Social media has never been inexpensive, just different expensive. But now, the last vestiges of false assumptions about the true cost of social marketing are being wiped away. Facebook’s changes to EdgeRank essentially require that Pages pay a fee to reach more than 15 out of every 100 of their fans. How long until Twitter follows? [...]
Infographic: Just 59% of Colleges Have a Social Media Crisis Plan
The marketing and admissions departments at colleges and universities have the amazing opportunity of using social media to reach their students because it’s the internet generation that’s applying and attending their institutions. Research has shown, however, that while 99% of use email as part of their emergency notification system, only 56% actually have a social [...]
What Michael J. Fox Taught Me About Marketing
I like Michael J. Fox. I’m of the vintage that grew up with Alex P. Keaton, Teen Wolf, and Marty McFly. Further, I lost my grandfather to Parkinson’s a few years ago, and Fox’s efforts to raise funds to combat the disease are remarkable. So it was a thrill to see Fox give a keynote [...]
Beyond Analytics: Brand Insight and Understanding
Chuck Hemann, Director of Analytics at WCG, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to tell us about the difference between analytics and insight in the social branding sphere, and the importance of both. Read on for some of the highlights or listen below for the full podcast. Listen Now Click the play button to listen [...]
3 Ways to Fight Facebook’s Algorithm and Customize Your Feed
My wife asked me today if something had changed at Facebook. “I used to see a lot more posts from my friends about where they are, and what they are doing, and the basic comings and goings. I like that stuff, because I can easily keep up to speed with them. But I’m not seeing [...]
Community Building Through Innovative Conferences
Jason Keath of Social Fresh joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to tell us about the blooming success of Social Fresh and how to run a more efficient, interesting conference. Read on for some of the highlights or listen below for the full podcast. Listen Now Click the play button to listen here: Download [...]
Infographic – 86 Percent of Users May Leave a Website When Asked to Create an Account
Convince & Convert sponsor and provider of social media sign-on technology Janrain has put together some research on user behavior around online web forms and registration pages. Have you considered the value that registration forms are creating (or taking away) from your website? Here’s what they found: Download this infographic as a PDF – http://info.janrain.com/acton/attachment/1205/f-00fb/0/-/-/-/-/file.pdf
53% of Americans Who Follow Brands in Social Are More Loyal To Those Brands
Every time I look through the results of The Social Habit, I find some new, fascinating tidbit that makes me think (or rethink) assumptions about social, consumers, and media consumption. I want to show you the full Monty (data-wise) but the The Social Habit research is subscribers-only. (you can get it all, and first, by [...]
Are You Getting Better or Just Getting Busier?
In a remarkable interview in the recent Esquire magazine, Teller (of the famous magic duo, Penn & Teller) reveals his practice routine to master a new trick he has developed called the Red Ball (whereby a ball appears to roll all over the stage, moved by the mind). Writes journalist Chris Jones, “He practiced at [...]
Social Media Success for Global Enterprise
Brian Stokoe of Caterpillar joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to tell us about how Caterpillar’s global social media strategy works, from metrics and collaboration to blogging and safety. Read on for some of the highlights or listen below for the full podcast.
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