Stay Between The Social Media Lines

The other day I was working in my office and my lil man (5-year-old) was in his play room coloring. Every 5 minutes or so he would come into my office carrying his dinosaur coloring book open to his latest masterpiece in order to show Papa what amazing creation he had completed this time. As … Continue reading Stay Between The Social Media Lines

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Should We Be Lowering The Social Media Marketing Bar?

Yes, we should. Now let me explain... In my recent post entitled Top 2015 Social Media Predictions – Disruptive Technologies I covered one of the important disruption areas to watch this year, that was General Social Media Marketing. In fact it was the number one item listed in my 2015 predictions. Specifically I was referring to making social … Continue reading Should We Be Lowering The Social Media Marketing Bar?

Identifying And Growing Your Target Social Media Audience

One of the biggest mistakes made in social media marketing is building the wrong communities. What we mean by that is that many brands and marketers build followings of their peers, competitors or incorrect prospects, rather than their target audience. Subsequently, the time spent on social networks engaging, creating and posting content doesn't achieve the … Continue reading Identifying And Growing Your Target Social Media Audience

The Two Sides Of Social Media Strategy Are Very Different Things

We often see a lot written and taught about social media strategy and the importance it plays in the success of integrated, digital marketing today. Unfortunately, there are substantial differences between the two elements of strategy that are frequently overlooked. Many consider strategy as something that you only do prior to or while you are … Continue reading The Two Sides Of Social Media Strategy Are Very Different Things

Part 3 – What Is Social Media Friction And How To Reduce It

This is our final post in our series about social media friction. So far, we have covered the broad definition of friction and also detailed one of the most common types, Promotional/Results Friction. In our final blog on this topic, we are going to take a look at what is often the most challenging category of … Continue reading Part 3 – What Is Social Media Friction And How To Reduce It

Part 2 – What Is Social Media Friction And How To Reduce It

In our first post of this series, we attempted to define and detail social media friction and the general consequences it can have on your overall social media management and results. We also listed two of the main friction groups that most marketers need to focus on, which were 1) Promotional/Results Friction and 2) Process/Workflow Friction. In this second blog … Continue reading Part 2 – What Is Social Media Friction And How To Reduce It

Part 1 – What Is Social Media Friction And How To Reduce It

There are two absolutely required components for successful social media marketing, Strategy and Execution. When these important elements work together and are done properly, social media results are not only achievable, but they can be expected. Understanding and identifying the friction points that are inevitably present within these two components can be challenging. More importantly, … Continue reading Part 1 – What Is Social Media Friction And How To Reduce It

Millennials and Social Commerce By The Data [Infographic]

Interest and discussions surrounding the 76 million millennials and their impact on social media, marketing and social commerce are seemingly increasing every week. Brands and marketers are seeking data to bolster their digital marketing efforts around this group, their interests and online patterns and rightly so. Millennials are unique in that they are not influenced by traditional … Continue reading Millennials and Social Commerce By The Data [Infographic]

Leveraging Multiple Social Media Accounts For Better Results [Infographic]

Last week as we were going through our normal social media marketing processes, and we began discussing one of the reasons our social media has been so successful in a very crowded space of social media tools. Many marketers, brands and individuals have multiple social media accounts, but often do not consciously integrate them to achieve the … Continue reading Leveraging Multiple Social Media Accounts For Better Results [Infographic]

You Charge This Much Money For Social Media ??? by @smconnec

A Guest Post By Samantha Cangelosi Who doesn't like referrals from current clients? Having your social media agency referred to someone else shows that your current clients are obviously happy with your services, and that’s ultimately what any business owner would want, right? When I received a referral from a client last week, I was … Continue reading You Charge This Much Money For Social Media ??? by @smconnec