Channeling your Efforts
How can you stand out in an increasingly cluttered advertising space like the Internet? Paid search campaigns like AdWords can generate great, qualified traffic to your website. But because it works, the competition can be fierce and expensive. Ads on other sites might seem like a good idea but the increasing frustration of users with […]
Does Social Media Drive You?
I came across an article on Mashable from back in November talking about how B2B social media is on the rise. They make some interesting points that I consistently make with clients and in presentations. Basically the point is “Create a Plan” followed by “Do some exploring to find out what works for your business”. […]
A Look Back, A Look Ahead
What did you measure this year? All of us measure the bottom line but what else? Did you measure the number of new customers / clients? What about number of leads and number of those leads that converted into clients? Number of sales online? Number of new newsletter signups? Number of fans or followers on […]
Setting Rules for Social Networking
There was a very good article on setting rules for social networking in the Denver Business Journal earlier this month. David Schachter, the author notes how seemingly easy it is to reach “billions of people instanteously” from your mobile device. Approaching the topic from a legal perspective – he is a lawyer after all – […]
5 Biggest Social Media Marketing Mistakes
Everyone is joining in the Social Media Marketing blitz – or so it often seems – but not everyone is doing it well. Are you? Here are the five biggest mistakes businesses make in Social Media Marketing: 5. Not being consistent Some really good folks come up with a plan and start implementing it and […]
Plan for Internet Marketing
Internet Marketing, like any kind of marketing, needs to fit into the bigger picture of what you are trying to accomplish. There are three questions you need to ask yourself with any kind of Internet Marketing Campaign: How does this campaign fit into our overall marketing goals? How will we measure success? What step(s) do […]
Why Bother With Twitter?
I’m often asked why anyone in business would want to spend time tweeting. That question often comes from the very same people who spend lots of time in meetings and events with local business associations, chambers of commerce and other opportunities to meet new people or make connections with existing contacts. Hmm . . . […]
Evaluating your Social Media Campaign
Question 10 of 10 Essential Questions for Your Social Media Marketing Campaign is “How do I evaluate the results?” If you planned properly this is an easy question. At the outset you should have set a measurable goal and set a time period. So now all you have to do is, when you hit the […]
Tools to Improve Your Social Media Marketing
Question 7 from 10 Essential Questions for your Social Media Marketing Campaign: ” What tools are available to make my time in SMM more efficient?” can be answered in different ways. There are tools and then there are tools. Every day there are thousands (yes thousands) of blog entries and tweets about all the wonderful […]
Finding a Niche for Your Social Media Marketing
What niche social networking sites might be useful for my goals? Question 6 from 10 Essential Questions for Your Social Media Marketing Campaign brings some interesting insights that you might not have contemplated. Everyone knows about the big sites: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Youtube MySpace But what about the little sites (or even not so little […]
