The Power of a Retweet: How Twitter Can Take Your Content Viral
Today’s guest post comes from Lianne Froggatt, Digital Communications Manager for Ideasbynet.
Twitter: an increasingly powerful online medium that can do wonders for your business. Since its start in 2006, Twitter has been constantly growing and evolving, with more people joining every day.
Retweeting – the act of reposting another person’s status update – is a popular Twitter feature, but one that’s often underutilized by small business owners and solo entrepreneurs marketing themselves via social media.
How can you utilize this medium to stimulate conversation and drive more traffic to your site? First, let’s explore the benefits of retweeting other people’s content. Continue reading
Should you Buy Twitter Followers? One Business Woman’s Story
Today’s guest post comes from Jacqueline Reed who is a marketing and writing freelancer. You can read more marketing articles on her website, jacquelinereed.com.
As a small business owner, I’m eager to get my name in front of prospective buyers. The more people I get in front of, the more business I can drum up.
To bring more readers to my website, I turned to Twitter. I began to tweet my blog headlines with links, asking for opinions on key questions. I also looked at profiles and followed the ones that interested me the most. Continue reading
Social Media Marketing Tips for Today’s Small Businesses
Amy Gardner is the author of articles relating to marketing, finance, and solving problems for small businesses.
Social media marketing is one of the newest and most effective marketing strategies for small businesses today. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have created new ways for people to interact socially online, which creates new opportunities for small businesses to market to these consumers. Follow these three tips to get the most from your social media marketing efforts.
1. Plan your strategy carefully.
Planning a strategy for social media marketing is much like planning other marketing strategies. You need to make a detailed plan, and then stick to it if you want to be successful. First, write down the goals you want to achieve. Then add the steps it will take and the tools you will need to reach those marketing goals. Continue reading
Did Hipstamatic Rip Off Red Bull’s Facebook Design?
Red Bull’s Facebook page appeared on countless “Best of” lists last year. Advertising experts praised its clever design and clear, to-the-point navigation. I’m not a fan of the brand on Facebook, but I’ve seen the image at least a dozen times.
So when I pulled up the Facebook page for Hipstamatic, an iPhone camera app, I did a double-take. I understand being inspired by successful designs, but this seems like plain old copy-catting.
Red Bull has since retired its Facebook design, but you can see Hipstamatic’s Facebook page here.
What do YOU think?
