As written for SocialMediaToday Your Personal Brand Run a search for “building your brand” and every major publication has some staff or contributing author delivering a recent article on the subject. In today’s economic environment, jobs, titles, and skills are all evolving. Scientists work with data as much as they work with particles and molecules. … Continue reading »
Twitter Account Hacks It happened to Craig, to Jack, and to the guy once known as “Barry.” The list of high profile Twitter accounts that had their passwords stolen in a security breach continues to grow. Hacked accounts of President Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden imply no one is untouchable. A recent Peer Reach’s analysis reported that many … Continue reading »
As written for Social Media Today Trademark Theft Goes Social A fun article, “Suing Big Companies in Small Claims Court Is Fun and Easy,” makes it sound reasonably “fun and easy” to go after a big company with a small claim as a bullied consumer. Author Ben Popken talks about his successes as the little guy … Continue reading »
![The Social Reach of Super Bowl Brands [Infographic]](http://socialmarketingfella.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Football-brands-socialmarketingfella-160x120.png "The Social Reach of Super Bowl Brands [Infographic]")
If the top brands buying ads for this year’s Super Bowl went head-to-head in a Social Bowl, who would win? SHIFT, a collaborative platform for digital marketers, took a closer look to find which brand is the overall champion of social media. Their recent infographic identifies the top brands across tech, beverage, food, and automotive. Each … Continue reading »
As published on Social Media Today Finding Your Social Influencers SocialCode, a leading social marketing solutions provider, earlier this month announced the release of two new features that help brands reach the most influential Facebook users, or “viral brand accelerants.” By observing the behavior of millions of consumers across thousandsof Facebook pages, the company is able … Continue reading »
It took Michael J. Fox eight years to publicly reveal he had Parkinson’s disease back in 1998. He was starring in his second hit TV show and it was no longer something he could conceal. For years he struggled to accept his condition, rarely gave interviews, and deliberately remained out of the public limelight. Thanks to determination, … Continue reading »
Article first written for, and published by Business2Community.com Social Media for Business The BlogWell Conference, hosted by SocialMedia.com is a showcase of how big businesses have success using social media. A lot of these enterprise companies either avoid social media, or don’t have any real success using it. But this week’s BlogWell conference in San Francisco featured eight of the best … Continue reading »
As posted in TheCustomerCollective.com Consumers have adopted a new definition of value that encompasses not just price and brand, but also convenience. Part of that convenience is you solving their problem for them, so they don’t have to. Customers don’t want to hear about how great your company is or how wonderful your products are. They want to … Continue reading »
As posted in The Customer Collective With the proliferation of social media the channels and rules have changed a bit. But, independent of what industry your brand is in, the four stages of the customer life cycle remain consistent. Four elements include: Attraction Engagement Conversion, and Retention Brand Image Consistency And the biggest challenge brands have … Continue reading »
Internet Marketing Strategy & Your Business Reputation The rules of the game have changed. One negative blog post or product review can spread online in a flash and change the direction of a company and your internet marketing strategy needs to accommodate for this. New business partners, customers and want to learn as much as … Continue reading »