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Top Five: Changes to social networks come fast and furious

Sherrilynne Starkie

Changes to social networks come fast and furious. When it comes to social media, the changes keep coming fast and furious. Users get new and interesting ways to connect and interact on several social media platforms too. Users get new and interesting ways to connect and interact on several social media platforms too.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Eighty-three per cent of Canadians are on Facebook and almost 77 per cent use it daily. The fourth most-popular social network for Canadians is Instagram. Forty per cent of Canadians is on Pinterest, an image-based social network and a third of those use it daily. We also recommended Google AdWords.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

Shared media is about engaging stakeholders on social networks. Paid media includes social media advertising, sponsored stories and native ads. Industry certifications prove a social media consultant’s practical skill too. Google Adwords and Analytics certifications are fundamental to online advertising and data insight.

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Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities I’d like to use this blog post to step out of our social-networking-for-business mentality and talk a little bit about using social networking for special causes.

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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

For this step in the process, we’ll use the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find sites ranking for similar keywords. Step #2: Gather Top-Level Social Media Data You’ve identified your competitors — now it’s time to find out what they’re doing on social media. What do they say in their Facebook intro copy?

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Facebook can’t be stopped and here’s why!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I am just putting the finishing touches on the 2nd Edition of Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger (and BTW we have sold over 20,000 copies in less than a year!). We also just completed Facebook Advertising for Dummies (Wiley) which is due to ship in November.

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How To Leverage Your Social Networking Sites When Visiting.

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How To Leverage Your Social Networking Sites When Visiting Influence Centers & Referral Sources While this post is specific to my friends at Senior Helpers , the underlying principle is applicable for all businesses – so read on!