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June 16, 2016
10 Places to Look to Give Your Content a New Lease of Life
It’s wrong to say that content marketing strategies fail. People fail content marketing strategies. The reason for that is simple; when we start off we allocate a realistic proportion of our time into researching trends and developing intriguing ideas to craft into interesting and engaging content. But as time goes on, gradually we begin to […]
Twitter Launches the Ability to Retweet Yourself #Narcissism-Apocalypse
Thanks Self for Retweeting Me The time you laugh out loud at yourself for being so funny you sync your phone to the 64 inch” plasma to watch all of your old selfie videos. That’s basically what Twitter is feeding into by allowing you to now retweet yourself. While this sounds like an SNL […]
A Round-Up Of The Top Email Marketing Tools In The Market Today
It is 2016 and email marketing continues to be among the most effective medium for customer reach out. With an average open rate of more than 20% and click-through rate higher than 3.5%, email marketing provides the best opportunity for businesses to get customers and prospects engaged. In this article, we will look into the […]
June 15, 2016
Should You Be Using LinkedIn’s “Mentioned in the News” Feature?
Twenty-five percent of adult internet users in the U.S. and 22 percent of the entire adult population in the U.S. use LinkedIn according to a Mobile Messaging and Social Media 2015 report from Pew Research Center. In fact, LinkedIn is the only major social media platform for which usage rates are higher among 30- to […]
In Wake of Orlando, Prince William on Cover of Gay Magazine
In wake of the recent terror attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Prince William will appear on the cover of Attitude, UKs leading online gay magazine. Prince William was previously scheduled for this photoshoot but in light of the tragedy in Orlando, his support couldn’t come at a better time. Prince William visited the […]
Top 10 Content Marketing Tools for Small Businesses
Twitter is one of the most used platforms for social media marketing. As such, getting your audiences’ attention on Twitter is much harder as it produces a plethora of new content within seconds. Small businesses are also likely to get droned out by larger companies’ tweets. To stay ahead of the game, most small business […]
June 14, 2016
Graduating from social media user to legitimate strategist
The workplace is starting flood with a generation who grew up with social media. Yet, as digital natives who have only known Tumblr and never used LiveJournal, we don’t necessarily know more about social media simply because we grew up with it. While us millennials in social media startups are naturally linked to social platforms, […]
June 13, 2016
Can a One-Page Website Hit the Mark?
Creating a website can be a painful process. First, you need to look for well-priced hosting – there are lots of hosting providers to choose from, including Siteground. Next, you have to configure your website. We all know WordPress is easy to configure, but you can easily spend hours writing content, playing around with different […]
Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for Record $26.2 Billion
If you bought LinkedIn Stock this week you are probably running around your house naked right now. LinkedIn’s shares surged 47% – roughly $61 to $193 – based on the news that Microsoft will purchase the business social media network for a record $26.2 billion ($196 per share). Jeff Weiner will stay on as CEO […]
Why Your Next Online Video Should Be Animated
Animated explainer videos are becoming an incredibly popular way to get the word out about your product or service. This is understandable considering how difficult it has been to get eyes on your ads. On the internet, ad saturation has caused users to turn to ad blockers for relief. While some sites have begun to […]
