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Weekly Link Round Up (03-06-10)

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Viral Marketing for the Rest of Us

Viral marketing, online word-of-mouth marketing, social media marketing…they’re all under the same umbrella. They all encourage the consumer to interact with the brand, creating tighter bonds between the two parties. With such readily accessible tools as social media, brands can create big-time buzz without a big-time budget.

Measuring Social Media with Web Analytics, Part 1

The say the problem with using social media as a marketing tool is that there is no easy way to measure its effectiveness. Here is the first installment on how Web Analytics can provide a solution for this social media measuring dilemma.

Is Content King? Then Distribution Is Crown Prince

No matter how good the content is, if nobody reads it, then it has totally defeated its purpose. The Internet provides a wealth of useful tools for distributing content and reaching an audience. The main issue now is to find the right niche for the content to be propagated.

Whither Twitter?

Since the rumors have spread that Twitter would be releasing its own ad platform for marketers, many have been speculating over how it will affect the social media giant’s momentum. Companies that already integrating their brand messages on the social media platform provide clues as to how Twitter may or may not change with the introduction of paid placement.

Twitter: Why does it work (so well) for small businesses

Small businesses benefit the most from using Twitter as a marketing tool. The social media platform is easily accessible, cost effective, and can reach a wide audience while still targeting a specific market. Not to mention it fulfills the business’ aim to build relationships.

Facebook Mobile Reaches 100M Users

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

One of the most important aspects of the road warrior lifestyle is that it highlights the value of mobile communication and computing. This means accessibility and connectivity anytime, anywhere. This is especially embodied by netbooks and, for those who prefer a more compact approach, smartphones like the iPhone and the steadily rising number of  Android and Windows Mobile handsets. And pushing the mobile accessibility trend are the readily available data plans from various mobile phone carriers and the barrage of mobile apps.

Not surprisingly, mobile is also one of the most popular means to access Facebook. Through Facebook Mobile, the social networking site offers a handful features such as an SMS Messaging functionality and native apps for various mobile platforms among others. It is also being used by major telco operators around the world and supports an expansive number of mobile device manufacturers including the Blackberry, Palm and Nokia among others in addition to the aforementioned triumvirate of the iPhone, Android and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.

 

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How to Not Let a Social Media Initiative Fall Flat

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

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Ever notice a business that makes a social media appearance…then disappears?

Many companies start off strong and are excited to create their social media accounts and execute their campaign. The excitement to launch is energizing and really fuels the success of the campaign, that is if it doesn’t disappear.

A social media campaign will only be as good as the execution and if the execution fizzles a few days or weeks into the campaign, the energy will fizzle and the campaign will flop.

 

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Look Before You Tweet

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

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When it comes to social media, sometimes non-profits and small business are left with trial and error, or the experimentation of well intentioned volunteers and employees. What they don’t realize is that tools like Twitter need guidelines, focus and organization, much like your monthly newsletter updates and website information. You need to set content boundaries and goals.

A good example of trial and error of Twitter is ACTE, the Association of Career and Technical Education.

 

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Social Media Smarts- Use Tools!

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

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There’s no doubt that with all the options out there for social media that it can get pretty overwhelming. Between tweets, Facebook updates, fan pages and more, jumping in head first is not easy.

Avoid the clutter and get organized!

With so many social media tools out there, it’s hard to figure out which one is best for you. So, once you have figured out where social media fits with your marketing strategy, take a peek at some tools that can help you stay organized.

 

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