Rebecca Black, a 13-year-old girl from Orange County, Calif., becomes an iTunes top seller, reaching No. 31 on the iTunes 200 chart three days after the release of “Friday,” a song that went viral. The video for the song, posted to YouTube on Feb. 10, went from having a couple thousand views to…
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Make it Big: 3 Social Media Lessons From Rock Stars
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
How to Prevent Your Social Media Strategist From Being Everyone’s Lackey
Every family has its own IT person. Whoever knows the most about the digital life usually is also the person called to help a relative install a new printer cartridge or assist another family member in signing up for a free email account. Likewise, companies often have their most online-savvy person…
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
#MPForum Recap: What Happened in Austin Isn’t Staying in Austin
Ever attend a party that stretches beyond its scheduled time? Sure, the invitation said until 10 p.m.—but people kept chatting it up, and the ideas wouldn’t stop flowing.
That’s what’s happening with the Digital Marketing Forum 2011.
The party took place Feb. 3 and Feb. 4 in Austin, Texas. A…
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
#MPForum: Speaker Lisa Horner Shares 4 Main Tips for Wrangling With Webinars
This morning, I sat in on Lisa Horner’s presentation “Using Webinars to Generate Spicy New Business” at the Digital Marketing Forum. Nothing against Lisa, but I was expecting a rather dull discussion given that webinars are not exactly my passion in life.
I was pleasantly surprised.
Lis…
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
5 Reasons Why My Clients Are Not Using Social Media
A guest post by Chester Frazier of Definition Systems.
When I, as a chief technology officer, put together an organization’s strategic technology plan and get down to the web-presence section, I typically inquire about their current efforts. Usually, I hear that they have a Facebook page. But w…
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
5 Ways That Facebook Could Better Handle Privacy Concerns
A guest post by digital media expert Simon Buckingham, CEO of Appitalism.com
With more than 500 million active members and a captive user base, Facebook is a booming business with a user base can best be described as the goose that lays the golden eggs. Facebook’s users provide the social net…
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
A Quick Chat With Digital Marketing Forum Speaker Jeffrey Cohen
Like all forms of marketing, social media marketing continues to evolve. And Digital Marketing Forum speaker Jeffrey Cohen predicts that, in 2011, marketers will increase their focus on measuring social media conversions. What is a social media conversion, you ask? Great question! Jeffrey touches…
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5 Surprising Things About People Who Pay for Online Content
Do you offer online content for a fee? Want to know the skinny on people who buy content online? If so, you’ll be interested in the recent findings from the brand-new Pew Internet Research report, “Paying for Content.”
Fresh off the digital presses, the report was published this morning. A tota…
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Embrace CRO & Create a Better Website
A guest post by Andrew Follett, founder of ConceptFeedback
While most marketing professionals are familiar with the term “conversion rate optimization,” few have actually put it in to practice. Fortunately, a recent proliferation of online tools and services will greatly simplify the process…
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
How to Stand Out From Your Kajillion Competitors
Like a fabulous party, your website should give every visitor something to take home with them, whether a fantastic conversation, freebie, or good story to share. You don’t want to bore your guests and make them scurry away, feeling like they wasted time and got nothing out of the experience….
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