5 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get More Followers. For more mythbusting and social media science, don’t forget to buy my book: Zarrella’s Hierarchy of Contagiousness. For marketers the most important use of Twitter is to increase your reach to spread your content. To do this, you need to get more followers. Sure there are customer service uses of Twitter, but for marketing purposes, follower count is key. I’ve been doing research for a few years now on how to get more followers, and here are some of the most important points I’ve found. You can find details about each point under the infographic. 1. When you sign up for Twitter, you’re asked to provide 3 pieces of personal information: a bio, a homepage link and a picture. 2. What I found here is pretty clear, accounts that have more followers do not tend to talk about themselves much. 3. When you look at the average reply percentage of folks with over 1,000 followers and compare it to the reply percentage of users with less than 1,000 followers what you find is interesting. 4. 5.
7 Habits of Web-Savvy Entrepreneurs. Why It's Time to Get Excited About Digital Advertising. It would be easy to be bearish on the monetization prospects of social media. The lackluster performance of high profile IPOs has created a wave of negative headlines that has much of Wall Street (and Main Street) convinced that the space is a lot of hype, and maybe even the second coming of the dotcom bubble. But those headlines ignore most of the key trends we see happening right now across the social media space and here at Mashable. Although we may be a biased observer — after all, digital advertising keeps the lights on at HQ — there are several compelling reasons to be excited about the marketplace heading into 2013 and beyond.
The Closing Mobile Monetization Gap The skepticism around social media stems largely from the perception that the audience — especially on bellwethers like Facebook and Twitter — is moving quickly to mobile devices, where monetization has proven difficult. But there are signs of hope. Responsive Ads Until recently, mobile ads were generally really bad. The Health Benefits of Karaoke (and a good place to do it in Osaka) | healthehelen. For new readers/subscribers (hello, thank you) this month’s blog theme is all things Japanese. In the last 22 days I’ve discussed a variety of things that perhaps you didn’t know about the health/wellbeing of the country – from anger venting vases to why it might be a good thing that Japanese docs don’t always reveal to their patients that they have cancer. Today though I’m going for a full on Japanese cliche – and talking karaoke. In Japan karaoke is a stress relieving and bonding experience. You go, with friends or colleagues, to a private karaoke room and sing your little heart out.
. * It improves immunity: Singing increases levels of IgA, an immune protein that’s particularly good at fighting respiratory infections. . * It strengthens the lungs and raises circulation potentially boosting heart health – and it’s been linked with longevity accordingly. * It’s being used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s sufferers, Parkinson’s disease and breathing disorders such as COPD I was in my element. How to Sing Karaoke in Japan. How To: The Land of the Rising Sun gave the world the late-night sing-along. But in its birthplace, there's more to karaoke than butchering anime theme songs in crowded bars.
Karin Ling explains. The situation: You’ve downed a couple of stiff sakes with friends in a Tokyo bar when it hits you. You need to sing. Karaoke basics: Karaoke was brought into the world around 1971 by a particularly inventive Japanese singer who leased tape recorders for sing-alongs. Where to go: Karaoke bars in Japan tend to be tiny and geared toward businessmen with expense accounts who can afford the high-priced drinks and doting mama-san hostesses who pour them. Many Japanese prefer instead to rent a private karaoke room, complete with plastic-covered sofas, a TV monitor and microphones. Rates are posted at the front window. Karaoke etiquette: Key your music selections into the song queue. Feel free to solo, but don’t be a microphone hog. Going long: Be forewarned that an hour is only enough time to warm up.
Why Businesses Use Social Media? Why Businesses Use Social Media? Social media refers to the type of interaction between two parties with the use of Internet, more specifically advanced technology. Any type of communication done with the purpose of receiving a response, through technical applications with the help of the Internet, would be regarded as social media. Social media itself has its own types.
Some types define how people use social media for personal communication, while some types define how social media can be used for professional purposes. In this modern era of technology, social media is one of the main source through which business firms connect with their customers. In today’s decade, everyone uses their mobile devices and their PCs to shop and surf different websites to check a range of products. Using product pictures and descriptions to grasp consumer’s attention is the main aim of nearly all social-media marketing strategies.
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Seven Social Media Consultants That Deliver Tangible Value. Is social media nothing but snake oil? Sometimes it can seem that way. As economies shift and trends emerge, would-be experts start popping up like weeds. Really good social media experts are a treasure - and they're not always easy to find. In this post we highlight seven social media consultants that consistently bring tangible value to the table.
These folks aren't full of hot air - they use their blogs to offer clear examples, links, tutorials and other resources you can put to use. If the goods you can see for free are so solid, that's all the more reason to investigate paying for these peoples' services. Unfortunately, most of these people have been so successful already that only a few of them are easy to hire for small consulting engagements. Note that ReadWriteWeb does not have a financial relationship with any of these individuals or the companies that some of them work for.
Who are some of your favorite social media consultants? Chris Brogan Jeremiah Owyang Charlene Li Dosh Dosh. Social Media Training Directory, Beginner to Advanced. Social Media Agency | Social Media Consulting | Social Media Management.