1000 Real Facebook Likes in Just 1 Month…
Do you like to be liked? We do too, but not just by anyone, by people who care, care about their business, care about marketing and care about information we might be able to give them to help them grow. There are WAY too many companies out there that pay suspect companies for Facebook Likes, but we like to do it the right way; we target market our Facebook page to people who might be interested, and then publish interesting stuff (we think so anyway.) Try It – Create a Facebook Like Ad for your Page for a Week! Below is a 3.5 minute...
read moreNice Email Marketing from Kimpton Hotels During Hurricane Sandy
Nice email marketing Kimpton! The hotel chain sent this note out ensuring customers could easily cancel any reservations. For those who couldn’t get this email, wonder if they’re going to penalize no-shows? What are they doing for the stranded? Have you received any “hurricane” marketing? The folks over at Hubpsot chose to call out a few companies that have tried to capitalize on...
read moreSamsung Attacks Apple in Latest Ad!
We’re big fans of Apple, we could probably open up a wing in the Smithsonian with all the Apple products we’ve bought over the years. We’ve had every almost every computer line since the 90s as well as a cornucopia of iPods & Shuffles and we think our parents even had a Newton (could be folklore though…) That said, the current Samsung Galaxy ads are awesome! Taking it to Apple right in their own backyard, and with the ‘Apple’ type vibe. Perhaps a bit of “sore loser” from the lawsuit loss?...
read moreCan Linkedin Endorsements Help Your Business?
If you’re a business looking to hire new peeps you, like us, probably head to Linkedin to find that oh-so-right person. You look to see if they fit the bill, they have the proper Skills & Expertise, they maybe they have a few well-written Recommendations and maybe they are part of all the cool groups you’d like them to be a part of. But now you have a new score to review, “Linkedin Endorsements.” As TechCrunch put it: “…a more lightweight way to recommend people and specifically, their...
read morePicture Some Data: Infographics!
An infographic is just an easy way to display complex info. We use them every day and don’t even think about it! A road sign, a map, a subway system, they are all forms of them. And what we’re seeing these days in consumer publications, trade pubs and smattered over Pinterest are fun ways to display data we’re interested in. Start With a Survey! 1. Make sure you know what you want to get out of your infographic to know what you want to ask your survey takers. One way to do it is this; If you want to highlight a new service...
read moreYour LinkedIn Company Page – A 5 Minute Spruce-Up!
LinkedIn can really be a cool way for you to grow. Do a search on any B2B company and you’ll find that for most searches the LinkedIn profile of that company comes up on the first two pages. So take the next 5 minutes to get a more bangin’ LinkedIn Company page. Your “Products” Page You might not even know you have it, Apple sure doesn’t. Add all of your products or services in the Products area. This gives you the ability to ask your customers for recommendations on exactly what they like about ya. We love how...
read moreWhat is Facebook Recommendations Bar & Why is it Cool?
We just installed the Facebook Recommendations Bar on the Skadeedle blog and it’s super awesome. What does it do for your visitors? It pops up a Facebook window recommending a few other blog posts your readers might find useful. What will it do for you? Two things: Enables your content on your blog to be “Liked” so friends of the people who like it might see it. Now you have the potential to have more of your blog stuff read instead of just one article. We used the WordPress plug-in to make this happen. Install it and tell...
read moreTwitter Uses Email Marketing for "People You May Know"
Most of you are probably checking your email inbox more than Twitter, no surprise. And we’re sure that as a result, Twitter decided to let you know via email marketing that there are some people you should be following. Doesn’t hurt Twitter to get you following more people either but we all gotta make a livin’ What is it? “People You May Know,” it’s easy! A weekly email to your inbox A roundup of a bunch of people you might want to follow They base it on who your friends are following and their contact info...
read moreTwitter Uses Email Marketing for “People You May Know”
Most of you are probably checking your email inbox more than Twitter, no surprise. And we’re sure that as a result, Twitter decided to let you know via email marketing that there are some people you should be following. Doesn’t hurt Twitter to get you following more people either but we all gotta make a livin’ What is it? “People You May Know,” it’s easy! A weekly email to your inbox A roundup of a bunch of people you might want to follow They base it on who your friends are following and their contact info...
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