Firebelly

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The way we approach social media from an individual and brand perspective are two very different things. While companies often use every platform possible to interact with their customers, the approach I take on my personal accounts is to utilize social to communicate, crowdsource, and collaborate. I’m not on #teamfollowback.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 29, 2012

When a natural disaster strikes, social media sites are is often the first place people go to find, and share, information. Here are 5 must-reads on Hurricane Sandy and social media. Facebook, Twitter abuzz with Sandy chatter, photos. Hurricane Sandy Showing Social Power Of Instagram.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 16, 2013

It’s only hump day and already this week has brought some big news from some of our favorite social media platforms. Twitter now lets you receive direct messages from any follower. Twitter overtakes Facebook among US teens. Twitter overtakes Facebook among US teens.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Many brands have had to learn the hard way that during a national disaster or tragedy, it is often best to step away from social media. In a recent interview, Cole said he uses his personal social media accounts in such a manner because, in his eyes, he is “creating intelligent, thoughtful dialogue on important social issues.”.

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Firebelly

APRIL 4, 2013

The millennial generation is full of technology driven, social media fanatics. I remember a few Christmas’ ago my grandma made all of my cousins, sister, and I hand over our phones for the night – she didn’t want us consumed with our social media the whole night because thanks to mobile devices, we would be.

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Firebelly

MARCH 28, 2016

Spring has sprung and it’s time to clean up your social media channels! For Twitter: Hootsuite’s Grade Your Social. Authenticate with your Twitter account and Hootsuite’s Grade Your Social will give you a grade from A to F based on reach, engagement and profile scores.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 11, 2012

With as quickly as things move on social media sites, there are going to be mistakes. 11 Biggest Social Media Disasters of 2012. By Seth Fiegerman The calendar year wouldn’t be complete without a few social media fails. Lessons Learned: The Top 10 Twitter Mistakes of 2012.

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Firebelly

APRIL 5, 2016

We are currently seeking seeking to fill a full-time entry level social media coordinator position within our company. Create monthly content calendars of status updates and images for clients’ social media channels. Publish content to our clients’ social media channels. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 4, 2012

2012 was an exciting year in the social media space. From the Nielsen Social Media Report for 2012. 8 Big Social Media Disasters of 2012. 100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012. Americans Spent a Collective 230 Millennia on Social Media During One Month in 2012.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Take a look at the impact (or lack thereof) social media has on Cyber Monday in today’s must-reads. Cyber Monday: Facebook Adds Social Gifting Service. Social networks fail Cyber Monday test. By Erik Sharman Signs suggest that it could be a long time before social networks play a major role in e-commerce.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

It’s not too late for your brand to have some fun on social media this Thanksgiving. Social Media Planning for Thanksgiving By Julia Bass Thanksgiving is upon us. In addition to long car rides and overeating, consumers will be searching for cranberry sauce deals on Twitter, browsing Pintrest for green.

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Firebelly

MARCH 23, 2015

But not even Starbucks, with all its social media savvy and corporate-sized budgets for sophisticated tools can track that sale to Twitter. Until people are uploading their brains to the internet, social media will never get credit for those sales. They just can’t. And neither can you.

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Firebelly

MARCH 8, 2016

You don’t have to be a graphic designer or a Photoshop pro to create stunning graphics for your social media channels. Twitter headers. Twitter posts. Twitter headers. Twitter posts. Pablo is an image creation product designed by Buffer, the popular social media management tool.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) health insurance exchanges have opened and social media is being used to both promote and debate the new law. Part of that marketing campaign is a social media push, designed to be cool and sexy. Read all about it below.

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Firebelly

JULY 23, 2012

When tragedy strikes, however, social media sites are frequently the first places traditional news sources (along with worried family and friends) turn to for more information. Social media is beneficial in disseminating information quickly. Social Media Brings Theater Shooting Details To Masses.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Brands ask their customers for a lot on Twitter—follows, likes, retweets—all the time, but they’re awful about returning the love. Check out my three Twitter best practices for 2016 and beyond! Twitter Best Practices For 2016. Run a Twitter contest or sweepstakes that excites your followers. They’ll get a prize.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The list of the ” Top 25 Free iPhone Apps of All Time ” has, no surprise, social media platforms taking three out of the top five spots. Admittedly, Instagram is my social media platform of choice. I was surprised to find Twitter coming in the number eight slot. With it’s growing number of over 1.1

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Many people turn to social media for dating these days. In fact, one of my coworkers met her current boyfriend on Twitter. Is social media the way to meet people now? Blog Social Media' And now online dating is even in an addicting game form. Swipe left, swipe right. Is this the way of the future?

