yMarketingMatters

OCTOBER 4, 2013

In order to help you decide, I have compiled a list of the most popular and effective social media channels at your disposal today. I will be following up with an in-depth detailed blog about each social media channel in the coming weeks. Social media may be free, but think about the value of your time!

Social Media 275

Social Media Foursquare Social Bookmarking LinkedIn 275

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 1, 2011

When it comes to blogging, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. With that in mind, here are 4 viable blog strategies that work. SEO Blogging – With SEO blogging, the idea is to produce content that gains search engine traction. This type of blogging has a bad name in some circles.

Strategy 161

Strategy Domain Name Social Bookmarking SEO 161

Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Thanks to an idea from Michele McGraw on ways to prep your blog before an event, I decided to do two lists for newer readers as well as people I meet at Blog World Expo later this week. Blogging Tips. Blogging Tips. Blog Marketing. Without further ado, here are the posts readers have engaged with the most.

Postrank 130

Postrank Social Media StumbleUpon HootSuite 130

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Over time, the top source of traffic for most blogs is search. social networking profiles, social bookmarking sites, other bloggers). But two great sources are blog directories and RSS syndication sites. Webbiquity B2B Marketing Blog). Blog URL (e.g., 100+ Blog Directories and RSS Submission Sites.

Directory 189

Directory RSS Sites Syndication 189

Firebelly

JUNE 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media Weekly: 5 Stories You Need to Read | Main | Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas » June 22, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: What The HELL Is Social Media? Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted.

YouTube 170

YouTube Social Media Paid Search SMS 170

Firebelly

JUNE 30, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Are We Addicted To Social Media? Main | Jakes Take: TV On The Internet » June 30, 2010 Happy Social Media Day - June 30th Today is the first-ever Social Media Day , an unofficial holiday created by Mashable to "celebrate the revolution of media becoming social."

Social Media 150

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 150

Firebelly

AUGUST 6, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place. WHAT THE F*CK IS MY SOCIAL MEDIA "STRATEGY"?

Social Media 163

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 163

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17.

Social Media 190

Social Media Paid Search Reputation SMS 190

Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Heres a simple primer, a list of do-nots that will help you to avoid some of social medias most perilous pitfalls. How to Use Social Media to Rank on Google Now that Google is indexing social media content in real-time, how can you leverage blogs and social networks to rank on Google?

News 176

News Social Media Paid Search SMS 176

Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 9, 2012

When it comes to SEO for small business, it all starts with a good content. This is the group that will, initially,’vote’ your site up by linking and using social bookmarking tools. If you can get them to leave a review, or mention your site through social media, that’s great.

SEO 93

SEO Content Social Bookmarking Groups 93

Firebelly

JULY 30, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer | Main | Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare » July 30, 2010 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week Below are the top 3 stories that rocked the social media world this week.

Social Media 173

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 173

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

The quicker the response, the happier the complainer and the more impressed the social media listeners are. Give them a private way to stay in touch (so they can voice their concerns to their new friend on the inside as opposed to using social media). What’s your social currency? But not really.

Social Media 188

Social Media Klout Policies Forums 188

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Facebook Stories From This Week You Need To Read | Main | Firebelly Work: J.C. The study’s key findings include: 22% (108) of the primary corporations listed in the 2009 Fortune 500 have a public-facing corporate blog. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Social Media 165

Social Media Twitter Paid Search Study 165

Kikolani

JANUARY 11, 2010

Here are some of my goals in blogging and social media for 2010. Blogging Goals. This year, two of the most important things I want to focus on in the blogging arena is content and community. Therefore, my goals in blogging are as follows. 1 post + Freelance Friday on my Freelance Blog. Blog Engage.

Social Media 99

Social Media StumbleUpon Forums Social Bookmarking 99

Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. It’s important to claim your brand name across all the major social media platforms.

Social Media 159

Social Media NoFollow Marketing Social Bookmarking 159

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.

Paid Search 135

Paid Search Reputation SMS Conference 135

Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral!   The article, Appealing to Community , focused on how not-for-profits are reaching out to younger donors with social media while keeping older supporters in the fold.  Your comment has not yet been posted.

Social Media 156

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 156

Harp Interactive

JANUARY 6, 2010

One of the main objectives for all social media marketing initiatives for a brand is to “ navigate the narrative&#. In order to cultivate the conversations taking place in the social media arena, you need to know that they’re happening! Blogs (WordPress, Blogger, Twitter etc). Video Sites (Youtube).

Brands 307

Brands Brand Monitoring Reputation Press Release 307

Firebelly

JULY 16, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site | Main | How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media » July 16, 2010 What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Its a sequel to the original What the F**k is Social Media?

