Category: Social Media

Enhance your Social Content Strategy with ‘Batching’

Is your social content strategy working for your business? Many companies find that the amount of time they spend on social media isn’t showing enough of a return-on-investment.  If this is how you feel, it may be time to re-think your content strategy or develop one if you haven’t already done so.  Whatever you choose, […]

The Power of Facebook Advertising

Facebook advertising is cheap and if you are not using it than you should seriously consider adding it your strategy.  Since organic posts reach less than 10% of your fans, boosting a post for $5 can make a huge impact on impressions and engagement.  Posting content without boosting it means posts are most likely to be […]

How to Streamline your Email Marketing & Social Media for Winning Results

A lot of businesses understand the importance of a strong social media presence.  Many of them do not understand the benefits of email marketing in addition to social media.  Social  media can be hard to see the right ROI but email marketing can generate almost immediate results.  Streamlining your social media and email marketing can […]

How to Use Influencer Marketing on Instagram

Influencer marketing on Instagram can be a great option for creating brand awareness, affinity, engagement and new business.  Since Instagram advertising is still not available to most businesses, many successful Instagram accounts have achieved success through influencer marketing.  Influencers can be almost anybody, from world travelers to food bloggers to celebrities. The most challenging part […]

How to Avoid Social Media “uh-ohs”

The phrase “look before you leap” can apply to a variety of situations.  In this example, we will use, “read before you send” since it applies more to social media. Many businesses have posted embarrassing, rude or ignorant tweets without taking the time to think about what they are writing.  Many of these offenders are global […]

Pinterest Goes from Social to Shopping Channel with ‘Buyable Pins’

Pinterest became even more valuable in the world of online shopping when they announced their new “buyable pins” feature last month.  Buyable pins are pins with a “buy” button, allowing users to directly purchase on the social platform.  An astonishing 87% of Pinterest users admit to making a purchase because of Pinterest.  Pinners love to […]

4 Ways to Drive Traffic Through Video Marketing

Video marketing is a powerful tool to increase your sales and drive more visitors to your website when utilized correctly.  Below are four cool ways to drive more traffic through video marketing. 1. Utilize natural sounds to engage the viewer. As one of the main senses we use everyday, sound is a great way to […]

What is Content Marketing?

Chances are you have probably heard the term content marketing quite often. Do you really know what it means?  Content marketing is a tricky term but one of the best ways to describe it is: the creation and distribution of meaningful insights, perspectives, and best practices that are valuable to a specific audience.  The goal of […]

The Future of Snapchat Marketing

Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel recently announced that the app has reached 100 million daily active users.  The privately held company does not need to release data each quarter unlike Facebook and Twitter.  Out of those daily active users, 65% of them are creating content daily.  Snapchat is looking into making it easier for brands to use […]