Entries by Caitlin McDonald

Making Twitter Marketing Work: 4 Important Steps

    Twitter has over 100 million active users, making it one of the most noteworthy social media sites. For marketers, the potential Twitter has to offer is huge! Additionally, the latest brand pages that have been introduced make it an even stronger platform for promoting content to customers. Countless companies have successfully used Twitter […]

Optimize Social Media ROI-Return on Influence!

    Return on investment with social media can polarize several public relations, marketing and advertising efforts since there are a growing number of agencies and businesses utilizing social media marketing and analysis efforts to see return on investment. While some companies get ROI through social media use on Facebook or YouTube, marketers need to […]

Different Attitudes Towards Social Media Between Consumers and Marketers

  New survey data suggests that marketers are disconnected from the attitudes of their targeted consumers. About 60% of consumers have ended engagement with several brands due to poorly targeted communication. This data comes from Experian, an information services firm, which surveyed 1000 consumers and 330 Australian marketing professionals from government, technology, retail, digital, travel […]

Social Media Marketing Strategies

With the influx of different social media tools there are now so many different ways to target your chosen audience compared with 10 years ago. When using social media one strategy is to remember that you can do so much more than provide just text based information, you can post videos, photos as well as […]

The Future of Branding, Marketing and Social Media: 3 Important Facts

A new report from Havas Media titled, “Meaningful Brands For A Sustainable Future,” is one of the most insightful reports in revealing the punitive aspect of the social business marketplace, which is often overlooked! It specifically examines the expanding awareness and capacity of consumers to punish brands that lack social responsibility. Three key facts stand […]

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Successful Advertising with LinkedIn in 5 Steps

LinkedIn is a growing social media platform with over 100 million business professionals worldwide. Business messages are well received within the professional environment of LinkedIn, which makes the site ideal for advertising for lead generation for B2B companies. LinkedIn ads appear along the sidebar with a photo and text. They include the photo, a 25-character […]

Connecting With Brands Using Google+ Badges

  Google’s newest widget, Google+ Badges for brand pages, lets brands use Google’s social network to promote their presence. Similar in form and function to Facebook’s Like Box social plugin, Google+ Badges lets users either +1 a webpage, or add that webpage to their Google+ circles. While it doesn’t have Facebook’s ability to show your […]