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Four important things to remember when using QR codes in your campaigns

Monday, July 30th, 2012

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QR codes are practically everywhere these days. They come emblazoned on Web sites, printed on storefronts, bus stop seats, subway posters, business cards, cupcakes toppers, and even spray painted on sidewalks. They’ve helped people and companies direct their targeted audience to Websites, deliver messages, provide contact details, and even carry out their social media marketing campaigns.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 07-27-12

Friday, July 27th, 2012

Google Changing Search Engine Optimization Rules (NewMediaAndMarketing.com)

Google has decided to change the weight of their emphasis from “backlinks” more towards a “social” web—Likes, Shares, Tweets, Reddits, Pins, and 1+ (the obvious favorite). The more content is promoted through social media, the more it is indicative of relevant content.

How to Compete with Established Websites on Google (Free-SEO-News.com)

It’s possible to compete with the big players, even if your website is new. Instead of attacking them directly, work hard on targeting as many of the right keywords as possible and creating more web pages to attract more backlinks.

How To Write Content That Shines (NetChunks.com)

To be on top of the heap and attract readers to your blog, you’ve got to react to a smaller audience, open conversations and topics for discussions, provide concise but meaningful explanations, improve SEO efforts, and use captivating visual aids.

How Optimized are Your Web Pages? (GuruCreation.com)

Too often, people underestimate the importance of website optimization. Improving your brand image, maintaining effective communication, and offering evergreen content can help you build a more robust online business and can impact your search engine ranking in the future.

How to Solve the “Creativity Problem” and Stand Out in a Crowd (ChrisG.com)

Coming up with good content doesn’t require you to be a creative genius; just deliver something of value that your audience hasn’t seen before. New, original, interesting, and remarkable content can earn you various rewards.

Tool Time: 10 awesome tools for doing more with Instagram

Friday, July 27th, 2012

As one of the hottest apps today, Instagram is fueling a generation of mobile photographers. You’ll see them practically everywhere—smartphone-armed younglings that range from the bearded youth movement to that corporate preppy across the hall snapping photos of anything and everything that comes close to what they define as “interesting.”

 

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Social media for SMBs: Leveraging on Kickstarter for funding and online marketing

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

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On the social Web, brands are getting more and more ingenious in finding ways to reach their targeted audience. And while bigger corporations have the necessary budgets to get their campaigns and projects off the ground, the little guy (AKA enterprising individuals and small businesses) are challenged to instead boostrap their way to success. For them, Kickstarter has definitely become the savior, enabling them to crowdsource funding to launch their brilliant ideas.

 

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Ways to use corporate images to supercharge branding on the social Web

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

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Using visual communications is one of the best ways to define a brand’s identity and deliver its message to the public. With a single artwork, a photo, or even the choice of colors, companies can put into motion a lot of things that can help elevate their branding efforts on the social Web. When well-planned and done right, visual communications can help brands convey a message, elicit emotions, shape public opinion, and even get people to stand up and do something.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 07-20-12

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Foursquare Takes Aim at Retail Chains (Again) (AdWeek.com)

With its new “Local Updates” feature, businesses on Foursquare now are able to roll out geo-targeted offers to prospective customers. This promises to provide users with a more dynamic experience combined with the enhanced “Explore” tab featured on the application’s last update.

3 Tips for maximizing Foursquare’s new ‘Local Updates’ loyalty feature (SocialFresh.com)

While it can be simple enough to roll out a new deal for local customers, maximizing Foursquare’s new feature isn’t just about yelling out into the crowd. Drawing a customer’s attention is just like any other social media endeavor: it pays off to encourage engagement with attractive events, great pictures, and loyalty programs.

6 Ways to Drive More Pinterest Engagement (SocialMediaExaminer.com)

There’s no doubt that people are drawn to images more than just words. On Pinterest, marketers can drive a great deal of engagement through their repinnable images by holding competitions, adding contributors, running offers, and most importantly, appealing to their audience’s interests.

How Instagram is Different From Pinterest for Marketers (Spiral16.com)

While Pinterest is easy to utilize for marketing by driving engagement, Instagram allows brands to connect with consumers on a more personal level since the pictures used are taken from the user’s own camera. With a few ideas to best harness the appeal of this network as well as maintain branding, companies can definitely keep their audiences captivated.

5 Tips To Make Your Blog Posts More Social (SocialMouths.com)

Being social and creating a conversation with your audience isn’t just limited to networks such as Twitter or Facebook. With a few simple tools and tips, you can add a little social spice to your blog to help it create buzz.

Social media lessons brands should learn from Hollywood

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

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As you may know, marketing your brand involves strategic planning, time and financial investments, and the right talents to make things happen. However, people today are much more aware and involved with events and trends taking place around them. This makes it even more difficult to get past all that noise on the social Web to reach out to them, let alone keep their attention long enough to listen to what you have to say.

 

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