This week Social Flow released a study on 3,000 pages that use their service. The study said that since January, the reach of pages dropped 42%. This is a massive drop. Granted, they say that this is an average of clients they have and it may not be the overall picture of Facebook. You will […]
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Reader Experience – Do Online Ads Suck?
Last week at Code Conference by Re/Code, Mary Meeker unveiled her Internet trends report. Ads were a part of the overall presentation. Re/Code even posted a post called “Mary Meeker is right — most online ads suck.” As a reader of sights I have to agree. I read a lot of sights on a regular […]
Instagram’s Algorithm News Feed goes Live
The moment people have either been waiting for or dreading has arrived. The algorithm for the Instagram news feed has gone live! Well, not totally live, it’s rolling out over the month of June. This is definitely going to be a game changer on Instagram. Good or bad it’s something we have to live with […]
Go from Pin to Save with Pinterest
Maybe you have noticed a change on the net. Now when you go to pin something it now says “Save” not “Pin.” Many may not have noticed this but it has already gone live. So why did Pinterest make this change? What other things have changed with pins? Steven Walling, Product Manger at Pinterest said: […]
What makes a good Social Media Strategist
I have often thought about what makes a good social media strategist. It’s a job I would love to have for a bigger brand. So what do I think a strategist need to do to be successful? Here are some traits you have to have in your daily routine Know The Social Landscape This is […]
Instagram Officially Announces Brand Profiles
It’s official! Brand profiles are coming to Instagram. I have posted about this, and there has been much speculation. Instagram published a post today about what is coming. The speculation has been running wild on the net. I have had plenty of questions that haven’t been answered. We get a few more answers and before […]
Twitter is Giving you more Characters….
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 […]
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