October is here, which means it's playoff time for America's favorite pastime: Major League Baseball. The division champions have been crowned and the Wild Card teams are hoping for the chance to pull the big upset and prove that they deserve to play in the...

02 October, 2013

The Top 50 Facebook posts on the Ignite Social Media blog were once one of the key blog posts published each month. We’ve decided that although this research allowed us better insight into brands’ movement on Facebook we didn't see much change month to month,...

02 October, 2013

It's hard to believe, but the first week of fall is almost complete. With every season change, comes new updates and tweets. Wondering how you should craft your autumnal Facebook marketing content? Take note from Reese's and be inspired. The Facebook Post To celebrate the new season,...

27 September, 2013

As the Breaking Bad series finale approaches, community managers may be planning to hitch a ride in television's favorite RV to break some bad for their brand on social media. But before you don the hazmat suit and gas mask, here are a few things...

26 September, 2013

With any big event, brands will most surely try to leverage pop culture with a clever tweet or Facebook post, and the final episode of Breaking Bad is no exception. Some brands will do it well and some rather poorly. Are you unsure if your brand should...

25 September, 2013

I had the privilege and the honor to see former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak last week at Connections 2013, a digital marketing industry conference hosted by ExactTarget. Politics aside, I expected a great talk from her (because she's Condoleezza Rice), but her speech...

23 September, 2013

Here's the social media marketing news you need to know to kick your week off right. Twitter is rapidly testing new features, while Woobox continues to work on making News Feed contests easier in this week’s Social You Should Know. Twitter Releases an Experiment Every Day On...

23 September, 2013

Recently, the Cleveland Browns made a surprising personnel move, trading running back Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts for future a draft pick. That said, we're not here to talk about sports (as much as I would like to). We're here to talk about how...

20 September, 2013

You have a Problem: You write persuasive, consistent, potentially viral content but you are still getting beat by link-buying spammers. You're leveraging SEO best practices and you have a robust social presence but you’re still not driving enough web traffic or enjoying the kind of...

19 September, 2013

From a towel-wearing man dispensing advice on YouTube, to a snobby mustard refusing Facebook fans, it's pretty amazing to think about all the incredible viral marketing that has come out in the past half-decade. I thought it would be fun to take a trip down...

18 September, 2013