13 Ways to Get More Pinterest Followers

Pinterest – the web’s latest social media craze, is a great way to build awareness for your blog or website.  But as with most social media promotion techniques, your ability to influence others through your Pinterest presence is limited if you don’t have that many people following you in the first place. So today, we’ll [...]

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February 13, 2012 | No Comments | Read Story

The Ability to Search by Location in Google+ and its Benefits to Marketers

The social media space is one of the most competitive industries in today’s digital world. This became clearer than ever in 2011, a year when we saw social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn evolve, and the birth of new players like Google+. Despite having an uphill climb ahead of it, Google knows that [...]

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February 10, 2012 | 2 Comments | Read Story

10 Companies Using Facebook To Grow Their Likes

Growing the number of “Likes” on your company’s Facebook page isn’t just a matter of pride. In fact, the social proof generated by an active fan page can be incredibly powerful in building your brand’s authority and engagement. However, earning these votes of confidence isn’t as simple as just asking people to click “Like” on [...]

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February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment | Read Story

Opinion: What can go wrong in social media?

There are loads of companies, be it small or large, itching to dive into social media platforms. But before you jump into the water, you need to ask yourself ‘do you really understand social media?’ Please don’t tell me “it’s basically registering on twitter or create a Facebook page.” No, it’s definitely not. Although they [...]

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February 3, 2012 | 8 Comments | Read Story

Leveraging Pinterest: How “Pinnable” Is Your Content?

You can’t get far online right now without coming across an article about Pinterest, the hot new visual bookmarking tool. Pinterest’s growth is explosive, and content creators and “brands” are scrambling to figure out how to “leverage this channel” (hate the buzzwords). Most advice focuses on creating a presence on Pinterest and pinning your own [...]

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February 1, 2012 | 9 Comments | Read Story

Twitter Actions Receive Seesaw Reactions

Twitter announced changes in its privacy policies, which immediately raised concerns for freedom activists in addition to writers and reporters in other lands, who feel their ability to share stories, some that may be seen as ‘controversial’ by respective governments and authority figures, will be limited.  The reaction comes at a sensitive time for most [...]

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January 31, 2012 | 15 Comments | Read Story

Klout Myth Busters: Thoughts From the Experts

I have heard so many crazy things about Klout and I am seeing the same myths repeated over and over again. So, I asked some of the leaders in our industry some questions related to the Klout myths I see often. I highly suggest that those that are doing SEO, social media and also those [...]

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January 30, 2012 | 10 Comments | Read Story

Industry Discussion: The True Nature of Social Media ROI

There is a common misconception about the return on investment (ROI) via social media. For reasons most of us do not understand, Social Media has been classified primarily as a marketing tool by many. Because of this misconception at the foundation of a social media strategy, calculating actual ROI can be a circuitous and inexact [...]

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January 27, 2012 | 6 Comments | Read Story

Want More Clicks on Twitter?

The following infographic is by Dan Zarrella of HubSpot. This IG a lot of great recommendations if you are looking to increase your clicks on Twitter. I especially liked the suggestions on using words correctly and the use of action words. I guess I will be tweeting more on the weekends too. To find out [...]

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January 27, 2012 | 5 Comments | Read Story

Top 10 Reasons Your Facebook Campaign Isn’t Working

To most PPC marketers, the Facebook paid ads program represents an ideal marketing opportunity. Finally, you aren’t limited to targeting your ads based on geographic location and time of day alone (I’m looking at you, Google Adwords!). In fact, if you wanted to run a campaign targeting 16 year old boys in San Francisco who [...]

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January 27, 2012 | 4 Comments | Read Story