Category: Marketers

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How to Expand Your Influence as a New Klout Expert in Bing Search

Today, Klout has released a preview of Klout Experts, a way for people to share their passions and expertise with the world. Klout is now expanding on its recent partnership with Microsoft’s Bing, bringing influencers’ input to the forefront of search results. Now people searching for answers or help to common questions, will be able… Continue reading How to Expand Your Influence as a New Klout Expert in Bing Search

The History Of LinkedIn: A Brief 10 Year Celebration [INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC]

Today hundreds of millions of professionals around the world use LinkedIn to connect with other people and businesses, manage their online identities, highlight personal skills, and find their dream jobs! But how did it all get started? In an intimate blog post by Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, he describes their journey till now: Ten… Continue reading The History Of LinkedIn: A Brief 10 Year Celebration [INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC]

Sharing is Caring, Start Caring

We see and hear the phrase all the time, “sharing is caring”. The sharing bucket includes: Likes, +1’s, RT’s, Mentions, Up Votes, and comments. While many are liberal in their sharing practices, others would rather face a lobotomy than share on Social Media. Do you share? Do you care? Unless you’re an online icon with… Continue reading Sharing is Caring, Start Caring

REPORT: New Data Shows Hashtags Really Work on Instagram

Instagram is one of the fastest growing sites on the web, yet there isn’t a whole lot of information available about the service to marketers. So Dan Zarrella of Hubspot decided to collect some data on over 1 million images posted to the site, and his findings illustrate the importance of hashtags. Not only do… Continue reading REPORT: New Data Shows Hashtags Really Work on Instagram

How to Show Your Clients the Value of Facebook in 7 Easy Steps [INFOGRAPHIC]

Have you ever had clients who weren’t yet sold on Facebook? Most people know Facebook could potentially help them grow their businesses, but getting a page set up and managed properly can still be a daunting task for many folks. First off, you might need to nudge your clients toward acting. When researching your pitch,… Continue reading How to Show Your Clients the Value of Facebook in 7 Easy Steps [INFOGRAPHIC]

Top 10 Twitter Pet Peeves

Twitter continues to grow as it celebrated its 7th birthday earlier this year in March. The social network giant crossed the 500 million user plateau and enjoys over 200 million active users. While Twitter continues to be a valuable network, it’s not without some shortcomings. We bring you our top 10 Twitter Pet Peeves! 1.… Continue reading Top 10 Twitter Pet Peeves

The 7 Risks of Social Media

We know that the benefits of using social media are profound. Through social networking, many businesses have grown, and individual users have blossomed many great friendships and found support when needed. Social media can be a huge blessing. However, at the same time, if you are not careful with how you use it, social media… Continue reading The 7 Risks of Social Media