
5 ways one entrepreneur used Instagram to build a powerful network of contacts
think of Instagram as a mindless channel. After all, it distracts you from your to-do list with endless scrolling images of rock-hard...

The Google Analytics Social channel is broken: Here’s how to fix it
In some cases, that’s also its biggest nightmare. Why? Because in some cases, the presets in Google Analytics don’t show you what you...

4 steps to enhancing the customer experience with social media
You need to use social media to enhance your customers’ experiences with your brand. It’s time to delight. Set the stage: Engage your...

Should you connect with your clients across social platforms?
I’ve found that my strongest client relationships over the years have come when we solely see each other as the vendor (myself) and the...

Why engagement trumps reach when measuring influencer marketing impact
Many are predicting that “the influencer bubble” is primed to burst in 2018, and in my book, it’s about time. Not that I’m opposed to...

The latest social media craze for marketers: Going offline
Understandably, brands have gotten skeptical of that model. Short attention spans and the closed ecosystems of social media giants dilute...

4 myths about video social media marketing, debunked
Today, we’re watching four times more Facebook Live content and 80 percent more video content on Instagram than we did a year ago....

Why your social media audience is critical for content marketing
If you invest time in creating high-quality content, you want it to get shared far and wide. Few things are more rewarding than seeing...

5 metrics to measure the success of Facebook videos
highest-converting medium in the social media space. When it comes to content, it is the king of kings, the best player on the field, the...

Social media ad fatigue: How to combat it without spending all day making new creatives
increased by 30 percent, thanks to people striving to create a content-only environment for themselves online. (Perhaps they’ve never...

Facebook tests a new ad format that puts it further ahead of its competitors
Consumers’ fondness for and engagement with social media platforms are often cited as reasons that advertising on these sites...

4 easy ways to take social media marketing to the next level
What should brands be thinking about in the second half of the year to take their social media marketing to the next level and create...

5 Facebook algorithm hacks to up your content marketing game
Not long ago, my organic Facebook posts were receiving massive organic engagement. Today, the same content will receive only a few...

Mapping the new economy of micro-influence: What governments can learn from brand marketers
In this new economy, influence happens at the most local level. The influencers aren’t celebrities or news organizations, but active...

10 tools for creating compelling content for social media
New platforms have come into the mix. Veteran platforms continue to evolve their algorithms, rules and layouts. There are constantly new...

Measuring social traffic effectiveness when conversion is not the goal
In many cases, your content and landing pages that get social traffic have a clear success metric: conversion. You want to know if...

What should you do with all those ‘Likes’? How to spin social followers into gold
Although they might not want to admit it, many marketers find themselves flat-out stuck when it comes to their social followings. We’re...

Protecting your brand’s ads on Facebook — because there IS such a thing as bad publicity
Caring about how you’re perceived by others is not a new concept. Even cavemen probably had moments of insecurity, pondering whether...

The best ways to use social media for marketing your medical practice
With nearly 2 billion active monthly users, it’s safe to say that Facebook should be a part of your business and marketing strategy. If...
























