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Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Ten Benefits of Timely and Thoughtful Website Upgrades

Websites should be looked at as living, breathing entities. They should evolve and change over time, adapting to their environments – especially their users behaviors. The method of change can vary from frequent, minor adjustments or larger, more sweeping changes and upgrades less frequently. Recently we made some major changes to one of our client’s websites and I’d like to walk you through some of the benefits of this web redesign and how a commitment to keeping your website evolving can benefit your business and its presence on the web. (more…)

How to stay up-to-date with the latest in social media

As we all know, social media is constantly changing. There’s new social networks popping up everyday, entirely new services are being used by your customers that you’ve never even heard of and you’re still discovering new features in Facebook. It seems like way too much work to participate in social media and at the same time stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and capabilities. Hopefully this list will help you out. Below are a list of some great resources to keep you in the know without wasting too much of your time. (more…)

Beware the social media “expert”

With the advent of social media marketing, I caution clients to beware of the social media “experts” that are flooding boardrooms across the country. No doubt that these folks understand how certain social media applications work and how quickly they can whip together a Facebook program or set up a Twitter account.  But what is often missing is a true understanding of marketing, and how social media should be integrated into an overall branding effort. Said differently, social media is to marketing as tactics are to strategy. Social media is not a replacement for sound marketing, which is still about brand positioning and the brand message. It’s one more tool in a marketer’s tool kit. (more…)

10 Reasons your company needs to be on Facebook NOW!

By now I’m sure we all realize that Facebook is a huge presence online (now even more visited in the US than Google!) and is also changing how we as marketing and PR professionals interact with our audience. Many businesses are still reluctant to get started on Facebook or did get started but aren’t ready to commit any time to it. Here are ten reasons why your company should get started and keep an active presence on Facebook right now! (more…)

Using Social Media to Make Your Next Event Bigger and Better

When planning any kind of event it’s easy to stay focused on the promotional materials and logistics that are happening in “the real world” to the extent where you are completely missing some great opportunities to utilize common, emerging digital technologies. These new opportunities are just that – opportunities that can help add a new level of involvement and promotion to really make your event a great success! After the jump we’ll take a look at some of the tools we’ve used for ourselves and our clients that have proven to be very successful and well received. (more…)

Who is using the Internet and for What?

Too often executives make assumptions or have an out-of-date perspective of today’s Internet usage. This CEO’Briefing offers research findings that the Internet is a very active marketplace – even for people in their 50’s and 60’s.

Almost half (46%) of the 308 million people (62 million are under 16 years old – so 57% of those over 16) in the US access the Internet 9.6 hrs/wk.  – about 52% of the time is for email and 48% for other Web usage. Men report 28% heavier Web (non-email) usage than women for sports and other male interests. (more…)

The Power of Facebook

All it took was a group of students and a dream … and a very persuasive Facebook group. But the inaugural graduation class of the University of California, Merced, was able to persuade first lady Michelle Obama to speak at commencement ceremonies this spring.

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