Well they are but there is still the 140 character limit. You maybe asking how can you get more characters? They are not counting some of the things you put in your Tweet. Which is a great move for Twitter. What did they announce? This is the official announcement from Twitter: Replies: When replying to […]
May 2016
Canva Advanced How To – Video
Tim Goleman (@timgoleman) shows you a few advanced tricks for Canva (http://www.canva.com). It solves a few problems you may have with text. If you have any questions let me know on Twitter. Find more at Marketing Elements Blog (http://www.marketingelementsblog.com)
Pinterest allows Affiliate Links
When Pinterest first launched, they allowed people to put affiliate links. If you aren’t familiar, Affiliate links are ones that give the poster a percentage of any sales generated. At first there was controversy over who actually would get the credit. Would it be the pinner or Pinterest. They cleared that up and allowed them. […]
Introduction to Canva – Video
Tim Goleman walks you through the basics of Canva (canva.com). It’s a service for creating graphics for social and more. Its super easy and inexpensive. Items cost only $1 and you can add one or several. Find me at @timgoleman on Twitter
Post Like a Rockstar
Tonight I was flipping through my Instagram and kept seeing these odd pictures. They were being posted by the band Maroon5. They were all parts of pictures and it was one right after another. At first I was like, is this a mistake? What in the world are they doing? I clicked on their profile […]
Instagram to get Analytics
One of the biggest gripes of brand about Instagram is about to change. To get analytics you had to do it by hand or get a third party service. The first was very time consuming. Trust me I know I have done some manual tabulation of Instagram. The later can be very expensive. It can […]
Review Nik HDR Efex Pro 2
A few weeks ago I recommended getting the Nik collection from Google. They are a set of PhotoShop plug-ins but several of them you can use as stand alone apps. The HDR Efex Pro 2 is on of those you can use as an app. If you’re not familiar with HDR it’s called High Dynamic […]
We are on Apple News
I’m very happy to say that Marketing Elements is on Apple News now! The process was very simple and easy to get the blog on. However the plug in to help publish in Apple format is a bit more complex. I installed the plugin called “Publish to Apple News” and some things went wonky. I […]
New Look for Instagram
When you update Instagram you may notice some changes. The first thing you notice is there is a new logo. The camera icon we have come to love over the last 6 years is gone. They have a brand new logo. But that’s not all that has changed with the app! First, I am not […]
Instagram Vs. Snap Chat – Which should you be on?
Instagram and Snapchat are similar services. Both involve images and videos. However, there is one big difference. On Instagram pictures stay and on Snapchat they disappear after viewing, or if a story a day. So which of these services should you be on for your marketing? If I was giving advice to a client I […]