Sherrilynne Starkie
JUNE 13, 2012
The agency I work for, Thornley Fallis Communications, and our client, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), have just been awarded a Gold Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) National Award of Excellence – for Best Multi-Media Projects for external audiences. The video below showcases the campaign: Congrats to the account team! Related posts: Bloggers are important in PR.
Harp Interactive
JUNE 12, 2012
Recently, Facebook added the ability to pre or post schedule posts.and it's free! Here's how.
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Jason Yormark
JUNE 13, 2012
Crazy right? Who in their right mind would make a silly claim about a network that has close to 900 million active users with average usage times close to 20 minutes per day? The fact is, no one is bullet proof. Ask Yahoo, MySpace or … , all major networks that ruled heavily at one time and all which fell from grace to other up and comers. I’ve felt a growing sense that Facebook might have already peaked and is currently beginning to slide.
SocMed Sean
JUNE 10, 2012
Of all the location-based social networks out there, Foursquare certainly has been the one to outlast the competition. Notice how I chose my words carefully. I didn’t say “Foursquare has beaten the competition” or “Foursquare has succeed”…I just said they outlasted the competition. Competitors like Yelp, GoWalla and Loopt have fallen by the wayside, leaving Foursquare to be the one left standing.
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Mindjumpers
JUNE 13, 2012
Tweet The Following post is part of the Mindjumpers Network series and written by our CEO, Jonas Klit Nielsen. Mindjumpers Network is a global network of local country community managers enabling international companies to execute and maintain brand communities in a structured, quality assured and cost effective way across markets with the aim of creating effect and value.
Waxing UnLyrical
JUNE 13, 2012
Guest post by Marcia Zellers. Some of us follow the current; some of us prefer to swim upstream. I have never had much interest in the status quo, and I get a particular charge out of trying to spot the blurry opportunities hiding behind society’s clear-cut edges. Tootzypop , the lifestyle blog I founded for savvy women over 40 , is no exception. We’re growing, and I’m convinced we’re onto something – our readers tell us all the time how much they look forward to their “daily Tootzypop” …
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Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 12, 2012
David Amerland has outlined 39 Google algorithm changes that took place in May and what they really mean. Most of them are very specific and will only help or hurt specific geographic areas or niches. For instance, one of the changes addresses mobile autocomplete. Another addresses Japanese language search. And there are a couple of changes that deal with improvements to Soccer Search and NBA Search, specific search verticals that only a small percentage of searchers actually use.
Mindjumpers
JUNE 15, 2012
Tweet We have written it before, but it never becomes old news: the EdgeRank on Facebook’s content ranking is part of the key to understanding how to create successful engagement between your brand and your fans and their friends. Naturally, the actual algorithm is top secret – it would be too easy otherwise. However, the algorithm EdgeRank seems to be a very good starting point for understanding the secret deciding what gets the highest ranking in your fans’ and their friends’ news feed.
Waxing UnLyrical
JUNE 15, 2012
A social media lesson from hibachi. The other evening, my husband and I tried a new Japanese restaurant that’s opened in our ‘hood. It bills itself as “hibachi steakhouse and sushi.” For anyone not familiar with “hibachi” restaurants, this is basically where several guests sit around an open cooktop, and their food is cooked in front of them (though those of you who are familiar with the concept may not have known that the type of cooktop we see in hibachi res
Webbiquity SMM
JUNE 11, 2012
Guest post by Christopher Wallace. Believing that your posts to Twitter or Facebook are more important than those of your friends may be a sign of egotistical delusion (or perhaps your friends just put up lousy, boring posts). Regardless, Facebook may soon give its users the opportunity to leapfrog their status updates to the top of the pile. The social media giant recently launched a pilot program in New Zealand that allows users to pay to ‘highlight’ a post, meaning that it will ap
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Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 13, 2012
If you’ve been online for very long, then you know one thing: Things change. A lot. Google, in particular, is well known for changing things. They add new services and take them away. And word has it that they go through hundreds of search algorithm changes every month. That’s a lot of change. Well, one of the things that has changed about Google in the last year is a strong emphasis on a social media service called Google+.
Mindjumpers
JUNE 12, 2012
Tweet Facebook has unveiled its own App Center just like Apple and Google – an application store for both Android and iOS devices that features native and web apps that connect with Facebook one way or another. The App Center has about 600 apps so far but more are being added every day. “The App Center helps high-quality apps grow by promoting those that people enjoy the most”, said Bruce Rogers , a programmer at Facebook. “It includes all types of social apps, including those built
Waxing UnLyrical
JUNE 12, 2012
Hi! Yes, I know your #measurePR recaps from last month are delayed. I’m really, really sorry, but you know how crazy it’s been for me lately… and right now, I’m trying really hard to do a good job of catching up. So I won’t make any more excuses, but get right to the point: 1. Here is your transcript of the May Day 2012 edition of #measurePR ; and. 2.
Socialized
JUNE 11, 2012
"Twitter is the bird, the bird is Twitter." So writes Doug Bowman, Twitter Creative Director (@stop) on the Twitter blog. It may be the simplest explanation in the history of branding as to why an iconic brand can subsist on a simple, 100% graphical logo (think Apple) without the need.
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Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 14, 2012
Many small business owners don’t have the budget or the resources to manage their own online marketing strategy. That’s why they come to us. But the importance of such a strategy is something that I like to stress because we are fast approaching a time when having no online marketing strategy at all is sure suicide for your business. There is more than one way of course to approach online marketing.
