By Kendall Walters Twitter users rejoiced this month as the platform known for brevity threw its users a few more characters, allowing them to attach rich media—such as a photos, video, or GIFs—or a poll or Quote Tweet without it counting against the 140-character limit. Meanwhile, Facebook put out custom Reactions to celebrate iconic sci-fi series Star Trek’s 50th anniversary. Users had...
Written by Karla Cook It's quite simple: You can't expect to sell the merits of your agency's social media expertise if your Twitter presence is underdeveloped or inactive. How are clients supposed to trust you with their social media accounts if you can't keep up with your own? Your agency's Twitter shouldn't be a jumble of PR announcements and random links -- it...
Written by Sophia Bernazzani I recently came across the greatest dog bed in the history of dog beds -- seriously, it felt like it was made of clouds. And after asking the dog owner about it, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the same company also made regular beds. (Score.) Needless to say, I'm now the proud owner of the...
By Brad Shimp CRM software can provide a powerful lift for your small business. Used correctly, you can build highly useful contact profiles and shine a light on the contacts who need your attention right now. The true power of a CRM for a small business comes when the whole team is on board and using it every day. This is because...
Written by Ellen Bartolino Banner ads get a bad rap, and are often thought of as old-school due to their disruptive nature. But believe it or not, there's way to make inbound-y banner ads that actually drive results. However, even marketers that recognize the value of banner ads struggle to design ones that don't seem spammy, let alone ones that get desired...
By Christina Newberry With 500 million monthly active users, Instagram is second in social media popularity only to Facebook, making it the photo-and-video-sharing network of choice for consumers and brands alike. Users upload more than 95 million photos and videos every day, and those posts garner 4.2 billion daily Instagram likes. A single post—done right—can rack up tens of thousands (or...
By Emily Copp Finding the right influencers and building relationships is hugely important for your brand. It will help you reach a wider audience, target ideal customers, and create more trust between you and your social following. According to a McKinsey Study, marketing-inspired word-of-mouth generates more than twice the sales of paid advertising and customers have a 37 percent higher retention rate....
By Sarah Dawley You do it all. From planning long-term strategy and reviewing your analytics to wolfing down a sandwich while you create images for Facebook with one hand and reply to people individually on Twitter with the other. No matter what social media hat gets thrown at you—designer, analyst, copywriter—you’ve got to be ready to wear it. The good news is...
By Kendall Walters Facebook boasts a whopping 1.65 billion monthly active users. It remains the most-used social media site among all ages, accounting for one in every six minutes spent online and one in every five minutes spent on mobile. Simply put: everyone uses Facebook and they use it a lot. The Facebook algorithm determines what any one of those users sees in...
By Christina Newberry Since Pinterest ads only recently became available to small and medium-sized businesses, you may not have a fully developed strategy for advertising on this important social platform that reaches 100 million monthly active users. It’s time to change that. Pinterest is a social network that users often visit specifically to gather information about potential purchases: 93 percent of Pinners...