Should Facebook Rooms Become Brands’ Shiny New Toys? Way back in the day, Internet chat rooms were topic based. In social media, profiles are generally aligned with the person, not the topic. Facebook just launched Rooms, a mobile-first system to allow people to gather to discuss...

01 November, 2014

When I first read the term “content shock”, I thought of the word that once followed shock -- jock. History will likely remember Howard Stern as the King of Radio Shock Jocks, one of many controversial broadcasters who would deliberately provoke or offend their audience...

28 October, 2014

  Forums are one of the oldest social elements of the web. Essentially, forums are just threads of comments, links, and media that users can interact with. They are incredibly simple and their user interface usually leaves something to be desired. However, for niche audiences and...

27 October, 2014

IFTTT Expands Twitter Marketing Opportunities The popular automation tool, If This Then That (IFTTT), has announced its partnering with Twitter to allow new actions to be triggered based on Twitter searches, Twitter mentions, and tweets from a specific location. While this integration will open new and...

24 October, 2014

You know what scares a social media manager? Holiday content. It’s amazing how just one day can create such drama. So, here’s the dilemma: Do you partake or do you pass? How can you tie in your brand in an effective way? Should you be...

22 October, 2014

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Similar to this old adage, we don’t know who should own a brand’s social presence: public relations or social media marketing? It seems like the answer is right in the question. Truth is, social media marketing was...

20 October, 2014

Successful social media marketing is a simple 3-ingredient recipe: great content, real-time engagement evaluation and even greater content combine to deliver ongoing audience growth and ROI. As many marketers can tell you, all content is not created equal and to get anyone to engage, paid...

13 October, 2014

Facebook Announced Local Awareness Ads While Facebook is positioning its new Local Awareness Ads (launching in the US sometime in the next 3-4 weeks) as an opportunity for local businesses, this new ad format would allow any brand to reach their target via mobile Facebook ads when a...

11 October, 2014

  'Tis the planning season, which means marketers are solidifying their holiday campaigns for the most important retail season of the year. Here are four important data points to consider when planning your social media holiday campaign for 2014. What type of deal or incentive does your target audience...

07 October, 2014