Firebelly

OCTOBER 16, 2013

On their company blog, Snapchat revealed that the only way people, or the authorities, could get access to the some 350 million snaps that are sent everyday is if they’re not opened. Most of Snapchat’s infrastructure is hosted on Google’s cloud computing service, App Engine. Worried your snaps could get you into legal trouble?

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Firebelly

APRIL 18, 2011

How to Launch a LinkedIn Company Page. Your LinkedIn company page gets listed in Google’s and LinkedIn’s search engines, allows others to follow your company’s updates, gives you a place to promote services and products and even reports analytics.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 9, 2012

It comes as part of a deal that now plugs Klout into Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, as part of its social search algorithm. Companies pay Klout to offer Klout Perks—”products or experiences” to encourage high-scoring users to spread the word about their brand. Do Klout Perks carry any real-world weight?

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Firebelly

JANUARY 22, 2018

Each month, the phrase “SEO is dead” is searched about 210 times, providing evidence that a smattering of marketing professionals aren’t entirely sold on the benefits of using search engine optimization to increase website traffic. But they would be mistaken in following that line of thinking because SEO isn’t dead, or even dying.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 28, 2012

” This is the poorly-written crap that’s thrown together with an article spinner and an infinite number of monkeys, trying to trick search engines into ranking their stuff higher than it should have been. The problem was, people were creating “thin content.” Thank you very much.

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Firebelly

JUNE 17, 2011

The company tends to create the future of the web. Currently, the changes just appear to be on the user end, and not change search engine optimization in any way. And if you stretch your imagination a little bit, maybe you can hum a song or jingle in to voice search and see if Google detects it.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 31, 2011

Will your company ever see a social media crisis — with Twitter, Facebook and YouTube turning a modern-day mob with torches and pitchforks? PageRank, Meet SocialRank: How Does Going Social Help Your Search Engine Rankings? By Jay Baer and Amber Naslund Sometimes, all does not go according to plan in social media. Probably not.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive environment, it takes a fierce marketing strategy to position your company and communities ahead of the competition; and this session will equip you to make-over your existing marketing plan into a Super Model of success. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 22, 2015

If you’re a B2B company, you want to generate leads, or maybe you’re a non-profit trying to get volunteers. Put another way, I can’t tell you exactly what my cost per click is going to be, or how much a search engine will like my new content pages, but I can make my landing page perform better tomorrow. Happy conversion!

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 23, 2012

You’re not rocketing to the top of the search engines, landing big speaking and book deals. For those industries, the first company to start doing social media marketing is going to be the company who dominates that industry online. You joined a LinkedIn group or attended a networking event. It’s not a big deal.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Search Statistics from SES Chicago | Main | Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 » December 17, 2009 5 Ways to Fan the Viral Flame In the Igniting Viral Campaigns session at SES Chicago last week, Tessa Wegert, Interactive Media Strategist at Enlighten; Greg Finn, Director of Internet (..)

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Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

  Specialized computer programs can track everything being said about a company through websites like Twitter and Facebook. Many companies are hiring people specifically to track these comments and respond appropriately.It When companies actually put the effort in to interacting with their audience, definitely.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

This situation serves as a fantastic call to action for companies who have yet to develop a social media disaster plan. Given the topic, I'm left to wonder if any response would have doused the fire? Posted by: JamesBurnes | August 04, 2010 at 11:43 AM James thank you so much for your comment.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way. The company was arrogant -- all but the social media manager who chimed in on my post. Posted by: Tonytellez | July 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM This reminds me of my Firestone story posted on Get Social PR.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Many people think that’s what it means, but remember, Google is an information engine. And companies that made their living doing SEO stuff have now turned to becoming writers, photographers, video producers, and podcasters. What DOES Matter? Good content matters. Things that people will find valuable and interesting. (Or

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Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Many companies now include Facebook and/or Twitter URLs in their ads, but Temper-Pedics latest Ask Me commercial is the first one that I have seen that tells people to ask their friends on Facebook and Twitter about their product before making a decision to buy. Google knows this and mattress manufacturer Tempur-Pedic, does as well.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Youll learn how to identify your content assets, use a push and pull approach, the social platforms that can work for you, a review of the monitoring tools, and see case studies of companies doing it right. Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The 10 Social Media Metrics Your Company Should Monitor By Nick ONeill While companies are starting to adopt Social Media for online marketing campaigns, and even letting employees participate, the question of ROI (Return on Investment) arises, along with doubts about what metrics to measure. But now what?

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Firebelly

JANUARY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read » January 27, 2010 Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials.

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Firebelly

JUNE 3, 2010

If a logo is recognizable, then completelychanging it often works against the company. Sure, it makes me want to support my local Red Cross, but that shouldn't be the feeling that a coffee company leaves me with. Some of the most profitablecompanies have stuck to the same logo for the past decade, if not even longer.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? So social media marketing may be right for your company. Here's the highlights. Do you have a responsive way about you? Are you committed to deep and sustained marketing efforts? Is your leadership behind you? Are you customers deeply engaged in your brand?

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

Social Media vs. SEO By Erik Qualman SEO is still a vital part of any product/companies health (especially in the here and now), but as we look down the road, the simple fact is that I trust more what my friends and peers think than an algorithm.

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Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Its important to be careful with whom you allow admin privileges on your companys Facebook page. Nonprofits (and businesses) have been requesting this functionality for years. Firebelly Memo: There are pros and cons to this new functionality.

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Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

An out of theclassroom experience to learn about their thoughts and goals that varied fromrunning their own record labels, music studios, and production companies tobeing a rapper, a performer, or a video game designer. As a rewardfor Duncan, he got to learn about today’s students in a new light.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 27, 2009

I'm sure there are lots of self-centered companies and people (read: ad agency execs who are usually skin deep and certain executives from psuedo digital marketing firms) that think everyone is constantly watching their twitter feed and so should immediately know what they're talking about.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Nevertheless, I still see a lot of companies simply saying "Find us on Facebook" or "Follow us on Twitter" without providing a URL. Update (3/1/10): I have now seen the commercial with the youtube.com/Sienna URL at the end. Im assuming the first time I saw the spot, it got cut off. Make it easy for them to do so by providing the URL!

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Despite regulations regarding disclosure of marketer-driven efforts, consumers may feel that whatever it is these people are receiving from companies positively influences their endorsements.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 22, 2009

But some companies have used video in such a great brandingmethod that others have copied. And Youtube dominates the pack (as if that’s a surprise to anyone…).Comscore Comscore stated: “YouTube.com drove the lion’s share of the video streamingactivity at the Google Sites property, with 53.5 million unique streamers and1.1

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Firebelly

AUGUST 13, 2010

Facebook says that, in addition to special celebrity-oriented videos, the live video channel will also be used for official Facebook announcements, press events, live chats with Facebook engineers and live streaming of its developer conference, f8. Nobody forced companies to get involved with their customers in this way. And for what?Certainly

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Firebelly

AUGUST 27, 2010

For companies that have a physical location it makes sense to have a Facebook Place in order to track the people who are stopping by your store, office, or venue. Here are 5 articles to help you understand its relevancy to your business.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

He’s a former Microsoft executive who use to help partner companies improve their marketing engines and operations. Most recently, Jeremy has gone on to become the VP of Marketing for Sprinklr , a company committed to scaling the vision of a new marketing reality to hundreds of thousands of customers.

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