Since it’s inception social has always been a medium where brands wanted to sell their goods. F-Commerce (Facebook Commerce) was the range in 2010/2011. But few brands were able to successful sell over Facebook. Since then there have been few opportunities that effectively sold items. The main reasons was it was a clunky experience that […]
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Hootsuite for Small Business Social Management
I have talked a lot about social media strategy and editorial calendars. How do you manage all this? My favorite way is HootSuite. It’s an all in one service that can manage all your social properties. It is available on the web, phone and tablet. It’s the one service to rule them all (sorry for getting […]
It’s OK to Use Facebook at Work
This post title is a little play on words. Facebook has a service called Facebook at Work. It is a private network just for businesses. It is one thing that has me super excited lately. Why? Because this is a game changer for small business productivity. If you work in an enterprise level company there […]
Introducing the Dislike Button
The news came out this week that Facebook is getting a dislike button. Yes, after so many years, Facebook has announced they are working on this. It is a good thing? Well more on that in a minute. In the video below you can see Mark Zuckerberg talk about the new button they announced at […]
How to Avoid a Copyright Claim on YouTube
Videos are becoming one of the most important things you can do in marketing and social media. That being said there are things you need to consider when making a video. The major one is not violating the copyright laws. Violating the law will include use of video, music and other images. Here is a […]
Facebook Updates Pages for Mobile
If you are a small business, you more than likely have have a Facebook Page. Its is the main social property most businesses have implemented. You maybe asking why is Facebook updating pages? “With over one billion people visiting Pages every month, people are already turning to Pages to learn more about businesses, and now […]
Types of Contests on Social Media
Contests on social media is a great way to drive traffic and engagement. They are relatively simple to do since Facebook has relaxed their rules for contests. Contests also have their pitfalls. It’s important to create rules that spell the contest out. That being said I will tell you some contests you can run on social […]
Instagram Revamps Instagram Direct
In the world of social and digital, the messaging services seem to be king. This is evident by SnapChat, WhatsApp and Kik. Even the social services are upping their game in this department. The latest to redo their messaging is Instagram. This week they announced the first major change to direct since the launch in […]
Social Media Revolution 2015 Video
I Love these. A few weeks back I ran one from a couple of years ago. I didn’t know Erik had updated it. It’s great to watch and see the stats, the LinkedIn will amaze you!
Facebook Gets Photo Editing on Web
Facebook has finally rolled out photo editing on the web! If you have used the service on mobile you may have seen these features. Its really surprising that they haven’t released these before now. Google+, Twitter and other social sites have rolled out filters and the ability to edit photos. Note, this has yet to […]