Last week, from their Menlo Park campus, Facebook announced an improvement to the popular social networking site that grabbed the media’s attention. The new feature called “Graph Search” allows you to draw connections between you and your Facebook network to find trusted recommendations to restaurants, places, events, businesses, and professionals from a specific industry (e.g….
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social-media network with over 175 million professionals utilizing the site. LinkedIn offers an effective way to stay in contact with past and present colleagues while also allowing you to promote your business This professional network has many positive marketing tools available that every business should be aware of, listed…
Social Media is vastly becoming a necessity for businesses. Each social media site holds unique benefits to take advantage of- acknowledging these benefits and how they help you, or your business will aid in your Twitter success tremendously. Twitter is known as the real-time social media page. Staying involved and active is essential due to…
2013 has arrived and brings with it numerous changes to social media. If changes in 2012 are any indicator for the future, marketers have much to grasp quickly and understand. Usage patterns are changing dramatically, and for businesses this could be a life-or-death matter. To help marketers be more successful in 2013, there are four…
Techniques in marketing are changing vigorously. A concern with many marketing-strategy producers is choosing an efficient and successful plan to market to your specific audience. Customers have high expectations with regards to services and products as well as the level of importance most place on their individual buying experiences. Most of the U.S population has…
Facebook was originally created for college-age adults as a tool to help while school was in session. Now, Facebook is not only for college students but is literally for everyone. Businesses lately have been opening their doors to more and more social-media networks. The most popular being Facebook, and more specifically Facebook fan pages;…
The Social Media world is a fast paced and ever-changing environment. In order to succeed in understanding this rapidly expanding world, it helps to keep up with new statistics and facts. The most efficient way of staying ahead is by simply staying involved. If one is consistently interacting with their social media outlets, it…
It’s easy to mistake social media for a semi-frivolous, Internet-based time waster and give it half an effort. After all, how can you be serious about your business and spend any part of your day tweeting? So, if you can’t yet bring yourself to try and reap business benefits from Facebook or Twitter, try…
Like the holiday season, social media offers great promise but also a high risk of offending and angering the very people you hoped to gather together. If done incorrectly, your online fans and followers will turn on you and ruin your expectations of online success. However, with a few reminders, some forethought, and a focus…
Social-media success can sometimes seem like winning the lottery. After all, the potential payout far exceeds the cost to get started. But unlike the lottery, there are social-media strategies you can utilize that will increase your odds of success. Here are a few ways to increase your chances of winning big with social-media … Update,…