By Bryan Kramer It used to be that you were a wine or art collector to be considered a connoisseur. These curators of their personal taste and beauty would search for pieces that fit a collection they would be proud to show off to their friends. Picking what went into their collection wasn’t easy, because…
This is the eighth post in a 12 month series on the use of Instagram for businesses. If you’re using Instagram for business, then you really should be incorporating hashtags into your posts. The simple act of adding the right hashtags can drastically increase the reach of your posts, boost engagement, and allow you to reach…
By Greg Satell When asked about what makes a great ad, advertising legend Leo Burnett advised, “Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.” He wanted his work to cut through, because as he also said, “If you don’t get noticed, you don’t have anything.” And…
From Tomorrow’s Ecommerce: Designing Tomorrow’s Ecom Website Today Haiku Deck The Haiku Deck above is about the New Ecommerce. We’ve written (or are writing) three blog posts to support trends we see in the new ecommerce including: I: Current Ecommerce Best Practices (you are reading this :). II: Rise of the Social & Mobile Web…
By Lee Traupel Content marketing is non-interruptive marketing that engages and informs a visitor. It’s gonna work or fall flat in about ten seconds like a great Sam Cooke song – you’re humming along or tuning it out. You have ten seconds to get the attention of your visitor. The usability maestro Jakob Nielsen’s Darwinian…
By Michael Brenner Brand has always been about trust. Brand has always been about choice. And most executives in most boardrooms will agree that a strong brand can provide a competitive advantage. Today, marketing is evolving. Overly promotional tactics can actually hurt your brand image. Digital, social and mobile consumers are looking to interact…
By Michael Brito Advocacy happens when customers or employees talk favorably about a brand or defend it without being asked to do so. They love the brand, what it stands for and how it makes them feel. They are all influential too. It doesn’t matter what their Klout scores is or how many followers they…
Invisible Giant BLOWS UP Last week’s Curatti post The Invisible Giant: Why the New SEO Is So Hard To See blew up on and off Curatti. With over 200 social shares (“flares) on Curatti and support from great friends such as Mark Traphagen, Phil Buckley, Jan Gordon, Andy Capaloff along with a group of great…
There are many great resources that detail the benefits of Big Data. Danny Brown has certainly written many (here’s just one example), as has Daniel Newman (and here’s an example of his work). I’m as excited as they and others are. But with the Big Data journey barely really beginning, it seems opportune, even for…
The following, is another great post by Danny Brown, in which he talks about two of the most important aspects of brand building. As with all of his work, it is abundant with new insights and takeaways. Depending who you listen to or read in the social media space, the best reason to use…
