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- Douglas KarrJun 8, 2014
What is Expressed versus Implied Permission?
Canada took a stab at improving its regulations on SPAM, and the guidelines businesses must abide by when sending their email, mobile, and other push communications with the new Canada Anti-SPAM Legislation (CASL). From deliverability experts I’ve spoken to, the…
- Douglas KarrJun 7, 2014
Portrait of a Mobile Consumer
Mobile technology is changing everything. Consumers can shop, get directions, browse the web, interact with friends through a wide variety of media forms, and document their lives with a single device small enough to fit in their pockets. By 2018,…
- Douglas KarrJun 6, 2014
Content: The Key to Killer Blog Posts
Sharing great content will forever be the driving force for companies to build their online presence, share their stories, and attract, engage and sell to customers. We are working with two clients right now whose strategies have changed and they…
- Douglas KarrJun 5, 2014
Content Marketing: The Game
Content Marketing is not rocket science, but it does require some research, skill and strategy to maximize the benefits. At its base, we ensure our clients are writing relevant, recent and frequent content about topics of interest. We ensure that…
- Kelsey CoxJun 4, 2014
What $22 Billion Can Get You: Facebook’s Acquisitions in Perspective
Imagine if your company had so much money that you could spend $22 billion on acquiring other companies. While this would only happen in most people’s wildest dreams, it is the reality for Facebook. In 2013, Honduras and Afghanistan brought in…
- Douglas KarrJun 3, 2014
Social Media for Unsexy B2B Industries
In all honesty, I’m not sure sexy really matters when we speak about social media. The ability to teach, observe, respond and promote in an unsexy business to business industry may not capture a ton of attention – but it…
- Douglas KarrJun 2, 2014
Curated Social Media Wisdom from Top Enterprise Experts
What do Big Company Social Media Professionals know that the rest of us might not be so clear about? ReferralCandy dug into data from Jay Baer’s latest ebook, Social Pros All-Stars: Career Paths & Tips from 27 Big Company Social…
- Douglas KarrJun 1, 2014
Jamballa: Blogger Outreach for Brands
Blogger outreach can provide businesses with high quality reviews, product awareness and good brand perception, by being aligned with respected bloggers in your industry. Jamballa is a new service matching bloggers and brands together based on criteria they specify. This…
- Douglas KarrMay 29, 2014
Mobile Marketing: Make it Personal
Hipcricket’s 2014 online survey, Consumer Attitudes on Mobile Marketing, was conducted in April 2014 and targeted 1,202 adults in the US. The survey found that Marketers are already adopting mobile and consumers are responding. Two-thirds of respondents said they’d received…
- Douglas KarrMay 28, 2014
Postacumen: Competitive Analysis for Facebook Pages
Where does your brand rank in on Facebook with regard to your competitors? What are the types of content and images that your competitors are sharing that are driving engagement to their brand instead of yours? When is the community…