Social Media: Not Just Another Fad!

Do you think that social media is just a trendy fad popular among teenagers?  It’s not in the slightest! Check out this video that illustrates how social media has integrated into society today.

No matter your age, it’s never too late to start tweeting, Facebooking, and connecting on LinkedIn!

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Time for the Seasonal Shift

As we come back to our offices after the Labor Day weekend, there is a different mind-set than the one we left with. Summer is over and Fall is fast approaching. It’s a good thing this TX weather has decided to follow suit or this transition would be more difficult than it should be. [...]

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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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“I Always Feel Like…Somebody’s Watching Me”

Love that song! But really, I always feel like somebody’s watching me. Don’t you? Facebook…I can tell alot about what someone’s up to from Facebook posts. Twitter too for that matter. My last YouTube video shows where I was last week, where the kids and I like to spend our weekends and that my daughter [...]

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The Power of Social Media for Customer Service – a True Story

Comcast rocks. Or I should say, Comcast rocks, via Twitter. You wouldn’t have heard me saying that a few days ago, however, when I was livid over being ripped off by the cable/internet giant after my initial ISP contract was up.
I was paying what I considered a reasonable price for internet, but when my contract [...]

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Twitter Announces Promoted Accounts

Promoted Accounts

Twitter is aflurry with changes recently, including rolling out New Twitter, the stepping down of their CEO/Founder, and now, the announcement of promoted accounts.
Having rolled out several new advertising models lately, in the attempt to monetize the site, Twitter’s latest plan is to promote specific accounts in order to grow followers. Promoted Accounts allow brands [...]

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A World Without Facebook?

Facebook

Last week, Facebook had a meltdown. Undoubtedly you heard about it – the social giant went down for a good two hours, and the internet world was abuzz with panic & humor (for a good laugh, check out some of the top Tweets about the situation).
A circumstance like this begs the ultimate question – what [...]

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Tracking Twitter…Finally?

It’s been reported that Ross Hoffman, a member of Twitter’s development team, has revealed this week that Twitter plans to release a real time analytics dashboard by the end of 2010. While it’s unclear as to who will be able to use this dashboard (marketers or everyone…we beleive it should be everyone), the reporting system [...]

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Top 5 Ways Restaurants Can Utilize Social Media

Yelp for Business Owners

Even with the booming popularity of social media these days, there are too many small businesses who are still seemingly unaware of the immense benefits involved in understanding and utilizing these platforms. This is especially true for restaurants! As a special segment of the hospitality industry, catering to the innate human need for yummy food, [...]

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How & Why Consumers Share eMail Newsletters

If you send eNewsletters through Constant Contact, you have a pretty nice new tool at your fingertips thanks to the company releasing an update to their current eMail platform. The update will play a huge role for companies that send consistent eNewsletters and include a share feature to social sites such as Facebook and Twitter [...]

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