Lisa Braziel, Page 7

A few months ago, Facebook launched its first iteration of deals that could be unlocked by a user checking in to Facebook Places. On Tuesday, they began expanded their deals offering to provide Facebook fans with location-based deals, very similar to GroupOn or Living Social....

18 March, 2011

One of the questions we get a lot from clients is, "What can we do at SXSW to generate buzz?". Over the few days I've been here at SXSW, I have been careful to notice the advertising efforts and consider what seems to be...

13 March, 2011

It's day two of SXSW Interactive, and I hopped into a session led by Ray Junco on college student engagement, particularly using Twitter to engage college students. The following is a recap of this session. In the beginning of the session, Junco shared how students are...

12 March, 2011

Continuing the series of 26 Facebook Fan Page Examples in Detail, I have taken a closer look at Red Bull's Facebook Fan Page. Upon first impression, Red Bull carries over its active lifestyle and thrill seeker attitude to its Facebook Fan Page, where tabs and...

10 March, 2011

Many are claiming this year as the year of "social mobile".  Even Facebook's CTO announced that one of the primary objectives for Facebook this year is mobile, a statement that is backed with increased emphasis on its geolocation tool - Facebook Places. This said, social media...

03 February, 2011

To start our new series "26 Facebook Fan Pages in Detail", I've taken a look at a brand with over 19 million fans on Facebook: Starbucks. The following is a snapshot of what they are doing creatively on their tabs, as well as a brief...

18 January, 2011

Since the conclusion of our previous series "26 Social Media Marketing Examples in Detail" and with the start of the new year, I have been inspired yet again to evaluate what other brands are doing in the space. However, instead of covering what a brand...

12 January, 2011

In preparing a social media strategy last week, I stumbled on the Engagement DB report prepared by Wetpaint and Altimeter group in 2009, and I must say, the report still has nuggets of insights that are helpful ammunition for most social media marketers....

09 November, 2010

Yesterday Facebook announced the new "Deals" functionality for Facebook places. In a nutshell, this functionality will give local businesses the ability to offer you a deal when you check in to their place on Facebook. So far, this has rolled out to only around...

04 November, 2010

Around 2007 and 2008, I remember social media marketers harping that the most important thing for a brand to do in the social space was listen and respond to consumers. As we come closer to 2011, I can't help but feel that the most...

04 November, 2010