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Can B2B Find Enough Sex Appeal To Be Successful in Social Media?
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube…do you really have to be a sexy consumer brand to make social media work for your business? I would argue that you don’t. But you surely need to understand how you’re going to define “success” in social media before you craft a plan and embark upon it. You also need…
Instagram Video vs. Vine: 5 Things Brands Should Consider
It seems incredible that Vine is barely a year old, and that Video on Instagram didn’t debut until June 2013. Particularly for brands looking to engage the Millennial market, short-format video marketing makes a compelling case. Short-format video appeals, in particular, to Millennials’ appetite for multimedia content and what Nielsen calls their preference for “off-beat,…
A Decade Later, Facebook is a Social Commerce Powerhouse
Facebook turns ten today—let’s take a look at its effect on social commerce. Nearly ten years ago, I received an email from a friend at Brandeis University asking me to join something called Facebook. The social network had caught fire at Harvard University (where its founder and creator, Mark Zuckerberg, attended classes) and was starting…
Harnessing the Power of the Sharing Economy
The sharing economy, a burgeoning economic system and business model that encourages the sharing of resources, ideas and assets, is being driven by social media and a new wave of tech startups already worth billions. What are you doing to harness its power? An organization dedicated to helping companies both large and small harness the…
Facebook Trumps Yahoo as No. 2 Digital Ad Seller
Facebook is the No. 2 digital ad seller in the U.S.—what can we credit Facebook’s success? Mobile. Market forecasters predicted Facebook would finish third behind Google and Yahoo in the digital ad-seller foot race. But the social media giant managed an upset, of sorts, topping Yahoo as the No. 2 digital ad seller in the…
Social Reservations (The Good Kind)
Twitter is helping two brands convert followers into sales–how else can social channels reach target consumers? A constant topic around social media is how to convert a social follower or user into a sale. Well, over the past month, two brands: Starbucks and Loews Hotels & Resorts have started to do just that. By leveraging…
Madiba, The Presidential Selfie and the Importance of Context
Nelson Mandela died this past weekend and he will be greatly missed. He was an amazing human being, a revolutionary politician and a respected humanitarian. His memorial service was a reflection not only of Madiba the man, but also of his legacy; it’s been described as joyous—South Africans and many around the world celebrated his…
5 Facebook Cover Image Tips
Facebook reported that monthly active mobile users are up 18% year-over-year in the US. That means your presence on Facebook is increasingly important, and if there is any truth to saying, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression,” then you better start with your Facebook cover image. Now that Facebook has…
Pinterest for Higher Education Marketing
The higher education market is fiercely competitive and is being affected by a number of factors, including rising student loan debt, a shrinking job market and the emergence of new technologies. It can be a bit of a jungle out there. And as the old saying goes, when in Rome, act like the biggest cat…
The Fastest Brand Alive
Superman comic #199 (1967) introduced geekdom to what is now an age-old question: in a race around the world against the man of steel (Superman) and the human speed demon (Flash), who is the fastest man alive? The answer is irrelevant (it’s obviously the Flash—he’s a man; Superman is an alien). But let’s apply it…
Pop in for a QWIKI… Review That is.
Qwiki allows users to share multimedia content easily. Watch our review. …
Facebook Camera-Instagram Face Off
Good day photo people! Today we’re reviewing the new the photo app from our friends at Facebook: the Facebook Camera App. Why does Facebook have a Camera App? Didn’t they just acquire Instagram? Well, thanks for asking, Dear Reader! Yes, Facebook acquired Instagram and it may seem redundant to have two types of photo apps,…