Convince & Convert
JUNE 12, 2012
Facebook ads are a very powerful tool. There are so many options for marketers, it is a bit like flying the space shuttle for many of us. We just don’t quite know what we are doing yet. For many Facebook marketers we are having to learn how to create good Facebook ads by creating a few bad Facebook ads first. But there are plenty of best practices and lessons to take note of to help improve that learning curve a bit.
Bill Hartzer
JUNE 11, 2012
If you have ever tried to add your social media content to your blog , you know how troublesome it can be. Setting up automatic tweets, and posts is pretty easy, but what if you want to add stuff that is happening live? You first would have to log into your blogging account, and go through several steps before you are able to post your content. Plus, taking your laptop to the department store while you’re trying on clothes, or to the big concert that all your friends are going to would be
Idaconcpts
JUNE 14, 2012
Last year the Tigers roared to an easy victory in capturing the American League Central Division’s title. Nearing the midway point of the 2012 season, appearances, though admittedly deceiving, indicate that at least the White Sox and Indians are not inclined to allow the AL Central crown to be so easily awarded. Those interested in the outcome of the annual melee will want to have one or more of these apps loaded on their Android phone to assure that they can figure out what went wrong or what w
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Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 11, 2012
What’s the difference? Isn’t an SEO consultant an SEO company ? Are all SEO firms also consultants? No, not really. There are different distinctions. One of the most important decisions you’ll make as a small business is whether or not you should hire a consultant or a full-on SEO company. There are pros and cons to doing it both ways.
Convince & Convert
JUNE 13, 2012
Dial Corporation this week announced a new campaign that integrates its long-standing Facebook Page with its new-ish Pinterest page , giving its Facebook community a challenge to create cause-related boards on Pinterest. The top organizations featured on those user-generated boards will compete to win a $5,000 prize. This isn’t an entirely new type of campaign, of course, even if Dial is probably among the first CPG brands to embrace Pinterest as a campaign element in this way.
Kikolani
JUNE 13, 2012
This is a guest post by Jane Sheeba. Only the pros always do it. Be it six figure pay checks, screen shots of skyrocketing traffic proof, stunning product launches, amazing social proof, and wherever they go, they’re looked upon – the pros do it. Why isn’t it easy to become a pro in your niche? Is it a “guru” thing? Do you have to drink some special soup?
Webbiquity SMM
JUNE 11, 2012
Guest post by Christopher Wallace. Believing that your posts to Twitter or Facebook are more important than those of your friends may be a sign of egotistical delusion (or perhaps your friends just put up lousy, boring posts). Regardless, Facebook may soon give its users the opportunity to leapfrog their status updates to the top of the pile. The social media giant recently launched a pilot program in New Zealand that allows users to pay to ‘highlight’ a post, meaning that it will ap
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Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 10, 2012
Did you know that 60% of the senior citizens in the U.S. 65 and older are online? And just about every day at that. And half of them are on Facebook. That’s about 10 million people over the age of 65 using Facebook. If you have a product or service that caters in part to people over the age of 65, you might find your audience on Facebook. Are you reaching them?
Convince & Convert
JUNE 15, 2012
Google is constantly trying to stay ahead of the spammer curve by making improvements to its search engine system. These improvements usually take the form of tweaks in the algorithm to keep spammers off guard and ensure we see relevant, valuable search results. In fact, there have been several changes in just the last few months designed to frustrate low quality content providers and other spammers.
Kikolani
JUNE 15, 2012
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing. 10 Free Tools Every Business Blogger Should Bookmark – Explore the free tools out there that will help you be better at business blogging and content creation.
Twist Image
JUNE 14, 2012
This will not be about how to game a system so that you can redeem a free flight. Sorry. When most people think of earning loyalty points, they think of their loyalty cards. They think of spending money that is then accrued into a virtual account where the dollar amounts are assigned some strange point structure, and if they spend a lot of money, they can save up those points and redeem them for a free flight (or other goods and services).
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Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 9, 2012
You might think that one social media account for any business is enough, but I would beg to differ. I think many businesses – even small businesses – can benefit by allowing their employees to participate in social media as well. Yes, your business only needs one social media account at each of the major social media services and the social media sites of which you are a member.
Convince & Convert
JUNE 9, 2012
Here’s what we included in this week’s One Social Thing daily email. Scroll to see the social media and content marketing articles you need to know. To get One Social Thing delivered to your email each day, please subscribe below. If you find a social media or content marketing story you think is a must-read, tweet it out with the #OneSocialThing hash tag.
Diva Marketing Blog
JUNE 10, 2012
It is my pleasure to introduce you to the co-author of Marketing In The Round. my friend Geoff Livingston. . One line in Geoff''s bio tells all you need to know to understand the man behind this newly release book. " He brings people together, virtually and physically to affect change and achieve higher knowledge.". In his third book, co-authored with Gini Dietrich , the focus is on integrating traditional and new media marketing elements and breaking down those stifling internal silos.
Twist Image
JUNE 12, 2012
Who owns your brand? I don't mean this in a "does you consumer now control the brand?" kind of way. I mean it in a, "where do people go to connect with your brand?" kind of way. I was flipping through an in-flight magazine yesterday and noticed a two-page spread for a diaper company. There was a massive call to action in the bottom right-hand corner of the print ad that said something like: "to lean more, please follow us on Facebook.
Small Business Mavericks
JUNE 15, 2012
LMFAOs smash hit “Sexy And I Know It” has achieved international fame for the group that sings it. Their Superbowl commercial with the M&Ms was one of the most popular during the game and is still playing in many parts of the world. I blame it on the attitude. Being sexy isn’t easy, but it does require a certain attitude. Whether we’re talking about grungy rock stars, chocolate candy, or websites, being sexy begins with how you start your day.
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