The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Pinnerific: Pinterest New Navigation & Look Rolling Out To Select Users”.Greg Finn says, “Soon, Pinterest will be rolling out a sleek new look to a lucky small group of users. The new look features larger images, better navigation and a faster overall experience. The biggest change occurs with the look of the pin. Big, bold pictures are displayed alongside pins from the same board, related pins and other boards that”. Pinnerific: Pinterest New Navigation & Look Rolling Out To Select Users Marketing... [...]
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The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Amazon Stock Up 10% Despite Missing Sales, Guidance Forecasts”.Lauren Indvik says, “Amazon missed analysts’ expectations for revenue and guidance, but the stock still shot up by as much as 10% after hours.Net sales totaled $21.3 billion for the December quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago, but missing analysts’ forecasts by $1 billion. Net income was down 45% to $97 million. The company’s first quarter guidance was also lower than expected at $15.8 billion compared to Wall Street’s estimates of $16.84... [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “YouTube: Super Bowl Ads Shown Before the Game Get 600% More Views”.Todd Wasserman says, “Is putting your Super Bowl ad on YouTube before the big game a good idea? It is if you want to get more views for your video. According to YouTube’s research, ads that ran online before the Super Bowl last year got 9 million views, in average. Those that waited? 1.3 million.The six-fold difference explains why there has been an onrush of 2013 Super Bowl videos on YouTube already. On Monday alone, Volkswagen, Audi, Century 21 and Axe dropped... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “M is for Marketing – What to say on Social Media”.Kim Morrison, says, “M is for MarketingMarketing your business through social media can be a simple, low cost and effective way to find and win new customers. The key to using social media effectively is that you need to know who you are trying to attract, what you want to say and where your potential client/customer hangs out.One of the things I am now passionate about is bringing Marketing back into Social Media. I come across many business owners, particularly service... [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Everything You Wanted to Know About Facebook Groups”.Matt Petronzio says, “Once upon a time, Facebook users joined groups to self-identify; groups lived in your About section, next to your favorite books, movies and quotes. (Anyone remember “Grab Your Balls… We’re Playin’ Tennis?”)But no more. Now, Pages have replaced traditional groups. And today’s groups revolve more around communication, sharing and interaction”. Everything You Wanted to Know About Facebook Groups Mashable.com [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “7 Social Media Networks Truly Offering Societal Usefulness”.Dave Klawinski says, “Perhaps everyone moved too quickly coining Facebook and Twitter social media platforms businesses must monopolize or go home with. Maybe truly pragmatic marketing messages cannot be pushed across hashtags or wall posts where individuals would rather discuss viral fight videos and relationships gone awry. Nonetheless, businesses have formulated marketing plans indicative of business longevity, albeit through Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter,... [...]
The latest article on ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “Report: Google+ Now 2nd-Biggest Social Network Worldwide”.Matt McGee says, “Google+ has passed Twitter and is now the second-biggest social platform worldwide with 343 million active users.That’s according to a recent report that, frankly, has some confusing claims and stats.The data is from GlobalWebIndex, a site/service that I can’t claim to have ever heard of before. The company says it does 130,000 Internet usage “interviews” in 31 international markets — covering about 90 percent of the global... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Ping Your Blog to Increase Traffic”.Mike Alton says, “Each time you create a new blog post, there are a number of things you need to do. The post needs to be shared to your appropriate social networks and groups, and you may want to consider sending a link to some customers or potential customers if you think they will find the topic useful. If your website is contracted correctly, it will have an XML Sitemap that automatically updates itself and communicates new content to search engines like Google, but what about the... [...]
‘Business 2 Community’ is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, February 6 at 2.00 pm ET. The topic of the webinar is “LinkedIn: Beyond the Profile and Into the Future of Digital Marketing”.The ‘Business 2 Community’ team says, “Not long ago, social media was considered a passing fad, useful only to teenagers with too much time on their hands. Fast forward to 2013: LinkedIn just passed the 200 million member mark to become the undisputed professional networking platform. It’s time to get with the program! If you have a profile but are stuck on what to do next…whether... [...]
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Pinterest Tests New Look — But Will You Even Notice?”.Samantha Murphy says, “Pinterest announced it’s testing a new look among a small group of users to make it easier to find what you’re searching for on the site.The company aims to improve a few key components, such as making navigation more intuitive and faster. Pins will also be bigger and include more image details. The new design also includes a related pins side bar, which may encourage users to stay on the site longer by clicking through to other boards”.... [...]