If you are an early adopter and are looking for the next social platform, look no further! Periscope is a streaming app that allows users to broadcast live, while followers can view live and engage with the presenter while streaming live. You can also watch a replay of the scope for the next 24 hours. Users can "heart" the broadcast if they like what they see and hear. This app is owned by Twitter and it has already become a social media game changer. . We have added Periscope into some of … [Read more...]
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How to Utilize Pinterest as a Marketing Tool
Pinterest was first released in 2010 with the first pin being a photo of a cut out paper shape of a couple kissing on a bike, pinned by co-founder Ben Silbermann. After a few hiccups it didn’t take long to join Facebook and Twitter at the top of social media. This is an app for everyone with many different topics. Pinners can share, create, repost and collect information in pictures or videos. You can store these “Pins” on boards you create that have specific themes. It started as more of a … [Read more...]
Why you Should Stay Socially Trendy!
Social Media Marketing is all about information and connecting with others. Society loves to know what is going on in the world, so this makes it very important to provide current information so your fans know what’s going on. Aaron Lee stated: “These days, social media waits for no one. If you’re LATE for the party, you’ll probably be covered by all the noise and you might not be able to get your voice across. It could only mean that if you want to be heard by the crowd, you have to be … [Read more...]
Who rules the social media house?
Content is King but engagement is Queen and the lady rules the house! The king gets all the glory but the queen is his right hand woman. She tends to move the strings behind the scenes and not really noticing her that much. Without her the king would just fall apart. Like Mari Smith said: “Content is King but engagement is Queen and the lady rules the house.” Just having a website and presence online doesn’t make you a successful business. You can have the best content but if you don’t … [Read more...]
Self Promotion is a Social Turn Off
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...]