Social Media Consultants | Roanoke, VA | The Social BUZZ Lab
We Build BUZZ using social media!
Have you ever been browsing through social platforms and wondered where all those interesting posts and amazing images come from? You're in luck! We are going to take you behind the scenes of what The Social Buzz Lab does to create engaging content and why it is so important for a brand and content strategy. The Social Buzz Lab works with many different kinds of companies. One niche area that is keeping us busy these days is the apparel industry. Some of our apparel companies … [Read more...]
HAPPY LABOR DAY TO EVERYONE!!! But what does Labor Day actually mean? This day occurs every first Monday in September, and is meant to recognize the American workers’ contributions to the United States economy. For most of us…it is sale time and the end of summer. You can build content around these themes to help transition readers or customers into a new season. Using holidays, as a theme around your campaign or social media content is a great idea for large or small … [Read more...]
We would like to boast a little about our client, Carter Machinery, a Cat dealer located in Virginia. We have been working with Carter since their initial entrance into social media several years ago. During that time, the Social Buzz Lab has worked closely with the entire Marketing Department at Carter to successfully build their presence on all of the major platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube. This digital presence has enabled Carter Machinery to interact … [Read more...]
I spend a lot of time stressing the importance of Google Authorship to our clients. I love this animated infographic designed by Daniel Dannenberg of Vertical Measures demonstrating Author Rank and how to build your authorship and become an authoritative figure in your industry. It all starts with creating great content and ends with increased traffic to your website. Data Graphic by Vertical Measures … [Read more...]
The best aspect of working in marketing and social media are the incredible clients you meet and work with. Phoenix, Arizona based Savvy Dad personifies this to its fullest extent. Our team met with and started a complete marketing and branding strategy with Greg Hague, founder of Savvy Dad, a short six weeks ago; and as the saying goes, "it's been quite a ride!" How Do We Serve Long Distance Clients You may be asking yourself, "what can The Social Buzz Lab do for an Arizona based website … [Read more...]
Are you struggling with your social media plan? Have you found that it takes more time and resources than you can allocate? Intuit has come up with a very useful infographic marketing tool to help small businesses get a handle on their social media strategy. This social media road map to social success includes a monthly plan broken down into 4 segments or quarters. 1st quarter measure your social media inventory 2nd quarter work on strengthening the relationships 3rd quarter integrate … [Read more...]
Self Promotion makes me sick! Doesn't it you? If you will indulge me just a bit, this post is going to be a combination of ranting against something that irritates me along with thoughts and action steps on how to "not be that person." Because let's face it, no one wants to be that person! Social isn't about self promotion. We've all seen them in our social media world and in our own lives; people that constantly talk about themselves. I am not talking about people that Tweet what they had … [Read more...]
So you have a Facebook business page. That's great, but creating a Facebook page is just the beginning. Sharing engaging content, being consistent and growing your fan base all important pieces of a successful strategy. In order to grow your "likes" you need to share content consistently and make sure the content is fresh and engaging. As we work with various clients from small businesses to corporations we have several strategies we implement to increase their likes and build an engaging … [Read more...]
Are you struggling to share content on your Facebook page consistently? Have you heard that using third party apps to schedule a post to go out at the best time to reach your market can be detrimental to your engagement success? You can now breath a sigh of relief. Facebook has rolled out a schedule feature for page admins to queue posts. It may seem a little awkward at first but it does the job nicely. 3 Reasons to Use Facebook Scheduled Posts Strategic Planning – With the ability to … [Read more...]
Social Media can be a real asset to marketing your brand but you can also miss some fantastic opportunities to capitalize on the full potential of social media marketing by making some common blunders. John Lusher shared the 11 Things NOT To Do on Social Media. This post will cover solutions to some common mistakes people overlook when planning the steps to their social marketing strategy. How to Correct 8 Common Blunders of Social Media The first visual image most people will see is … [Read more...]