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2011

Not everyone has common sense when it comes to social media. So, here are four social media mistakes that could’ve easily been prevented by common sense –. So, here are four social media mistakes that could’ve easily been prevented by common sense –. Many of these people own businesses.

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Firebelly

MARCH 23, 2015

But not even Starbucks, with all its social media savvy and corporate-sized budgets for sophisticated tools can track that sale to Twitter. Until people are uploading their brains to the internet, social media will never get credit for those sales. They just can’t. And neither can you.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Below are 5 must-reads related to 2012 social media predictions that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Social Media Predictions For 2012. By Avi Savar Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other outlets are constantly evolving and experimentation is necessary to find success. 5 Social Media Predictions for 2012.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

One hotel chain has a process to monitor Twitter, where they will say “Hey Dennis — man, sounds like a bad day. At first, I felt like the winner of “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”, except on Facebook or Twitter, I have an unlimited number of lifelines, not just three. Ask for Jim.” The Oracle Debacle.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Below are 5 social media must-reads that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Twitter’s Fly Redesign Aims To Be Faster, Simpler. By Laurie Segall When co-founder Jack Dorsey returned to Twitter earlier this year, he announced that his top priority would be to improve the service’s user experience.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has gone public. Ten Ways Twitter’s IPO Didn’t Turn Out To Be Like Facebook’s IPO. By Nathan Vardi Twitter worked hard to make sure that its initial public offering didn’t turn into the kind of debacle that Facebook experienced when it started out as a publicly-traded company.

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Firebelly

MARCH 19, 2012

and social media that we don’t want you to miss. Kansas Jayhawks Win Social Media’s March Madness. By Sam Laird If the NCAA championship was determined by which school’s fans are most tuned in to social media, Kansas would take out Duke in the national title game.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 5, 2015

In my first must-have post, I wrote about Sprout Social —my favorite tool for scheduling content on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. The post Social Media Management Must-Have: ScheduGram appeared first on Firebelly | Social Media Marketing & Management Company. Must-Have: ScheduGram.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Below are 5 social media must-reads that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Social Media Lessons From the Offline Real World. By Harrison Kratz I have recently become fascinated by the way that people who don’t work in social media use social. The Bank of Facebook: Currency, Identity, Reputation.

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Firebelly

MARCH 22, 2011

This week’s must-see YouTube Tuesday video is a funny after school special parody about a mom who gets addicted to social media called Please Stop Using Social Media, Mom. Flutter: The New Twitter. The Social Network (Kinetic Typography). Social Media Idiot. One of my personal favorites?

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Is your brand tricking customers more than treating them on social media? Your social profiles aren’t optimized for search. You don’t monitor brand mentions on Twitter or Instagram. Halloween is almost here. WHY YOU’RE SCARING PEOPLE. You’re inaccessible and hard to find. Your customers can’t find you.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The 15 most-read posts on our social media marketing blog in 2015! IS IT TIME TO REMOVE SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS FROM YOUR WEBSITE? Those little social media icons—they may stand alone or be adorned with a message like “Let’s get social”—are found on almost every website these days. Here they are.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Writing your Twitter bio may be the most complicated thing about Twitter. 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. Your Twitter bio is not a grocery list. Blog Twitter' Sorority Girl.

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Firebelly

APRIL 30, 2013

I stumbled across a blog post a few weeks ago about how social media was ruining the traditional college experience. A large percentage of millennials are in college or heading to college this fall – it is interesting to think about how the generation with the highest social media consumption is experiencing college differently.

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Firebelly

APRIL 11, 2011

Below are 5 social media must-reads from last week that we wouldn’t want you to miss. 6 Critically Undervalued Social Media Success Metrics. By Jay Baer People who say social media isn’t measurable aren’t looking very hard. When are your Twitter friends online?

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Firebelly

AUGUST 1, 2011

Below are 5 social media must-reads that we wouldn’t want you to miss. 6 Powerful Tools to Find Your Customers on Twitter. The 10 Traits of Successful Social Marketers. By Michael Brenner What makes one company’s social media strategy successful while others #fail?

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Below are 5 social media must-reads from last week that we wouldn’t want you to miss. 9 Ways To Build A Twitter Community With Substance By Amber Naslund Ah, Twitter. In this interview, we talk about social media marketing, Jay’s experience writing the book and about where this crazy, fast-moving industry is headed.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

courtesy of my great friend Shashi Bellamkonda – better known as the Social Media Swami or @shashib. Shashi asked me to take a page out of our social media promotions playbook and record a video for the class to watch on sweepstakes. Video: Social Media Promotions: An Overview Of Sweepstakes.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As social media platforms evolve, so do the ways you explain them when people ask, “How do I use this?” ” Although it has been around for a while now, Twitter is a social media platform that many have but still don’t know how to use. Do I really need Twitter? Whom do I follow?

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