How to Be Successful Across All Social Platforms. Social Media Blog Tips and Articles. The Top 4 Most Effective Calls to Action on Twitter. It seems that for brands, Twitter followers are growing faster than Facebook likes when compared on a percentage basis.
Some recent numbers from an advertising and analytics start up Optimal show that when tracking the numbers from 4,330 brands, that Twitter followers grew at a 55% faster rate than Facebook likes. This doesn’t mean that Twitter is overtaking Facebook anytime soon but the trend is strong and the numbers are looking good for the social media network that has made being short cool. Facebook EdgeRank Tell-All. EdgeRank. Sample_Social_Media_Tactical_Plan.pdf (application/pdf Object) To truly be a ‘social business’, here are the six stages that every company has to go through. Being social is not something every company can do well.
In fact, according to a new report from the research firm Altimeter Group, there are companies that fit along one of six stages of “social business maturity”. Google Plus for Business - Circlecentric Marketing. When I first read ‘Permission Marketing’ by Seth Godin in around 2001, it blew me away. I swiftly applied many of the methods as I could see how people ‘opting in’ through giving their email address to receive some content in return, was a powerful marketing tool. In particular, as a marketer or a brand, one was able to reach an audience and relate to them directly through their inbox. Times, however, have changed and whilst I believe permission marketing is still thriving as a concept, the methods of engagement have changed as technology has evolved. With email getting ever increasingly noisy as a medium, we can clearly see social as the next stage – with Facebook and Twitter having lead the way. Now, however, with Google+ we have a new opportunity to connect brands with the people who love them in new ways.
This is what Circlecentric marketing is all about. Quick note: if you are not familiar with Google+ you may like to check out The complete Google+ user guide for business first. How To Get 100,000 Facebook Likes For Your Blog Fan Page. Editor’s note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur.
He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written ten books. His latest books are I Was Blind But Now I See and 40 Alternatives to College. You can follow him on Twitter @jaltucher. I wanted to have 100,000 Facebook fans for my blog. I don’t have a product to sell. We have entered the “Choose Yourself” era. [See also: "Self-publishing your own book is the new business card"] Now, if you want to spread the truths of your brand, of your ideas, of your products, of your message, you have to create your own platform, you have to spread it across all media, and then you have to manage each medium differently.
LinkedIn Marketing: Your Four Steps To Success On LinkedIn [INFOGRAPHIC] Already? Browser Extension OldTimeline Aimed At Facebook Users Unhappy With New Timeline. That was quick: Even though only a small percentage of Facebook users has access to the social network’s redesigned Timeline, a browser extension to revert to the “old” Timeline has already been released.
Italian developer Secuna — creator of Msn4FB, which brings popular features from Windows Messenger and Skype into Facebook chat; and Restyle Timeline, which allowed users to tweak the layouts of their “old” Timelines — unveiled Chrome and Firefox extension OldTimeline, which removes the left-hand column in the new Timeline layout, which contains users’ about information, recent activities, and Open Graph actions via Facebook-connected applications.
Secuna said browser extensions for Safari and Internet Explorer would be released soon. Readers: Would you want all the information in the left-hand column of the new Timeline design to be hidden? Instagram and Vine Shake Up News Industry. News as we know it is poised to change, and it's in the hands of smartphone users.
On Sunday, March 31, The New York Times ran a photo of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez taken by sports photographer Nick Laham — on his iPhone and edited in Instagram. That was not the first time an Instagram-edited photo has been printed by a news outlet, but it was one of the most visible to date. Laham shot a series of portraits in a bathroom. He didn't have much of a choice. "I wasn’t given the option of studio or bathroom stall and decided on the latter," Laham wrote on his blog.
The sports world is not the only place you'll see Instagram-edited photos. Filters have also come to Getty Images, which offers high-end stock photography. But filters are just the beginning. Major League Baseball also has embraced Vine. 5 Facebook Fan Page Problems and How to Fix Them. Guest post by Daniel Sharkov from Reviewz N Tips.
Twitter, Google Plus and Facebook are probably the top three social media sites that every blogger should be on right now. And even though the first two have millions of users under their belt and are great lead generation tools, there really is no other network as powerful as Facebook. Just try to think who of your friends doesn’t have a Facebook account! That is the reason why every business and every blog should have a Facebook fan page. If you haven’t yet created one for your blog, you are missing out on a huge potential audience, high engagement levels and targeted traffic. But even if you have one, there are no guarantees.
Getting people to click that elusive “Like” button isn’t as easy as it sounds. The following post is all about those pitfalls. In the below paragraphs you will find five of the biggest reasons why people might decide your Facebook page isn’t worth a visit and of course tips to help you fix the problem areas! 1. 2. 3. (1) Facebook. About.