Puppets = Dollar Bills?

Does Ford’s new Focus campaign have what it takes to get legs?  Their new marketing campaign infuses an orange puppet – Doug and an ‘every guy’ sort of person – John.  Although it appears that Ford has the right recipe for an explosive campaign the entire effort seems slightly bland.  The videos do a good [...]

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Top 5 Reasons Why You Don’t Have Any Facebook Fans

1.            You’re boring. Facebook is full of clutter – so if your posts are dry, clichéd or average, no one’s going to pay attention. Share something that gives people a reason to engage. Ask an interesting question, post a funny photo, or share a juicy tidbit of information about your company or organization. Be fascinating!
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Facebook Deals

We have a new member of the digital-coupon family. Facebook deals was released Tuesday to five pilot cities, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco.
Being an agency with an office in Dallas, we can see first hand how the deals are being offered for users. It’s a very smart idea on Facebook’s part to [...]

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WOW! YouTube to Invest up to $875,000 in Rising Stars

Want to become a famous rising star and already on YouTube?
YouTube has announced that they are launching another campaign to cultivate more original, quality content on its servers, promising to invest $35,000 in up to 25 of its partners.
NextUp; is the new initiative for YouTube, it isn’t focused on discovering new talent, but more on [...]

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How Japan’s earthquake and tsunami Affect Twitter

Our thoughts and prayers here at JB Inc go out to the many that are affected in by the earthquake and tsunami.
The coast of Japan was struck by a powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake on Friday, causing extensive power outages, fires and a severe tsunami. The earthquake that struck Japan is the seventh most powerful earthquake [...]

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Top 10 Ways to Show Your Love Through Social Media

It’s that time of year again, and the pressure is on to put  for on a massive PDA for the most romantic day of the year! Valentine’s Day is this Monday, and if you haven’t figured out what romantic move to make – we’re here for you.
We live in the age of social [...]

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Facebook’s Officially Offers ‘Sponsored Stories’ Ads

You may have heard the buzz a few weeks back about Facebook introducing “Sponsored Stories” ads. Some privacy advocates were upset about this new development, as these ads essentially turn every user into a potential product endorser, with no option to opt-out.
For example, if you check into Starbucks, or mention Starbucks in a post, your [...]

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Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page Hacked!

Yes it’s true, Facebook founder and CEO; Mark Zuckerberg’s facebook page was hacked! The hacker posted the message that Facebook should become a “social business”.
The message read: “Let the hacking begin: If facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn’t Facebook let its users invest in Facebook in a social way? Why [...]

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Social Media Marketing Takes a Village…or HootSuite.

I hear this statement (or something very close) at least once a week, “I just don’t have time to keep up with all my social media interactions.” Each time I hear it, I ask this question, “Are you using HootSuite?” I LOVE this tool. If you don’t have a HootSuite account, and you have a business profile on Facebook or [...]

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Facebook Bigger than Google in 2010!?!

Facebook really blew up in 2010, outdoing Google, it became the number one most visited site in the US according web analytics firm Hitwise.
According to CNN’s article, Hitwise only measures unique visitors in the United States. What’s more, Hitwise measures sites on a per domain basis. If the analytics firm were to include Google-owned YouTube [...]

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