We all know, or at least you should, that having enough relevant, selfless, valuable content in your streams is highly important. Curating great content from sources outside of your own, in large enough quantities on a daily basis is the center of any effective social media marketing strategy. That selfless value provided to your audience is … Continue reading 4 “Not So Obvious” Reasons Good Content Curation Is Important
I am frequently seeing articles explaining how to do social media marketing in 30 minutes or an hour each day and decided it was time to deliver a reality check. Unless you are a social media "guru", "author", "celebrity" or #fauxpert that has never done social media marketing outside of self promotion and has a huge … Continue reading Reality Check: Daily Required Social Media Marketing Activity
Content is not the king of social media marketing, but it certainly is the starting point that drives conversations, action and results. Having and executing an effective social media content strategy is the difference between your brand being in social media and getting results in social media. I have discovered that there are typically three … Continue reading How To Determine Topics For Your Social Media Content Strategy
It is fair to say that we have passed social media market penetration and most user segments are now engaged in at least one social network on a regular basis. Many marketers and businesses have learned to post, schedule and engage with an audience, ensuring that they have some level of presence within the social … Continue reading 2013 Is About Wearing Social Media Shoes
The art of getting visitors to not only come to your blog or website, but stay on it for extended periods of time is often referred to as making it "sticky". This is a common discussion heard about new social networks, apps and other websites. Companies like Amazon have spent millions on research and technology … Continue reading How To Make Your Social Media Sticky
Monday night I was climbing into bed fairly early and thinking about all of the posts and articles about Facebook and their need to drive revenue now that they are a publicly traded company. My thought process also veared to the recent firestorm and frustration surrounding Facebook's ever-changing EdgeRank algorithm that is increasingly limiting personal … Continue reading Solution To Facebook’s EdgeRank, Revenue And Stock Price Issues
If you have read my blog for any length of time, you know I am no Google or Google Plus fan. I have repeatedly discussed my views on what can only amount to a failure on Google's part to get in and actually dominate or at least become relevant in the mainstream social space. This opinion is … Continue reading Facebook Does More To Make Google Plus Viable Than Google Ever Could
Twitter is a really unique social network. It's functions, pace and volumes are well beyond most other platforms. A high percentage of the people that are on Twitter also tend to be using several other social networks as well. This is important for a very specific reason. Deeper connections... Have you ever been managing a … Continue reading Another Helpful Hootsuite Feature You May Have Missed
I recently wrote a piece on TrueTwit and how recent changes took this horrible burdening service from bad to worse. I went further to explain that the burden of validating had become so much that I refuse to do it any longer. This decision placed an additional labor intensive set of tasks on my plate … Continue reading An Incredibly Valuable And Overlooked Hootsuite Feature
At the risk of soliciting hate mail and more controversy, I am going to say it. Just because a new social network is the shiny new thing on the block, does not mean you should jump in. Yes, I am referring to the likes of Pinterest and even Google Plus. There I said it... Now … Continue reading A Fish Tale – Be Careful Of Shiny New Social Media Hooks
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