Every successful business owner knows that marketing is the key to expanding a business and gaining new customers, but not all types of marketing are equally effective. Multiple marketing techniques exist; each of which are helpful for reaching different age demographics. Knowing which type of approach to use to target various generations is essential for […]
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Is Your Website Deliciously Sticky?
What is the point of having a website? It’s to let people know all about your business, your products, your services; it’s to give them the information they need to contact you; and it’s to give them the information they need to choose you over your competitors. It’s also supposed to convince people to browse […]
How Can Pinterest Help your Retail Store
When brands like JCPenny, The Gap, Honda, McDonalds, and Banana Republic make it to Pinterest, you know that Pinterest means business. And it does, although Pinterest was not intended to be a business venture, but like other social networking sites, it has found a niche. It is rapidly growing and provides a visual delight to […]
Seth Godin’s “All Marketers Tell Stories” [Internship]
Seth Godin made a valuable point when stating, “Marketing is about spreading ideas, and spreading ideas is the single most important output of our civilization.” Godin has made several other valuable points in his book, “All Marketers Tell Stories”. He focuses on a person’s “worldview” which is someone’s own rules, values, beliefs, and biases. […]
The Hard Truth about Facebook: Why the Facebook IPO looks like a Bad Investment
Facebook Does Not Produce any Content Facebook May be Maxed Out! Facebook Lacks Innovation Facebook Does Not Replace a Conversation! Facebook DOES NOT Produce Any Content! We have been told time and time again, “Content is King”. As an avid digital user, I have found this to be absolutely true. You may be hard pressed […]
Using Social Media for Brand Awareness
Cost-effective and powerful, social media is changing the way companies network. That’s because many businesses today are finding that connections made on sites like Facebook, Twitter and blogs are allowing them to better communicate with customers, more effectively draw in new leads and, over all else according to a July 2010 survey, increase customer awareness […]
CEOs and Social Media Influence in the Workplace
Although there is already a growing list of reasons why it is beneficial for every member of a company’s team to participate in social networking, there may be another new reason that should encourage further consideration. BRANDfog Study A recent study conducted by BRANDfog shared some rather concerning statistics about CEO participation in company leadership […]
Did you try? A Look at the data from #SMWsmac [InfoGraphic]
What can you do in 16 days? Try! With just under a month before Social Media Week 2012, it came to our attention that NYC did not have a daylong event that was tailored to teach the small business owners and professionals how Social Media is and can be used. On Feb 1st, 2012 dbmei […]
Group Commerce for Publisher-Based eCommerce Solutions: #SocialCommerce
Recently, I sat down to an impromptu interview with the CEO of Group Commerce, Jonty Kelt, to learn more about what publisher-based ecommerce solutions can offer to more traditional form of media that may be lacking digital presence. What is Group Commerce? Group Commerce is a platform for publishers who want to integrate ecommerce into […]
The Buzz about Pinterest
Interest in Pinterest has been buzzing around on social networks for a while now. Pinterest now has buttons on many sharing sites that did not have them before last month. So what exactly is Pinterest? Pinterest is a tool for organizing and sharing images online. If you find something that inspires you or interest you, […]