Dave Fleet
DECEMBER 5, 2013
'Tweet. If you haven’t read Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In , you probably should. It’s an entertaining and insightful read that raises as many questions as it answers about the challenges women face in the workplace. It mixes research with anecdotes, and does so in an easy-to-read style that is self-deprecating and insecure enough to avoid crossing the line into preachy.
Sherrilynne Starkie
DECEMBER 27, 2013
'I saw this cute tool on Visual.ly and decided to try it out. I wondered who was more Twitterific? Me or Twitter founder Biz Stone. He beat me hands down. Still, we seem to have a bit common. Related posts: Infographic: selling in social media. Infographic: B2B content marketing trends. Instagram or Vine? PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Harp Interactive
DECEMBER 5, 2013
'Categories: Blog , Facebook , How To , mobile marketing , Search Marketing , Social Media Marketing Tags: facebook marketing , Facebook sharing , optimizing images for social sharimg You put a lot of time & energy into building your website and/or blog; every page has a specific purpose and every photo was picked using great care! It goes without saying, when someone shares your web content, you want your eye-catching image to go along with it to instantly grab attention!
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 13, 2013
'Since this season is all about giving (which we really should be doing all year long, but I won’t start preaching to you about that ) I thought today I would give you 12 “gift” ideas, one for each day leading up to Christmas Eve. If you pass just one of them on each day to someone – either the actual “thing” or idea – then we’ll have this lovely long chain of giving.
Advertisement
Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.
Firebelly
DECEMBER 5, 2013
'2014 is upon us. Here’s some of the top players in apartment marketing sounding off on what’s important. Mark Juleen, VP Marketing, J.C. Hart . The website Apartment Ratings will continue to gain ground on the traditional ILS. If they can come up with a solid mobile plan they could overtake all of them, in my opinion. This will be the year for Google+.
Mindjumpers
DECEMBER 20, 2013
'2013 is coming to an end after what has been an interesting year for social media and we think that 2014 isn’t going to be any less interesting. We’ve looked into our crystal ball and made predictions of what we think 2014 has to offer. Real time is king. Most of us have realized that real time content has the potential to engage a large part of the fan base and go viral.
Social Media Informer brings together the best content for social media professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Sherrilynne Starkie
DECEMBER 7, 2013
'Is someone following you around online? It happened to me just this weekend. I was trying to avoid the crush of shopping mall by making a start of my holiday shopping by putting my feet up, having a cup of tea and clicking my way through online shopping sites. via CrunchBase. I was really impressed with the website of that Canadian retail giant, The Bay.
Harp Interactive
DECEMBER 19, 2013
'Categories: Blog , Google , Google Plus , Social Media Marketing Tags: +post ads , google plus , Social Media Marketing Google+, in its first monetization effort, is testing ads in a format called +Post ads. Utilizing this new social ad format (currently in beta) will provide businesses and brands a medium to amplify content from Google Plus across the web. ( Read more. ).
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 2, 2013
'Can you believe it?! We’re baaack! Did you miss us? I know, you probably have a ton of questions, and I’ll do my best to answer them as soon as I can, but today, let’s celebrate with a Monday roundup. Now, once you got out of your Turkey Day coma (if you were in the U.S., that is, if you weren’t… carry on!), did you have a chance to participate in Small Business Saturday over the weekend?
Firebelly
DECEMBER 13, 2013
'Restaurant Cerulean Brings Rare Yemen Coffee To Benefit Second Helpings. Millions of people have to have their cup of coffee every single day. And while many will pay upwards of four to five dollars daily for their caffeine fix, would you ever pay one hundred dollars? On December 19th 2013, Cerulean will give thirty Indianapolis residents the opportunity to taste a coffee worth such a high price and also help support a good cause.
Advertisement
A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.
Justin Levy
DECEMBER 1, 2013
'In the past when I would evaluate my schedule in an effort to optimize my time , I would consider only the working hours of the day. For me, this is between 7:30a-5:30p. During those hours, I timeblock my schedule including reading/research time , set times to process email , time to plan for the upcoming day and more. Though I thought about what I wanted or needed to get done outside of those hours, I rarely scheduled it, with the exception of personal appointments.
Webbiquity SMM
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. And as noted here yesterday , 93% of B2B marketers are now using content marketing, with more than half calling it their biggest priority this year. The first step toward content marketing success begins with (or at least should begin with) creation of a content marketing strategy.
Sherrilynne Starkie
DECEMBER 22, 2013
'How do you make something like business communications, which is seemingly intangible, become more verifiable and concrete? These are issues my colleagues at Thornley Fallis and I have examined and discussed throughout the past year on the company blog. Each week, we highlighted a new survey, report or study to help readers gain the insight they need to make the smart decisions necessary to meet their own goals and objectives.
Harp Interactive
DECEMBER 13, 2013
'Categories: Blog , Social Media Marketing Tags: Facebook news , Facebook video auto-play , Google+ Ads , Post+ , redesigned Like button , social media news Social Media Snapshot Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place. Below are highlights of changes on top social media platforms for the week ending December 13th , 2013: New on Facebook: Auto-Play Videos Being Rolled Out On Facebook’s IOS, Android Apps [.] ( Rea
Advertisement
Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 6, 2013
'Happy Friday, all! When WUL resurfaced on Monday, I told you I’d do my best to answer any questions you about about While I Was Out. You haven’t really asked me any so far – though I do appreciate the warm welcome back, and the team does too, thank you! So I figured I’d just share some of what I experienced the last several months… consider them reflections on a social media hiatus from a business point of view.
