while maintaining or increasing the number of times they are aired, to ensure maximum spread for their ad spends. Holding events both online and offline is now part of media management.

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This Week in Social Media – 5/22/2013

Social Media Marketing

Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, social media, mobile, communications and marketing in order to keep our wider team up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in their jobs. Image credit: cenz (Flickr).

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The Benefits of Offline Marketing

Kikolani

Photo Credit: Chris Heller on Flickr. Print Advertising. Print advertising is a common way to reach people through newspapers and magazines. Then you can get more information about them by requesting a media kit which should clue you in on the publication’s number of subscribers and advertisement pricing.

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