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How Do I Know When to Post to my Social Network?

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

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When’s the best time to post on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network? In the past months a lot of material has been generated suggesting the best and worse times to post new content on different social media channels. But in a study by Buddy Media in early 2011 concerning Facebook wall posts, it seems that there are certain days when more engagement is generated for particular industries, making the issue a lot more complicated.

 

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Taking a Youthful Approach to Your Social Media Marketing Campaign

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

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It’s true that adopting the tone of ateenager or yuppie won’t work for all social media marketing campaigns. But there is a distinct difference between acting like one and taking the approach of one. This difference is what spells the distinction between a social media page to be seen and one to be followed.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 12-28-12

Friday, December 28th, 2012

Bold Stunts and Bad Taste Mark 2012′s Best, Worst Ads (Online.WSJ.com)

From bashtags and Facebook likes, to skydives from space, and the pizza question during the Town Hall presidential debate, The Wall Street Journal brings us this year’s most memorable moments in advertising and social media marketing.

Year in Review: Lessons from Two Social Marketing Hits (SocialMediaToday.com)

Social Media Today combed through the best social marketing stories from this year and identified what sets successful social media marketing hits like that of Zappos’ and Fab.com’s apart from the misses.

4 Lessons I Learned from a Few of 2012′s Best Social Media Fails (Business2Community.com)

Lisa Gulasy shares her favorite social media fails for the year and offers sound advice for inbound marketers, content creators, and social media managers to help them avoid making the same mistakes in 2013.

Top 20 Social Media Marketing Articles from 2012 (SocialMediaExaminer.com)

Social Media Examiner gives us a rundown of its best and most popular social media marketing articles this year. From using Pinterest for business to running successful Facebook contests and must-have social media marketing tools, business owners will find helpful, actionable tips they can apply to their business.

Social Media Report 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC] (Blog.Nielsen.com)

Nielsen’s comprehensive report reflected on the various social media trends of 2012, and explored the potential impact they will have in 2013. In essence, it illustrated how social media has become more popular than ever with consumers and that having a social media presence is critical for any SMB’s online marketing strategies in the coming year.

Strategies to Keep People Hooked on Your Social Feed

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

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How do you make sure you stand out from the rest when every business has its own Facebook page, Twitter account, or any other form of social media? After all, people are likely to unfollow a page if it serves only to clog up their news feeds. For this reason, it helps to keep a few things in mind so your audience stays engaged.

 

 

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Recognizing the Value of More than One Audience Profile

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

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Now that sharing everything has become so easy for anyone to do, it’s a must for brands to be meticulous about the things they do on any medium—especially on a social network. But you can’t please everyone… or can you?

 

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Keeping Track of Events to Stay in Tune with Your Audience

Thursday, December 13th, 2012

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Yesterday, as the clock struck 12:12am on December 12, 2012, social media channels fired up with posts celebrating this rare moment. Brands posted amusing photos relevant to the day, seized the opportunity to promote products with the number 12 in them, and even threw sudden promos the very moment the time and date lined up. While some missed the mark, others certainly made the most of the moment.

 

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Weekly Link Round Up – 11-29-12

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Social Media Impact on Retailers’ Sales Uncertain (TheIthacaJournal.com)

Retailers may have hit record sales over the shopping weekend from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, but the impact of social media campaigns many of them invested in might be uncertain. This might not be a bad thing, since many of them were reported to have used social media to raise brand awareness than push sales.

For the 18th Time, Social Media Marketing Doesn’t Suck: How Twitter Drives Online Sales (SearchEngineWatch.com)

In the wake of Black Friday e-commerce reports, several mainstream media publications used an IBM finding to proclaim that social media marketing efforts on Twitter failed. However, the lack of conversions shown in analytics programs by people who came directly from Twitter doesn’t mean that interactions on the site with the brand didn’t influence their purchasing behavior.

Beyond Cyber Monday: Effective Content Marketing All Season Long (SocialMediaToday.com)

The holiday season is a great opportunity to improve relations with existing customers and cultivate new ones. But just like anytime of the year, businesses must think about their customer base and create experiences that make life more enjoyable to keep their audience coming back to them after the ornaments and Christmas lights have been packed away.

A Matter of Timing: Seasonal Marketing Strategies for SMBs (ECommerceTimes.com)

The holiday season is a great time to launch social media campaigns, since both are concerned with bringing people together. The best seasonal marketing, however, goes beyond big sales and promos during holidays. It needs to be in tune with the time-based interests and needs of target and existing customers.

Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday [INFOGRAPHIC] (Business2Comminity.com)

Using SAP Social Media Analytics by Netbase, which measures over 165 million websites across the globe, Scott Davis shows who won on buzz vs. shopping experience, if advanced running ads paid off, which retail categories received the most buzz, how online shopping is impacting the landscape, and what shoppers valued more than a great deal.

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