Best Practices
Nov 29, 2012
Vocus Questions: Mark Schaefer on Holiday Social Media Marketing
Are you making a list of holiday social media tactics and checking it twice?
If not, don’t fret; Vocus is here to help. Check out what Mark Schaefer, a marketing consultant, social media expert, and author of The Tao of Twitter, has to say about effective holiday social media marketing.
Nov 28, 2012
Press Release Hooks: How to Write Catchy Subjects, Headlines and Leads
Let’s face it – a well-written press release means nothing if no one reads it. While quotes from C-Suite members […]
Nov 28, 2012
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly… Actually just the interesting, weird, and funny data from Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Now that the feeding… errr, shopping frenzies known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, data is popping […]
Nov 28, 2012
Prep Your e-Commerce Store for the Holiday Influx
The holiday season can be one of the best times of year for business. It can also be the season […]
Nov 27, 2012
Facebook + Pinterest = Amazon Brand Pages
If Facebook and Pinterest were to get together, you’d have Amazon Brand pages. The Amazon Marketing Services department has decided […]
Nov 26, 2012
Keep older family members safe on the road in December
When: Dec. 3–7, 2012 What: As a teen, getting your driver’s license is a rite of passage, a step into […]
Nov 26, 2012
5 Creative Marketing Quotes for a Burst of Inspiration
As a marketing, PR and communications pros, we face a daily push for more and more creativity in our strategy, […]
Nov 23, 2012
How to engage your audience and be a social media rockstar
You’re new to social media or maybe you’ve been here before and you’re a little frustrated that no one is […]
Nov 23, 2012
What Do Your Content and a Thanksgiving Turkey have in Common?
It takes a good amount of time to get Thanksgiving dinner on the table. Likewise, as anyone who has ever been involved in writing a whitepaper or guide knows, it takes time to select a topic, do your research, consult with experts, draft, rewrite (over and over), until you finally publish it. So why let it go to waste after one meal?
Nov 22, 2012
Five Deliciously Tasty Turkey Day Marketing Campaigns
According to the 2011 AllRecipes.com holiday survey, 82% of consumers surveyed think Thanksgiving has been drowned out by early Christmas marketing. So what have brands been doing do to get their Thanksgiving campaigns noticed? The five great examples here offer some insight into the marketing trends that have resonated with consumers this year.
Nov 21, 2012
Start Engaging with Google+ and You’ll Thank Me Later
Today’s blogger comes to us from MarketingChap.com, where you can find him and more of his blog posts on Marketing […]
Nov 20, 2012
Three Reasons Press Releases are Still Relevant
In the digital age, businesses are able to announce news regarding products and services instantaneously through social media outlets and […]
Nov 20, 2012
Yelp! Isn’t Enough: Small Business and Restaurants Need Social
I’m a planner, I like to have an idea of what I’m getting myself into before jumping into things. Maybe […]
Nov 20, 2012
Five Ways Little Guys Can Level the Field on Cyber Monday
The big brands are out in full force for the holidays. Target, for instance, started running holiday ads six weeks before Thanksgiving – and more brands have since followed suit. Don’t be intimidated, though: there are plenty of tricks for competing with the big brands on Cyber Monday. Here are five.
Nov 19, 2012
Who’s Talking TechCrunch? A Viralheat Conversation Graph
The amount and quality of data produced daily on social media can be mind boggling. But here at Viralheat, social […]