6 Different and Creative Ways Businesses Are Using Twitter Chats
With various benefits of setting up your own Twitter chat, there’s no doubt: both hosting and participating in Twitter chats should be an essential part of your social media marketing plan. Twitter chats build customer loyalty, promote your brand, attract influncers, let you talk to your audience and hear back in real time…, you name […]
How to Schedule Google Plus Updates
One of the biggest rules of social media marketing success, no matter what the context, is to post consistently. On some sites that means a few times a week, on others multiple times a day. It is no secret that regularly updating your profile is enough to gain attention over time, and while that isn’t […]
How to Use Google Plus for Visual Marketing
Google Plus has become increasingly visual since its inception a handful of years ago. But given their love of integrating services, that isn’t a surprise since it makes sharing content so easy, it was only a matter of time before media became a primary focus. There’s no wonder Google Plus has become so powerful visual […]
5 Best New Twitter Apps to Try
We are now officially in the year 2014, and you know what that means…new Twitter apps to try! Alright, so maybe that isn’t what it means for everyone. But given my geeky obsession with all things Twitter, that is certainly what stands out for me as we enter a new year. There is just so […]
Why and How to Create a Cool Twitter Welcome Page
Twitter has had a pretty great couple of years. It became the first popular microblogging site on the web. It is a leader in mobile advertising. They are a public company currently worth $25 billion. They have even revolutionized the live search algorithm, hashtag sorting and automatic update feature for social networks. There is a […]
You’ll never sell products on Social Media by Martin MacDonald
Last week I asked Martin MacDonald if he would be kind enough to contribute a post to our blog…it’s only the second time I’ve ever asked a non employee to contribute to our blog……but Martin, well, I have so much respect for him…and then he was nice enough to write a nice post for our […]
How Trending Hashtags Work: Twitter, Google Plus, Vine
Hashtags are our new keywords. When used right, they can give you additional exposure in social media, engage your community and attract influencers. “Trending” hashtags are what we, as content marketers, should be keeping an eye on to be able to make the most of hot trends. How are social media networks sharing their hot […]
How to Make the Most of Visual Tweets
In October, right before going public, Twitter got more visual: They started showing images and Vines in public timeline. Whether it was done to catch up with more visual social media networks (like Facebook and Google Plus) or in an effort to get more out of ads in the future, marketers can definitely learn to […]
Best Ways to See What’s Trending On Youtube
Checking out what is trending on YouTube is one of the most reliable ways of establishing what content is going to be popular. Most gurus and experienced users of the site will recommend looking at that data before deciding on the next video you will be making – or at least when to release it, […]
3 Useful Youtube Tools to Play with
YouTube is already a pretty incredible tool. It works as a platform for everything from sharing content to brand marketing, a visual paradise that has taken over the web and become one of the most popular social networks around. More than one billion people visit the site monthly, and most online users watch videos through […]