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The age of the selfie is here and not going anywhere anytime soon. People, in fact, are getting more creative with their selfies and finding unusual locations to shoot the pics. In Springfield, Missouri, the new, posh Hotel Vandivort has become a unique place to shoot a bathroom selfie – yes, that’s a bathroom selfie […]
By Brian Robson A reminder to individuals and companies “obsessed” with social media at the expense of conventional – and indispensable – offline offerings like excellent customer service, technical expertise, attentiveness, and personal respect and professional responsiveness: There is no post or tweet, there is no comment or link, and there is no text message or […]
By Dave Ratner For all its alleged power and influence, social media is, for too many companies and consumers, an antisocial assortment of withdrawn individuals and communities: There is plenty of talk – there are monologues in every voice and volume of sound, from murmurs and whispers to shouts and screams – but little dialogue; […]
Customers are talking, texting, tweeting, browsing and chatting more than ever. Their lifestyles demand fast, convenient access to information. Customers are also more self-reliant, often using self-service channels, peer-based communities and social networks to get help. Not surprisingly, people have little tolerance for poor service. They’ll simply take their business elsewhere. Failure to address these […]
By Nick Rojas Social media has drastically changed the way people interact not only on a domestic, but on a global level. Through the power of social networks, users now can find long-lost friends and colleagues, share articles and videos that provoke or inspire, and gather around certain interests in form of topical groups and […]
As a marketer, you can never know too much. Data and Insight is what drives every step of your campaign, from creating an entire marketing strategy, to choosing the Hashtag for your next tweet and everything that comes between. And the more informed you are, the better the results you’re going to get. Which is […]
As published to The HuffingtonPost Does your doctor need to be on Facebook? How about your plastic surgeon? That’s the question RealSelf.com asked more than 700 users in a recent study. Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they like doctors to be “somewhat engaged” on social media, while 32 percent said they want them “very […]
As published on SocialMediaToday Networking Online Is Crucial, But It Needs to Be Done Right, CEO says. When they need to make personal connections with the rest of humanity, more and more Americans are doing so via the Internet. A 2014 study by the Pew Research Center showed that 74 percent of adults who go […]