Suffering from Facebook fatigue? Getting tired of Twitter? Despair not. You can restore your dwindling supply of social media energy by switching to Google+, just named the second most-used social media platform worldwide by GlobalWebIndex. While Google+ has only half the active users of first place Facebook, it can boast of attracting 500,000 more users than Twitter, which ranked number 4 on the list. If you’re like us, you probably have a Google+ account, but you don’t really use it. Well, it’s time for all of us to start visiting Google+ more often, because who wouldn’t want to take advantage [...]
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Ode To Social Media Roses are red, violets are blue, Started using your services, my business grew. Ah yes, it’s true. There’s no denying that social media is incredibly valuable for businesses, both big and small. Although it’s a new marketing technique, some would argue that social media marketing is one of the most effective. In an article entitled The Developing Role of Social Media in the Modern Business World, published recently on Forbes.com, Jessica Bosari notes that “85% of all businesses that have a dedicated social media platform as part of their marketing strategy reported an increase in market [...]
Ever since we released our Sensible Social Media Checklist Infographic a few weeks ago, we’ve been flattered and excited to see it being shared all over the world – in Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Indonesia, and Canada! As of this morning, over 1100 people had downloaded the checklist, and it’s been featured in over 80 different blogs around the world. Earlier this week, we were contacted by Mathieu Chevalier from Creation Synergia in Quebec, asking our permission to translate our infographic into French. We thought this was an idea fantastique and decided to collaborate with him to design a new [...]
Our first infographic, The Sensible Social Media Marketing Checklist for Businesses, was such a huge hit that we expanded and updated it to include even more social media channels! Version 2.0 includes Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and Google+. If you find yourself stumped at the prospect of using social media marketing to promote your business, our simple guide can help. Follow these easy suggestions to create a consistent social media internet marketing presence on multiple channels. Download a printable version of this social media checklist Next steps: Download a Printable Version of this Checklist to use as a reference Register now for our [...]
There have been some recent developments in the past few weeks that might affect how you interact with your social media marketing channels. Check out our round-up of the latest social media news: Facebook Updates Email Addresses, adds Comment Editing Facebook was recently in the news for suddenly changing every member’s profile to display their ‘@facebook.com’ email address, instead of the user’s preferred email address. Email sent to your Facebook address would end up in your Facebook inbox. This was a sudden change for many users (including many who did not even know they had a @facebook.com email address). TIP: [...]
Have you set up a Google+ account for your business yet? Now might be the right time. Google announced yesterday that all Google Place pages would be transitioned to Google+ Local pages. As a business owner, you will see that more information about your company is visible right from the search page. Your photos and reviews (if you have received any) have prominent placement below the map. The Google+ Local page itself also puts a high premium on images and reviews. The review system has changed from the 1-5 stars rating to a 0-30 rating from Zagat, whom Google merged [...]
With the ever-evolving world of social media, the arrival of Google+ and it’s business pages may seem like another obligatory item on your to-do list. However, Google+ business pages could be worth spending the extra time to create, offering advantageous results for your efforts. Business pages offer another opportunity to be seen by your customers on a social platform that is rapidly growing. With little effort, you can create your own Google+ business page, and enable your customers to interact with you and your business on a growing social platform. Google+ business pages contain similar content to that of a [...]
Read Part 1 So how can I create positive links? While you can’t control what others say about you, you can control what you put online about yourself. Take a look at your existing social media profiles, and ask yourself if you would be okay with how they appear to potential contacts. If you are not happy with what they would see, take a few moments and do a clean sweep of your profiles, or consider making them private for friends and family. Private pages are most often seen with Facebook, and even Twitter. Create a personal splash page to [...]
Ode To Social Media Roses are red, violets are blue, Started using your services, my business grew. Ah yes, it’s true. There’s no denying that social media is incredibly valuable for businesses, both big and small. Although it’s a new marketing technique, some would argue that social media marketing is one of the most effective. In an article entitled The Developing Role of Social Media in the Modern Business World, published recently on Forbes.com, Jessica Bosari notes that “85% of all businesses that have a dedicated social media platform as part of their marketing strategy reported an increase in market [...]
Ever since we released our Sensible Social Media Checklist Infographic a few weeks ago, we’ve been flattered and excited to see it being shared all over the world – in Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Indonesia, and Canada! As of this morning, over 1100 people had downloaded the checklist, and it’s been featured in over 80 different blogs around the world. Earlier this week, we were contacted by Mathieu Chevalier from Creation Synergia in Quebec, asking our permission to translate our infographic into French. We thought this was an idea fantastique and decided to collaborate with him to design a new [...]
Our first infographic, The Sensible Social Media Marketing Checklist for Businesses, was such a huge hit that we expanded and updated it to include even more social media channels! Version 2.0 includes Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and Google+. If you find yourself stumped at the prospect of using social media marketing to promote your business, our simple guide can help. Follow these easy suggestions to create a consistent social media internet marketing presence on multiple channels. Download a printable version of this social media checklist Next steps: Download a Printable Version of this Checklist to use as a reference Register now for our [...]
There have been some recent developments in the past few weeks that might affect how you interact with your social media marketing channels. Check out our round-up of the latest social media news: Facebook Updates Email Addresses, adds Comment Editing Facebook was recently in the news for suddenly changing every member’s profile to display their ‘@facebook.com’ email address, instead of the user’s preferred email address. Email sent to your Facebook address would end up in your Facebook inbox. This was a sudden change for many users (including many who did not even know they had a @facebook.com email address). TIP: [...]
Have you set up a Google+ account for your business yet? Now might be the right time. Google announced yesterday that all Google Place pages would be transitioned to Google+ Local pages. As a business owner, you will see that more information about your company is visible right from the search page. Your photos and reviews (if you have received any) have prominent placement below the map. The Google+ Local page itself also puts a high premium on images and reviews. The review system has changed from the 1-5 stars rating to a 0-30 rating from Zagat, whom Google merged [...]
With the ever-evolving world of social media, the arrival of Google+ and it’s business pages may seem like another obligatory item on your to-do list. However, Google+ business pages could be worth spending the extra time to create, offering advantageous results for your efforts. Business pages offer another opportunity to be seen by your customers on a social platform that is rapidly growing. With little effort, you can create your own Google+ business page, and enable your customers to interact with you and your business on a growing social platform. Google+ business pages contain similar content to that of a [...]
Read Part 1 So how can I create positive links? While you can’t control what others say about you, you can control what you put online about yourself. Take a look at your existing social media profiles, and ask yourself if you would be okay with how they appear to potential contacts. If you are not happy with what they would see, take a few moments and do a clean sweep of your profiles, or consider making them private for friends and family. Private pages are most often seen with Facebook, and even Twitter. Create a personal splash page to [...]
