As you establish yourself as an expert in your niche, you’ll want to attract more visitors to your website who can be converted into sales. A good plan of action is to go where other like-minded professionals are and showcase your knowledge. There are few networks that currently offer this such as LinkedIn, Google Plus,…
Look anywhere online and you are seeing something about streaming. At first the buzz was Meerkat at SxSW and you were seeing all of the notifications filling up your twitter stream that somebody just went live on Meerkat. Then we had a little drama as Twitter bought their own streaming app and released it, and…
Okay, I’ll say it. This is going to be a controversial post. I’m going to cover some stuff that some of you will disagree with. But that’s alright. In fact, that’s what I’m hoping will happen. You see, as marketers, we’re at our finest when we’re challenging the status quo. If we’re just going with the flow,…
Every so often, popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus change the format, layout, and style of their networks. Just when you feel comfortable with the most recent updates, along comes a whole new round. One area that continues to evolve is social media images. From cover photos to the exact right dimensions for posts,…
By Brett Relander It is not uncommon for startup businesses to have limited capital and resources in terms of being able to budget for marketing. As a result, marketing campaigns can quickly become stale and begin generating fewer results. If you are looking for a way to invigorate your social media marketing campaign, the following…
After checking your Google Analytics account your business might be amazed to see a significant increase in website traffic under your “Referral traffic”. Unfortunately many of these are generated from bad spots or spam referrals, which can hinder your growth online. What exactly is Referer spam? Wikipedia defines it as: “A kind of spamdexing (spamming…
By Bob Barker With all the talk of the Internet of Things being this years buzz word, bandwagon and FUD focus (fear, uncertainty and doubt created by the tech industry), its worth remembering its still really all about what I, and a few others, call the Internet of People. The Internet, this amazing, democratizing resource…
When you are running a blog, it is easy to get caught up in creating new content. It might even make you forget all about the articles that you have written before. Yet, even if you only write one article a week for your blog, and one a week as a guest post on another…
Businesses always try to woo customers with impeccable customer service during the buying cycle — be it early, mid or late. But what happens after all your efforts pay off and the customer buys from you? What happens after the payment clears, and you’ve sent the invoice? Most companies put their focus back on new customer acquisition and…
Recently, I read a blog post by Jack Steiner entitled Do People Really See You? It’s an insightful read about being there when it’s important to be, and what it means to follow through on your promised actions. The post, like many others of Jack’s, really resonated with me, and I left a comment, which…
