LinkedIn is by far the biggest professional social network and the second, after Facebook, in the total registered users in the social network world. 120 million register users as of August 2011 in about 200 countries and in 10 languages. What started as a place to connect those who are hiring with those who are […]
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IGNITION: Future of Media Conference
This two day conference is coming to New York City November 30th through December 1st, 2011. Exploring the future of media business, IGNITION brings together executives and key stakeholders to discuss what is happening in the here-and-now. We all understand that the definition of media has begun to expand to include games, local, social, and […]
Professional Spotlight: Robert Basso
On Tuesday, November 15th, a group of everyday entrepreneurs who have proven track records from building their own successes, came together to share how they had achieved those goals on their own terms. Some attendees included: Joe Corcoran, Founder of Joe Corcoran Productions Selena Cuffe, President of Heritage Link Brands Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder of Priceline.com […]
Google+ Pages Open the Doors for Brands and Businesses
This past June, immediately after Google launched it’s highly anticipated Google+ social network, internet savvy businesses like Ford, Dell and Mashable.com rushed to create pages for their brands. Only to have them removed a few days later. Google’s announcement soon followed: “In the meantime, we ask you not to create a business profile using regular […]
Facebook Ad Campaigns – Are They Working?
A World Obsessed with Facebook [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJXOavGwAW8] With so many potential customers on Facebook, Facebook ads should be a profitable and beneficial to your business. With over 850 million users, and 225 million of those in the United States, there is quite an audience to target through the use of Facebook ads. How Facebook Ads Work […]
#SMWF: How Hilton Does Social Media
Hilton has one message from their industry that rings true into their social media campaigns. Hospitality is social. If it isn’t, the execs at Hilton think it should be. Their studies into how social media integrates with travel accommodations has shown: Those who travel often are commonly also active on social media networks. Those who […]
“Privacy” is a great way to stay unemployed, unconnected and extinct [Opinion]
Social Media does not create a brand, it takes the brand (or character impression) and carries it. Just like in the “old” days when you worked in a community and everyone knew everything about you anyway, social media has played into the global business revolution. “Privacy is for old People” but perhaps we misunderstood “old”? […]
Social Engagement Statistics 2011 [Videos & Infographs]
How has social engagement helped to create marketing opportunities for building brand awareness? One reason that seems likely is that when social networking first came into our digital lives, many had no idea how to take it, how to monitor it effectively, and how to aggregate its contents to be the most effective use for […]
Social Media is NOT a Marketing Plan, think Brand!
It’s important to realize that Social Media is a tool, a very powerful one but far from a keystone for any business. Social Media tools like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are only as valuable as the brand and the marketing campaign. A Brand is an identity that a company, organization or individual facilitates. Marketing is […]