2012 was a very eventful year for the social media world. (understatement, I know!) Between acquisitions, introductions of new platforms, and grand site design changes, social media was an ever changing environment. Each time things seemed to calmed down, and marketers could catch their breath for a moment, things got flipped upside-down again. But, even though social … Continue reading The Social Media Report Card: Infographic
LinkedIn profiles are one of the best tools available for professionals to start developing their personal brand. Think of it as your online resume for both future employers and industry leaders to learn more about you. However, to grow your professional network, you need to optimize your profile so that industry professionals can find you. The … Continue reading 5 Steps to Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile
From the rise of Pinterest to the ups and downs of Facebook post-IPO, 2012 was a big year for social media. The infographic below, courtesy of The SEO Company and Nowsourcing, showcases some of the top social media moments from 2012, including: The complete integration of the timeline format for Facebook profiles and pages Pinterest becomes a top referral source, … Continue reading Biggest Moments in Social Media in 2012
With any inbound marketing strategy, customer outreach must focus on multiple channels; and, as we move further into 2013, well-developed cross-channel targeting will become even more important. However, how do we know where to focus our marketing efforts in 2013? Luckily, the great minds at StrongMail, an email marketing and cross-channel solutions company, did a … Continue reading 2013 Marketing Trends: Changing Role of Digital Marketing
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for my blog! Thank you to all my wonderful readers, you have helped make this a WONDERFUL year! Here's an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 18,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading Being Your Brand – 2012 in review
Unique and frequently updated content written with the user in mind is a critical component of any search engine optimization strategy. The following infographic from Brafton, an online news and content agency based in Boston, explains how content impacts the visibility of a website in search results. It delves into several factors that impact how … Continue reading The Impact of Content on SEO: Infographic
What is Pinterest and How to Use it Pinterest has become the third largest , as well as one of the fastest growing, social media websites. After launching in March 2010, Pinterest was slow to gain traction. But, after summer 2011, traffic grew rapidly from approximately 5 million visitors a week at the beginning of … Continue reading Things are Starting to Get Pinteresting
The Whole Brain Group recently published an intriguing infographic explaining the key components of one of my favorite marketing methodologies, inbound marketing. I was drawn to this infographic because it compares traditional and inbound marketing before delving into the 5 steps to increase traffic and convert leads into customers. In the infographic, the Whole Brain Group breaks down the … Continue reading 5 Steps to Converting Leads: an Inbound Marketing Infographic
I have had the great opportunity to work with Matt Wesson, a very talented marketing content specialist and graphic designer, on the development of the infographic below about the rise of "Social Media Command Centers". In the recent months, many major brands have developed what they are calling "Social Media Command Centers." These centers are … Continue reading The Anatomy of the Social Media Command Center
At this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) conference, Adam Ostrow, the Executive Editor at Mashable, interviewed Jonathan Carson, the CEO of Digital at Nielsen, on the recent trends, challenges, and anticipated changes that Nielsen has seen in social media. The Second Screen Experience Carson explains that the biggest trend that Nielsen has seen is the … Continue reading Biggest Trends in Social and Mobile From Nielsen CEO