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Managing a Small but Effective Social Media Marketing Campaign

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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Sometimes, the best things come in small packages. While many social media marketing campaigns today cover a diverse range of platforms and aim to cater to as many people as possible, not all of them effectively manage to meet their goals. Caught up in the need to spread the word to as many channels as possible, some brands even fade into the background as advertising noise.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 05-17-13

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Who Wields Real Influence on Social Media? (BusinessInsider.com)

Influencers can be found in every nook and cranny of the Internet. They share stories about brands, and the more influential they are, the more people listen to them. As a result, their stories have a huge impact on the success of a business.

Traackr and Nimble Partner to Close the Loop on Influencer Marketing (CNBC.com)

Traackr, a leading platform for influencer marketing, and Nimble, creators of the insightful relationship management platform announced an integration of their services to help social businesses better facilitate end-to-end influencer marketing.

How Marketing Legend Guy Kawasaki Manages His Social Media Presence (Blog.Hubspot.com)

One of social media marketing’s biggest and most popular influencers reveals the secrets behind his incredibly active and popular social media profiles, which enable him to reach and influence millions of users every day.

What Mad Men Can Teach Us About Social Media Marketing (SocialMediaToday.com)

Hit TV series, Mad Men helps us realize that in social media, each post we share is an opportunity to connect and a chance to win potential clients. Conversations that we make on different social media platforms are like a potential pitch to your customers, and we mustn’t miss an opportunity to make a lasting impression.

[INFOGRAPHIC] Do Facebook Friend Recommendations Influence Purchasing? (MarketingPilgrim.com)

This fun and colorful infographic helps clear up the age-old question about the importance of recommendations in the purchase process, specifically those done through friend recommendations on Facebook.

4 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Optimizing Your Google+ Posts

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

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As we mentioned in the past, brands and businesses shouldn’t underestimate the power of Google+ as it presents numerous advantages that can raise brand awareness with your target market. But besides creating discussions in Google+ Communities, effectively managing what you post in the social network is a must in order to attract new followers, retain loyal customers, and expand your Circles.

 

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Essential Social Media Strategies for Marketing to a Millennial Audience

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

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The millennial generation, which includes individuals born between 1980 and 2000, is known to be the first generation to be constantly and simultaneously engaged in multiple social media accounts, electronic devices, and mobile apps. As an up-and-coming audience that has become increasingly important for social media marketers, it’s important to reach out to the young adult demographic and create an engaging social media campaign that won’t alienate and send them running for the hills.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 05-09-13

Friday, May 10th, 2013

26 Social Media Marketing Tips from the Pros (SocialMediaExaminer.com)

According to Debbie Hemley of SocialMediaExaminer.com, there are three factors social media experts should focus on to improve their online presence. These are your call-to-action, content strategy, and email and social integration capabilities.

Increase Non Profit Support by Improving Your Social Media Calls to Action (SocialFish.com)

Effective calls to action aren’t simply adding a link and phone number after your content. They have to be inviting enough to convince readers to actually click and see what you have to offer.

How To Organize A Social Media Content Strategy (MarketingLand.com)

Interdepartmental collaboration plays a big part in organizing an effective social media content strategy. It makes way for even better ideas that a single team may not be able to come up with.

Why is Your Content Boring? (Business2Community.com)

Creating highly engaging content is a must to convert curious online visitors into loyal fans, customers, and brand representatives. For this reason, it’s important to stop and ask yourself, “Is my content boring?”

The Benefits of Integrating Social into Email Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC] (LeadersWest.com)

Just because social media is what everyone is talking about doesn’t mean that email marketing is old news. In fact, it’s as relevant as ever. Jim Dougherty shows us how.

What Makes a Great Pin on Pinterest?

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

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While different kinds of images appeal to different people on Pinterest, there are some things that will make one photo much more ‘pinnable’ than another, thereby allowing it to be shared more than other posts.

The most interesting posts on Pinterest are those that meet certain characteristics or criteria. So with that said, here are some things you can take note of before uploading your next image on Pinterest—the more of these qualities apply to your posts, the better their chances of being re-pinned by others.

 

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Letting Your Brand Make the Most Out of Instagram’s New Tagging Feature

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Just the other day, Instagram added a new feature called “Photos of You“, which lets you tag people in the photos you share via their app. Similar to what Facebook’s tagging feature does, this update from Instagram now allows users and brands to further engage their followers.

 

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