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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Ah social media. As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. Why social media is good. It’s corn. ??

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What you can learn from Mister Splashy Pants

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Ok so what does a humpback whale have to do with marketing? Mister Splashy Pants quickly became an internet meme, and later the subject of a TED talk by reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian. Advertising guru Russell Davies praised Greenpeace’s handling of the campaign as “one of the defining moments in New Media marketing.&#

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11.5 Amazing Content Creation Tools for Becoming a Super Blogger

Writtent Blog

Being able to blend your branded messaging with relevant topics will significantly increase the virality of your content marketing. However, as content marketing expert Marcus Sheridan believes, “many businesses…are missing the mark big time.”. Quora is 2013’s answer to the crowdsourced question-and-answer forum.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Buzz Marketing for Technology

While celebrity endorsements have power in marketing, studies suggest that most people are more open to a transfer or exchange of knowledge with a respected peer. RSS feed: We write on web technology and social media tools for non-profits - charities, associations, clubs and other organizations. and Social Media trends.

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5 Ways You Can Use Facebook Groups to Benefit Your Blog

ProBlogger

Sharing endless memes just to get engagement? It’s both crowdsourcing and marketing perfection – creating something based on what people actually want and is relevant to them. Back in the day, your blog was where people discovered you, either via a search, social media or a referral from a friend.

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30 Low-Cost Ideas for Content Marketing on a Shoestring Budget

Writtent Blog

If you ever want to really annoy a marketer, tell them that content is low cost marketing. You can’t produce custom blog articles, eBooks, or multi-media content without time, which is the world’s most precious, non-renewable resource. Create a quick glossary of definitions, and publish as low cost marketing. Slideshare.

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A New Twist on Content

Social Media Marketing

Your marketing team and agency has just been put on notice. Real-time memes and news : a heat wave, births of animals in captivity, the deaths of Nora Ephron, Neil Armstrong and Phillis Diller, the discovery of a lost Leonardo Da Vinci painting, the reports of a "lion" roaming around Essex (note the non-U.S.

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