Although Klout is certainly a highly popular format for social influence measurement, it is not the only tool available for this type of social media standing calculation. Klout Review Currently, Klout is definitively the leader in this social media-indexing race. Although some people continue to question the validity of the topics that are dubbed as […]
Branding & Marketing
New Trends: Online Retail Boutiques
There have long been many sources of purchasing items online. Ebay, Amazon, and other big names have made online retail a much more common method of consumer purchasing. For the most part these services have done their duty by general consumers, but there are others who seek a more of a personal touch in their […]
TripAdvisor: TripWow Provides Impressive Presentations for Many Uses
When creating this product, TripAdvisor relied heavily on the in-house developers at TravelPod. Their main focus was to provide slideshows that displayed unparalleled production value. However, their most vital concern was that the tool provided the greatest functional ease possible with current technologies. It seems as if they have succeeded. The presentations produced by this […]
Google AdWords: Call Metrics & Click to Call
Since Dec. 2010, Google has allowed placement of phone numbers in AdWords text body. Their rational was that most people seeing the ad know they are one click away from the advertiser’s site, where they can find all the information without bothering anyone. They thought people would be unlikely to call instead of clicking the […]
Digital Brand Experience: Google shares it’s thoughts on Brand
Digital Brand Marketing is about taking traditional concepts and rethinking how those practices can be streamlined and transformed into digital practices. I have repeatedly published on how so many businesses have taken the extreme approach to digital and social marketing. This has resulted in lost opportunities and negative impact on their brand. If you do […]
Is Google Plus (G+) the key in the transition to Web 3.0
A Google account has become the most powerful tool that any entrepreneur or small business owner could ever hope for. While Google’s general public brand has been tied to Search, Google has been building a monopoly that can and will change the shape of business, politics, and education forever. In fact, Google is Web 3.0! […]
New Facebook Features
Facebook seems to be well intent on stepping up their game in the world of social networking. Whether a knee-jerk reaction to Google +, or a long planned idea, following a recent press conference at their headquarters, Facebook launched their newest options for their users. Skype One of the newest features includes Skype powered video […]
Three Easy Ways to Turn Twitter Blurbs into Cash
You don’t have to be Shaquille O’Neal or Kim Kardashian to make money on Twitter. You may need their celebrity status to make $10k per Tweet, but turning your Twitter account into its own minor source of funding is quite possible for even the most obscure Tweeters around. SponsoredTweets On SponsoredTweets users can sign up […]
Twitter: Business & Brands Now Trending
Twitter is becoming part of our lives whether we are active users or not. Twitter has found itself as the exclusive information tool, scooping Osama Bin Laden Death and now the latest in business and brands. There are so many uses to this short burst of 140 characters, and new ones are being discovered every day. We cannot […]
Lujure: A Fundamental Shift in Facebook Marketing for Small Business
Lujure’s Assembly Line represents the most profound shift in advertising and marketing that one hopes to continue to see in social media. The power of Facebook cannot be ignored; it represents a marketing tool that has changed the way that we do business and is the pinnacle representation of web 2.0. It is with great […]