Firebelly
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'In a marketing and public relations world that is constantly evolving, it is imperative to keep up with the latest terms, lingo and vocabulary associated with the current trends. Influencer Marketing is turning out to be one of those terms that people should pay attention to, especially from a social media standpoint. I had the opportunity to sit in on a webinar about influencer marketing a few weeks ago given by Christine Wilson, CEO of MtoM Consulting, and Holly Hamman, CMO of TapInfluence.
Dave Fleet
DECEMBER 5, 2013
If you haven’t read Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In , you probably should. It’s an entertaining and insightful read that raises as many questions as it answers about the challenges women face in the workplace. It mixes research with anecdotes, and does so in an easy-to-read style that is self-deprecating and insecure enough to avoid crossing the line into preachy.
Mindjumpers
DECEMBER 6, 2013
'Last week, Facebook once again made an update to the way stories are ranked in the news feed. Facebook is on a continuous basis adapting the news feed algorithm and trying to solve which content that should be displayed to what users, as the News Feed only allows room for a certain amount of content. With the latest update, Facebook has put emphasis on the fact that people use the Facebook News Feed to stay updated – not only about their friends but also about what’s happening in the worl
Advertisement
SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.
Webbiquity SMM
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'Content marketing has become ubiquitous, with 93% of B2B marketers now using it. And it continues to expand: 82% of marketers plan to increase their budgets for content marketing in 2014. Image Credit: Robert Rose. Nevertheless, challenges remain; many marketers struggle to produce engaging content, and though buyers have embraced content generally as a influence on vendor selection, they remain frustrated with content they see as blatantly promotional, too self-serving, and not well informed.
Harp Interactive
DECEMBER 20, 2013
'Categories: Blog , Facebook , Social Media Marketing , Twitter Tags: Blog , Facebook , social media , Social Media Marketing , Social Media Snapshot , SportStream , Twitter , Video Ads Social Media Snapshot Catch up on the need-to-know changes and updates in social media that affect your business and brand…all in one place. Below are highlights of changes on top social media platforms for the week ending December 20, 2013: New on Facebook Facebook Acquires SportStream Announced Tuesday, F
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 18, 2013
'This year, Election Day in India (for the legislative assembly elections in which the Indian electorate choose the members of the Vidhan Sabha (or Legislative/State Assembly) fell on a weekday (December 4th). The first thought I had – and I’m pretty sure I wasn’t alone – was, ”Thank goodness, we get a day off from work!
Firebelly
DECEMBER 4, 2013
'2014 is approaching quickly and with it will be all sorts of new resolutions, new ideologies and new mindsets. A new year is a great time to get a fresh start, not only in your personal life, but also professionally. The year 2014 will bring about some new trends in all facets of business, but public relations in particular will continue to see rapid changes.
Advertisement
Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.
The Realtime Report
DECEMBER 3, 2013
'Calling itself “the social news and entertainment company,” BuzzFeed demonstrated last month that whatever the publisher’s formula may be, it’s working. In November, BuzzFeed reached over 130 million unique visitors across the globe, and BuzzFeed video (on YouTube) reached more than 110 million video views — both record highs.
Socialized
DECEMBER 2, 2013
'Further reminding us of his unique grasp of IT and consumer behavior, Jeff Bezos and Amazon announced "Prime Air," near-instant merchandise delivery by drone, the day before so-called Cyber Monday. Naturally, the Internet surged with jokes about the service and expressed outrage at its foolishness. Who could possibly need delivery.
Webbiquity SMM
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'Content marketing is more than just text of course, and infographics have become one of the most popular non-text formats. While their ubiquity has caused some to call for their death , as Jamie Cartwright points out below, infographics aren’t likely to go away any time soon—though the form will continue to evolve. How do infographics fit with other content marketing tactics?
Adam Sherk
DECEMBER 3, 2013
'Whenever I do a presentation on Google+ for publishers I mention that quite a few news and content brands are among the most followed pages. The point being that Google+ does indeed offer good opportunities for audience development, engagement and content promotion. Today I thought I’d check to see just how many news and content sites are among the top 500 pages on Google+.
Advertisement
Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.
Waxing UnLyrical
DECEMBER 4, 2013
'Guest Post by Alicia Lawrence. By now your seasonal marketing campaign should be well under way. And even though you’ve placed your media buy and have your media relations program in gear, are you still looking for that extra edge to your marketing efforts? Image: Kris Olin via Flickr, CC 2.0. Especially if women are your target market, Pinterest is an invaluable tool to add to your marketing toolkit.
Firebelly
DECEMBER 18, 2013
'Writing your Twitter bio may be the most complicated thing about Twitter. Well that, and trying to figure out how to contain all your thoughts in just 140 characters. However, just mindlessly writing your Twitter bio may do you more harm than good in terms of followers, and people who actually can find your Twitter account. It may be time to rethink what you currently have.
The Realtime Report
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'New research from comScore’s Data Mine reveals that while the majority of the digital consumers use both desktop and mobile devices, around one-third of consumers are visiting the top digital retail brands exclusively via mobile as of September 2013. And those visiting sites via mobile are “behaving very differently” depending on which retailer they are engaging with.
Adam Cohen
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'I’ve been watching lots of professional services firms evolve to take on the world of digital. PR agencies are embracing the evolution of communication to online, unstructured and real-time content. Marketers are embracing the troves of data available and looking at how to craft effective campaigns, content and platforms to reach audiences in new ways.
Convince & Convert
DECEMBER 27, 2013
'David Oliver, Brimfield Police Department. David Oliver, Chief of Police at the Brimfield Police Department in Ohio, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the insane popularity of his department’s Facebook page, his book at the foundation its proceeds benefit, and the importance of maintaining a consistent presence and voice in social media.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
399 
Let's personalize your content