You want reach your fans on Facebook? You’re going to need to pay up. With Facebook being more honest about the decline of the organic reach of Pages, what can marketers and brands do to continue to organically reach their fans without paying for advertising? Focus on engagement. Engagement is any interaction your fans have with […]
Since Google introduced pay-per-click (PPC) ads, the price of each click as steadily increased. I bet you didn’t know you could pay less than 10 cents for a click in its early days. Now, the same is true with Google’s TrueView Video ads (YouTube video ads). Yep – it’s the wild wild west out there, […]
‘Tis the season for sponsoring holiday-themed marketing campaigns. Undoubtedly your company has run such things before on Facebook and Twitter, but Twitter is also a great place for holiday-themed promotions, especially in the form of a contest. Pinterest has a very active, engaged audience, and during the holidays they’re in hyper pin mode, looking for […]
LinkedIn unveiled a new way to connect users with companies this week with the launch of LinkedIn Showcase Pages – a way for users to connect with particular brands. For example, users who follow the Microsoft company page were limited to just the company. But now, Microsoft has the chance to create a Showcase page […]
From 2010 to 2012, Twitter increased revenue from $28 million to over $315 million. Their advertising platform has had a hand in this and helped the company recently go public. The platform started off as invite-only and has grown into a strong marketing tool for both business and personal accounts. If you’re still new to Twitter […]
Liz Gulsvig is the Copywriter at Forte Payment Systems. Liz currently writes their blog, where you can find all kinds of glorious nuggets pertaining to the electronic payments industry and small business. You can also find her on Google+ and LinkedIn. Email her at liz.gulsvig@forte.net or find her on Twitter @LizGulsvigForte. Many retailers keep the spheres of sales and social media […]
Businesses understand that social media is a lot more than just updating their Facebook page, or sending out a couple tweets. It has the power to turn prospects into customers and people into brand evangelists. It directly impacts the bottom line and makes or breaks a marketing plan. So, what is a business to do? […]
Thinking about launching a new product or service? Don’t forget to build social media into your launch strategy! So, how do you best put social media to use for your launch? Always align your marketing initiatives with your social media strategy. A strong social media plan will help you hit your sales goals, create buzz around your […]
Search advertising (also known as pay-per-click advertising, or PPC) is applauded by those in the digital world for its ability to both increase awareness and drive traffic to a website. However, a PPC strategy can seem very overwhelming and confusing from the outset; but it’s worth working through because search advertising can be one of the […]
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