Social Media 128

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 128

Firebelly

AUGUST 11, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds | Main | 5 Helpful Social Media Must Reads » August 11, 2010 Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

Paid Search 159

Paid Search SMS Syndication Social Bookmarking 159

Kikolani

DECEMBER 9, 2009

In conjunction with the best of blogging articles for 2009, here are the top social media articles on Kikolani this year. General Social Media. 2010 Social Media Wishlist for New Features on Facebook, StumbleUpon, and Twitter. SEO and Social Media. Social Media Resources.

Social Media 97

Social Media Bookmarklet Social Bookmarking StumbleUpon 97

Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « What the F**k is Social Media NOW? The company was arrogant -- all but the social media manager who chimed in on my post. That will certainly teach "Todd" a lesson. The service was questionable.

Social Media 188

Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 188

Firebelly

MARCH 12, 2010

10 Steps for Optimizing the Brand for Social Search By Brian Solis Facebook recently overtook Yahoo as the second most visited site in the United States. 11 Free Tools for Social Media Optimization By Lee Odden Plenty of bloggers are talking about the inevitable intersection of social media marketing and search engine optimization.

SEO 100

SEO Paid Search SMS Syndication 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

With social media, an abundance of resources are at your fingertips. However, without a successful plan and any adequate preparation, your social media efforts will fail. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. If you’re going to engage in social media, do it!

Social Media 272

Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Cool Social Media Tools. Social Media Monitoring Tools. Create animations?

Tools 206

Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

Firebelly

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Cyber Monday Is Here! What are your marketing/business goals for your social media marketing? What forms of social media will you use and why? What dedicated resources will you allocate for your social media programs - both financial and headcount?

Social Media 133

Social Media Marketing Paid Search SMS 133

Firebelly

JANUARY 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 2) | Main | Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation » January 22, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/18-1/22 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

Social Media 140

Social Media Syndication Feed Reader Paid Search 140

Kikolani

OCTOBER 4, 2010

For those of you that haven’t heard, there is a new SEO, social media voting site called SERPd. In this new community, you can submit your quality content related to SEO, social media, and blogging, as well as discuss and vote on other quality content. We are making this a SOCIAL voting site.

Communities 137

Communities Social Bookmarking Bookmarklet Digg 137

Kikolani

AUGUST 2, 2011

Featured Post – Social Media ROI with Google Anlaytics 5. This month’s featured piece just went live today and is part of the 2011 Conversion-Fest Blogging Contest. What’s at stake in this blogging contest? My must have piece of techie gear for Blog World Expo, traveling, and photography!

ROI 126

ROI Social Media Google iPad 126

Firebelly

MARCH 19, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Facebook Fans Mean Business (And Are More Likely to Buy) | Main | Hook A Facebook Fan Up: Theyre Looking For Discounts » March 19, 2010 Social Media Marketing Madness [Cartoon] It has been uber busy in the Firebelly office this week.

Social Media 100

Social Media Hubspot Marketing Paid Search 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

Social Media 269

Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 2, 2012

Several factors impact the share of traffic that any marketer can expect to generate from organic search, including: Having an ongoing SEO program (including a blog). But the difference in the increase between sites with active SEO programs (18% average increase) and those without (5% average growth) was significant.

SEO 188

SEO B2B Social Bookmarking Organization 188

Firebelly

MARCH 3, 2010

Find him on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Social Media Bootcamp: Facebook For Business : Comments Sweet Jesus! That's a rock'n slide show.

Social Media 100

Social Media Facebook Paid Search SMS 100

Kikolani

JULY 4, 2010

In the spirit of the FamousBloggers and ComLuv blogging contest , I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the various blogging sponsors contributing to one of the largest cash prize blogging contests who have, of course, CommentLuv enabled blogs. CommentLuv Enabled Blogs List.

Affiliate marketing 136

Affiliate marketing Hubpages Blogroll Social Bookmarking 136

Firebelly

JANUARY 14, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) | Main | Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15 » January 14, 2010 4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media Originally posted on January 16, 2009. Details have been updated for 2010.

Social Media 118

Social Media Syndication Flickr Paid Search 118

Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2011

If you are looking for guest blogging or advertising opportunities on other blogs, you will first want to research your options so that you choose the best home for your post or banner ad. First of all, what should you be looking for in another blog? My SEO friends might notice I have left out one thing – PageRank.

Research 153

Research Advertising Postrank Klout 153

Firebelly

MAY 25, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « How Grandma Reads Your Facebook Updates & 4 Other Social Media Stories | Main | BP Facebook Sentiment » May 25, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Comments Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview.

YouTube 100

YouTube Social Media Paid Search SMS 100