Articles in the Social Media Category
Marketing Insights, Social Media, Twitter »
According to a recent study, 40% of Twitter posts are pointless babble. How can you navigate the sea of banality to find the treasures that are rumored to lie in the new social media world…
Analytics & Testing, Internet Marketing News, Social Media, analytics, facebook, omniture »
What potential does the Facebook/Omniture partnership offer for CMOs, marketers, and optimization professionals? Read on…
Social Media, Social Media Trends, Twitter, social media marketing »
Note: This post should have been published a week ago, but I’ve been absolutely buried creating video lessons for the membership so this article was overlooked. You should probably read the last post on the topic of Twitter if you haven’t already. So, here we go…
Like donuts, Twitter can make your stomach churn like the [...]
Social Media, Tweets, Twitter, Twitter Clowns, social media marketing »
FULL DISCLOSURE: I’m new to Twitter. Really, really new. I’m not using any of the automatic tools.
Some of the things I am noticing are not impressive. Twitter isn’t bad itself, but how people are using it begs the question, “are you joking?”.
For instance, today I searched for a topic I was interested in learning about. [...]
Facebook fan pages, Interviews, KETR, Katie London, Publicity, Social Media, Texas A&M, audio, social media marketing »
Is social media all about connecting online or can it be used to keep people connected to what’s happening in their local community? I say it can do both, and here’s my story to back it up.
Our small East Texas town of Sulphur Springs is running a campaign to revitalize our historic downtown area. Last [...]
Practical Application, Social Media, Twitter »
Twitter is a great way to get customer feedback, just be mindful of the possibility of harmful blowback. We take a look at the right way to use social media (and when to avoid it)…
Death, Social Media, Status Updates, facebook, youtube »
Okay, I know this is going to sound a little weird. Scratch that. This is going to sound a lot weird. But, if you died right now, what would your Facebook status (insert social network of choice) say about you?
See, I told you it was going to be weird. But, stop for 2 seconds and [...]
Email Marketing, Social Media, conversation building, email »
Social media is getting a lot of attention these days and for good reason. Social media allows you to instantly communicate with millions of people and their friends. But that doesn’t mean that email marketing is dead. Email may not be the same wild west gold rush of the early days, but there are still [...]
Social Media »
A number of weeks ago, a good friend turned me on to the social media phenomenon called Twitter. I have to say that I’m not a heavy user of social media and quite honestly don’t see the purpose. At least that’s what I thought prior to my experience. Three months later my thoughts and feeling have changed rather significantly.