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Why Facebook Is an Advertising Platform, Not A Social Network

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Stay Akamai: Dear Facebook: For a very long time I’ve had a love-hate relationship with you. These days, my status with you is “complicated.” ” That’s because I wear two hats, I’m both.

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Case Study and Lessons Learned: Increasing Foot Traffic for Retail Using Social Media and Event Marketing

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These influencers had their own set of chops as foodies and heavy social media users, but these influencers weren’t influencers to the target market either in terms of demographics, motivations or geography. We used promotions on Facebook to build this list. Results: Increased Shopping Center Traffic: 178%.

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What’s the difference between buying Facebook fans and buying a email list?

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I may now understand why people think its OK to buy Facebook fans. I might have finally “gotten&# it. These same people have been buying direct mail and email.

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Twitter-ups the future of events, sponsorship and event marketing

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Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. Here’s the great thing: by their very nature, Twitter-peeps share something in common, making it a very powerful marketing tool. Everyone is doing it. Ah, events.

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Does it matter who follows you on Twitter or Facebook?

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Photo by Ken Lund, Creative Commons. Interesting question, isn’t it? Generally speaking, I’d say the answer is yes, but the REASONS you should care might surprise you. Here’s some different ways of looking at it: The care and feeding of followers and fans.

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What's your social currency?

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640 Million on Facebook. Stop thinking like a marketer/business owner/blogger- extraordinare for a moment, and pause. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Think about it – when you go to a Facebook page or a blog, do you always comment? Probably not.

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New research about how to have more engaging Facebook posts

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We’re all looking for quantifiable data for our social media efforts, right? That’s why I wanted to share with you the findings of a recent study by Buddy Media.

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