March 28, 2013

When does ad retargeting make sense for your business?

by JD Lasica

A look at how targeting advertising, or retargeting works, and the best ways for small businesses to take advantage of targeted ads for a product or service. Continue reading

June 13, 2012

Facebook will remain king, but social pure plays will fade

by Christopher Rollyson

Facebook will remain the dominant popular social network in many markets for many years, and it won’t have to worry about being “displaced” by another social network the way that it displaced MySpace. In the near term, this lack of competition will give the company some breathing room, but a more daunting threat awaits: the waning of social network pure plays’ influence by 2017.  Continue reading

April 17, 2012

The importance of mobile optimized landing pages

by Deltina Hay

In addition to the elements that make a good landing page in general, there are other considerations that should be taken into account when creating a mobile-optimized landing page. Check out our tips to ensure your mobile users are enjoying their interaction with your site. Continue reading

February 23, 2012

Why I hate the term ‘content marketing’

by David Spark

It used to be called custom publishing, but now it’s just annoying It’s aggravating to knowingly use a term to describe your business, even though it poorly defines what you and the industry does. That’s how I feel about the term “content marketing.” It’s the industry’s current buzz term used to describe the need to create content over advertising in … Continue reading

February 22, 2012

How one author won over the gun buff message boards

by Chris Abraham

In order to mine social media marketing gold, you really need to roll up your sleeves, put on a pair of sturdy work boots, get into that little elevator, and descend that deep shaft into the gold mine yourself, pick in hand, and get to work. Message boards and forums are full of marketing gold, but if gold were that … Continue reading

February 1, 2012

Can PR leave behind magical thinking for science?

by Chris Abraham

Is your social media marketing campaign relying too much on magical realism and the power of positive thinking vs. metrics and hard data? While having a hypothesis is important, allowing the empirical data to realign your initial predictions is essential. Continue reading