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The new 2011 Ford Explorer would be unveiled on Facebook – we can now tell you that the reveal will happen live today at 7:40 EDT. If you visit the official Facebook page for the new vehicle you will already see a pre-reveal with Mike Rowe. … [Read more...]
For those who have been trying to help increase profits in their business, then the most cost-effective way to do this is with online advertising via social media marketing. This is according to uSocial, the service that has taken online marketing to a new level. … [Read more...]
With all the news about social networking sites’ ever-increasing popularity, for example the fact that Facebook has just received its 500 millionth subscriber, it would be easy to assume that social media will also grow even more in popularity, but is that assumption correct? … [Read more...]
On Monday the 26th of July the Accelerate Your Business Growth Radio Show will have a special guest, Kathy Jiamboi from Creativedge Marketing on their show and she will be talking about the differences between social marketing and social networking. … [Read more...]
We all know that how we conduct our business has not changed much over the years, as the most important thing that you need to do is market your brand. However, how we approach has certainly changed. Going back five years the best way to do this was with email campaigns, but now most of us use … [Read more...]
There’s no doubt that foursquare, the location-based social network, is gaining huge popularity as it now has nearly 2 million users with 15,000 more joining every day. For enterprise marketers it would be naive to ignore foursquare, but how best to have control over this tool for marketing … [Read more...]
Anybody who has tried to look for employment during this economic climate knows how hard it is to find a job. There are currently more applicants than there are jobs available, and any advantage you can get over the competition can be a great help. … [Read more...]
It seems that more and more companies are becoming attuned to the benefits of social media marketing for their businesses, although in a recent article we pointed out that some firms are having trouble distinguishing between personal social media and business social media, with some useful pointers … [Read more...]
There are those in business who have tried what little they know with the likes of Twitter and Facebook to make an impression on social media marketing. However, after a number of failed attempts to get their brand out there, they believe that it is all a waste of time, but Mike Melanson from RWW … [Read more...]
There’s an interesting distinction to be made between using social media in a personal way or in a business way and it’s an interesting thought that many people using it for marketing purposes in business, may be erring too much towards the personal slant and therefore not profiting from it in … [Read more...]
We’ve all heard of the rise of social media and how useful social media marketing can be. Evidence clearly shows that the benefits of having a presence on Facebook, Twitter and other networks can be really advantageous for business. However it appears that despite this there is still reluctance … [Read more...]
Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter have been asking people to update everybody on “What’s on your mind?” and “What’s happening?” for a long time now. But the big question of 2010 in the digital world is: “Where are you?” … [Read more...]
People may start to get excited when they start getting more followers on Twitter or more fans on Facebook, but what does it really mean. Yes, it may well be great for your ego, but what is it doing for your bank balance. Is social media a money-maker, or is it just hype? … [Read more...]
Nowdays many people use social networking. Services such as Facebook are usually used for keeping in touch with friends and family, but companies are finding ways to use the service to advance their businesses. It seems that social networking is now being used by financial advisers to access … [Read more...]
Starbucks has now become the first consumer brand in the world to reach 10 million Facebook fans or likes, as most of us know it by. The coffee shop chain overtook its closet rival, Coca-Cola over a year ago. Starbucks has managed to pull in another 2.3 million fans this month, and we are only half … [Read more...]
International pizza delivery corporation Domino’s Pizza has revealed a 29% surge in pre-tax profits to £17.5 million recently. And the company says that the strong increase in its online sales is thanks to its promotions on local-based mobile app Foursquare, as well as social media. … [Read more...]
We now live in a world, where social media and social networking play a big role in people’s lives. And it’s not just ordinary people who have jumped on the social media bandwagon either, as businesses have also started getting in on the social media marketing action. … [Read more...]
You may have heard of Twitter’s Promoted Tweets which seemed to be a rather cobbled together idea of ad-based Tweets on the top of related Twitter results pages. Promoted Tweets hasn’t really taken off in the way that Twitter would have liked and so now it has come up with EarlyBird. … [Read more...]
It seems that there’s been much speculation recently about Facebook being the new sponsors of the England football team but it’s just not true. The rumors started when the Telegraph ran a story that Facebook was in the running, earlier this week. … [Read more...]
What would you think if I said to you that Facebook is the next Google? Don’t jump to conclusions as I didn’t mean to infer there was a new search engine on the way. Apparently though, a recent Hitwise survey found that Facebook has now surpassed Google in terms of how much traffic it’s … [Read more...]
More and more businesses are using social media as a way of reaching out to their customers nowadays, and now it looks like doctors and dentists are getting in on the action. Experienced dentists in Ann Arbor and Allen Park have recently launched their practice’s Facebook page. … [Read more...]
With just two days to go until the Fourth of July 2010, you have to wonder what businesses have planned? Well Pepto Bismol thought that this would be the perfect day to launch their new Facebook page, and will begin with a four-day advertising campaign. … [Read more...]
Today we are hearing about Google buying ITA Software, and how it’s Google’s aim to create a better way for users to find online flight information. Google is reported to have paid $700 million in cash for ITA Software. … [Read more...]
Getting a job is much harder these days and the first battle is making certain that your CV is written correctly. It needs to get your point across quickly and use varied vocabulary, and a recent study shows that Twitter users have been more likely to get a job because of this. … [Read more...]
Have you ever felt daunted by the thought of managing your company’s brand presence on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and more? Marketers currently have to publish, manage and communicate blogs, photos etc across several platforms. It can be difficult to keep … [Read more...]
