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Hello 2015, Goodbye Comments

Ari Herzog

I am disabling blog commenting on this post and into the future. My reason is simple: You’re reading but you’re not commenting. It is a time management task to ensure comments are real and not spam and I’m seeing lots of spam comments try to get published. Commenting is not that place anymore.

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The Story of Ignite Social Media, The Original Social Media Agency

Ignite Social Media

Iā€™m Jim Tobin, the founder of social media agency Ignite Social Media (2007) and influencer marketing agency Carusele (2015). Ignite Social Media is known as ā€œ the original social media agency ā€ because we were the first social media agency created out of whole cloth in the United States.

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Monday Roundup: 2015 Marketing and PR Trends

Waxing UnLyrical

Here are some of the most interesting posts on 2015 marketing and PR trends we’ve seen. How 4 Social Media Predictions Impact Email Marketers. 30+ Social Media Predictions for 2015. .” 30+ Social Media Predictions for 2015. 6 Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2015.

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Monday Roundup: PRSA 2015 International Conference

Waxing UnLyrical

I’m here for the 2015 PRSA International Conference where there’s absolutely no shortage of awesome speakers this year. And why not get to know me a little better this weekend during my first ever free online mini-training, The Social PR Launchpad: Unleash Your Inner Social PR Superhero ? Good morning from Atlanta!

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7 Proven Social Media Promotion Ideas That Donā€™t Suck

Hootsuite

There are many reasons to use social media to promote your business. But the tl;dr of all of them is: people are on social media. Research shows that interaction ā€” even briefly ā€” with your brand on social media leads to increased brand awareness and loyalty , and influences purchasing behavior. Guess what?

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Monday Roundup: PRSA Counselors Academy 2015

Waxing UnLyrical

Emergency surgery prevented me from traveling to Laguna this past week for PRSA Counselors Academy 2015 … gah! Why: “I think ‘community’ was just becoming a social media buzzword at the time. Please share in the comments below. Emergencies never happen at a convenient time, do they?

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PR Trends for 2015: 7 To Watch

Waxing UnLyrical

So when PRSA asked me to author a guest post on PR trends for 2015, initially I scratched my head a bit. Or: ā€œNever mind about [mainstream media outlet]! Make sure [social media influencer] gets a press pass!ā€ PR Trends for 2015. Leave a comment below, over at PRSAY… you get the picture.

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