Surprising Statistics About Twitter in Post-Trump America [2021 Research]
One of the original social networks, we’ve found that Twitter is often the most misunderstood. Recent studies from Edison Research paint a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. We’re used to getting schooled by the annual Infinite Dial report (see our recap post: 2021 Social Media Usage Statistics), and Edison […]
How to Choose the Right Social Channels to Reach Your Customers
For businesses marketing to social media users, the dilemma of how to optimize your marketing investment, content, and business impact on social media is important. Find out where you should focus your efforts and why.
Why Great Marketing Isn’t Always Done “At Scale”
Contrary to popular belief, marketing doesn’t necessarily need to be a “scalable” operation. In fact, the reason influence marketing often works so well is because it’s focused on a close relationship between the brand and handful of influential people. Here are some examples of why small succeeds.
How to Use Networking 3.0 to Make New Connections
The word “networking” has become laden with negative associations. It’s no wonder considering some of the tactics people use, from the time-wasting to the downright obnoxious. Yet we know there is immense value in networking. We just need to redefine it. The world has changed dramatically, and networking needs to catch up. Many people still […]
Wake Up – Why It’s Now About the Media not the Social
The tools and technologies that have aided and abetted the social era have grown up and forsaken us. The big social players have all rolled out features and functions that position them squarely as media platforms that maintain comments functionality, rather than their original roles as social networks. Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter aren’t the new […]
12 Simple Tactics to Boost Your SEO and Increase Your Influence Through Guest Blogging
Just how important is content marketing? #PRpros must learn! RT @nickkellet: Content Marketing overtook Digital Marketing as a keyword 2 months ago #cmworld #digitalPR #pr — Carrie Morgan (@morgancarrie) September 10, 2013 According to the data, content marketing is the latest and greatest digital marketing strategy, and for good reason: It actually works. If your […]
Is Facebook All Wrong About Our Sharing Psychology
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I am indeed wearing an Evel Knieval robe, and I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about SnapChat stories, the new wrinkle from SnapChat that enables users to compile a daily stack of short clips. This is an important and bold move (the technology not the robe), because as you are probably aware, […]
How to Reach Audiences and Influencers Through Their Egos
Dig deep for the cause of the worst marketing and PR, and you’ll find a rich vein of ego. It comes in many forms. A creative director pushes a campaign she came up with, even though it’s far inferior to the three her colleagues suggested. A CEO is so happy with his own Klout score, […]
Are Social Causes a One Click Pony?
In this edition of The Baer Facts, I talk with Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget about thousands of Facebook and Twitter users temporarily changing their avatars in support of marriage equality, currently being debated by the United States Supreme Court. If an Avatar Falls in the Forest… It is admirable – and remarkable – when causes […]
Bloggers Unite! A 10-Point Guide for Blogger Collaboration
Web marketing isn’t a solo endeavor. In fact, the entire goal is connectedness: businesses to prospects, brands to brand advocates, people to people. If you have a blog, you can start connecting from the very beginning. Here’s a blogger collaboration guide to get you started: Note: If you’re already doing some blogger collaboration, check your […]
Has Social Media Made Your Sales Team Obsolete?
Maybe it’s true that “video killed the radio star”, but has social media snuck up and killed the salesman behind our backs? Jim Farley, VP of Global Marketing & Sales for Ford Motors seems to think that on some level, social media has killed the sales person as we know him (or her). Here’s what he […]
5 Reasons Linkedin is Boring in a Good Way
Anthony Juliano is the Vice President of Marketing and Social Media Strategy at Asher Agency, a Midwest-based digital marketing strategy firm. Anthony speaks and writes about a variety of social media and marketing topics, with a specific focus on LinkedIn. Connect with him at AnthonyJuliano.com. LinkedIn has a reputation for being… well, a little dorky. […]
Social Media, Pretend Friends, and the Lie of False Intimacy
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The 3 Keys to Social Influence
This is an interview I did with Klout for their Klout Stars series, where they ask “influencers” about their background in social media. 1. How did you get started in social media? I was originally a political consultant, helping manage campaigns for Governor, U.S. Senate, and President. I moved out of that industry into digital […]
Popularity and Reciprocity are the Enemies of Connectivity
As I spend increasing amounts of time playing with Google Plus (see my analysis of it here), I’ve come to recognize that the success of social networking eventually brings about its demise. Twitter originally felt a lot like Google + does today, where you recognized most of the people in your stream, interactions were more […]
Secrets of Social Media You Learned in High School
Guest post by Bill Murtha, President and CEO of Roberts Communications, a leading independent advertising agency with offices in New York and Minnesota. Everything you know about social media you probably learned in high school. In full disclosure, a lot of our social media strategy flows out of the work we do with Jay Baer. […]