socialmedia

Optimize Corporate Facebook Landing Pages

by Scott Harris on June 24, 2010

Facebook Pages have been an effective way for companies to energize their fan base.  According to a report published by eMarketer, corporate Facebook fans could be worth an average of $136.38 each.  Many fans are more likely to read Facebook updates from brands over emails so using Facebook as a communication platform.  Now that Facebook [...]

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Top Ten Twitter Tips

by Scott Harris on June 9, 2010

Twitter is not just a place to share news and update followers on what’s happening. The most successful Twitterers use the platform to engage people and carry out other useful tasks.  Here are my top ten ways you can use Twitter to your advantage: 1. Keep up with your Customers – Knowing your customers interests [...]

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Twitterfeed Rocks

by Scott Harris on October 21, 2009

There are a slew of Twitter applications out there, but I must proclaim that Twitterfeed is my favorite one so far. I’ve been using it for some marketing engagements recently and have found it to be a very useful tool – one of the few Twitter applications I’ve found with the right mix of simplicity [...]

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Social Media Step One – Go Where Your Customers Are

by Scott Harris on October 7, 2009

As more companies are embracing social media, instead of hearing “Should we participate in social media,” I’ve been hearing “How do we get started in social media.” In regards to which platforms to participate on, I advise companies to be on the same platforms as their target audience. “Go where your customer are!” For B2B [...]

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Eight Steps to Creating Viral Content

by Scott Harris on June 30, 2009

Creating content that goes viral is the holy grail for marketers.  But why do some ideas flop and others spread like wild fire?  Follow these steps and improve your ability to make your content viral. 1) Find an interested audience. For content to become viral, an interested audience must be able to find it. Social [...]

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Social Media Tool from StumbleUpon is Su.pr

by Scott Harris on June 11, 2009

Su.pr promises to save you time and increase your web traffic. Find out why Su.pr is super and learn how to get an account of your own.

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Technology Marketers Should Follow Digg's Lead

by Scott Harris on June 3, 2009

Marketers of software and technology products and services should take note of Digg’s new advertising platform, Digg Ads. Use what you sell in your own business. Show your tool in action.

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Sephora’s Earth Day Marketing Scores with Facebook’s Gift Shop.

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April Fools Day Marketing

by Scott Harris on April 2, 2009

April Fools Day marketing poses challenges and opportunities.

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Why Negative Online Reviews are Good

by Scott Harris on March 16, 2009

When it comes to Web 2.0 and social media, many organizations hate the idea of losing control over what is said about their brand or products.  For many years, companies avoided engaging in newer online technologies that facilitate customer feedback in public mediums for this very reason.  How could they these mediums, monitor them all, [...]

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