People from all over the world are diving head first into Google+ and have begun learning and sharing about their experiences on the new mega-site. As we navigate our way through the applications and abilities, the basic function of the Circles can really make or break how you interact on the site. But how do [...]
One of our clients, Hemlock Hill RV in Connecticut, has embraced social media and are always up for new and fun ways to to interact with their customers and future customers. Since signing up with Social.Motive in November, they have done multiple contests, giveaways, sale promotions, a Disney Sweepstakes, and plan on doing a Facebook [...]
I’m a self-proclaimed MSN nut. It’s the first website I look at every morning, and it’s likely one of the last ones I see at night. Throw in my multiple visits throughout the day and you have some idea of how much I need it. The content is refreshed every few hours and it just [...]
Social Media Marketing is important for an business if they want to be successful. I have some tips here that will help you have a more successful social program. These tips will work for any business. Many companies get into social media on their own and aren’t really sure how they should be using it [...]
Have you heard about Google+, which is in the beginning stages of rolling out? It has many ways to engage your connections by utilizing Google’s giant sharing power. Check out this blog post which shows you each of the tools they have created, and how to use them: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/introducing-google-project-real-life.html Here are some early thoughts from [...]
If you log on to Twitter at any time you can find thousands of chats with new ones being developed every minute. Chats form so anyone can follow a conversation about a variety of subjects; chats will be formed around a love for an activity, a feeling, a celebrity scandal, or anything else you can [...]
Content is key when it comes to your social sites. Whether a reader finds your contest useful, funny, entertaining, boring, or uninteresting can mean the difference in hundreds of fans and impressions. You can make your content funny (and you should), but always make sure the content you choose is relevant to your target audience. [...]
The old days sure were a blast, when the only thing flowing faster than the Patrón was the stream of phone-cam shots of you and your entourage tearing up VIP lounges. But now that it’s 2011 and you have a real job, your intemperate posts, incriminating photos, and rep as a “playa from the Dirty [...]
Facebook is FUN! It’s supposed to be a place to meet people, reconnect with people, stay in touch with people and build and nurture relationships. Facebook pages really give you and your business an opportunity to do this with your customers future, past and present. I wanted to share with you today a few tips [...]
Imagine, for a moment, that you were invited over to a friends house for a party, and instead of throwing you the frosty beverage of your choice, they bombarded you with fliers and advertisements for their terrible band playing at the local dive? Imagine your reaction to being visually assaulted as they beg you to [...]
Earlier today I looked over one of my clients’ (a local trade show) analytics and felt fairly good about what I saw. After about 8 months of working with them, there are about 1,300 Twitter followers, 500 Facebook fans and thousands of blog views every month. Because this client receives a good amount of interaction [...]
If your plan is instant gratification, 1,000′s of new sales, people knocking down your door because you are flooding Facebook and Twitter with deals, discounts and retail sales, then you are probably going to be disappointed in the short term. which will ultimately lead to you convincing yourself that Social Media won’t work for you [...]