As a business, have you ever thought about how to get into contact with those people in the vicinity of your store? There are ways to put an ad in front of your neighbours through direct mailing, Google search ads and other means, but rarely has there been an ability to connect while they are…
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Are you selling a product or service and using social media to do so? If you are, you may also be wondering why you are getting lackluster results on these platforms from your current content. Social media is a platform about “being social.” Simply selling your products or services with self-serving content will never get…
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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google+ may get more attention than Snapchat, but do not discount the social media service’s ability to provide a quality niche in your marketing plans. Social media is recognized as a powerful force in brand management, understanding each platform and incorporating them appropriately into your marketing engagement is important. Learn how…
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Emojis are no longer just for your teens to use. Today, they are a powerful tool that should be a part of your brand marketing. With social media sites now providing a wider range of emoticons as well as the ability to create customized options, there is no reason not to include these in your…
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So you have this great brand and product. You are looking for ways to market it, but where do you start? One of the most coveted ways to create brand exposure is through word of mouth. This is traditionally done through a person who has had a great experience and recommends your brand to a…
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Mobile phones have helped shape social media into arguably the most popular communication method in the world today. While smart watches have been on the market for many years, this generation is definitely not your grandfather’s watch. Big players like Apple, Motorola, and Samsung, among others, have created a product that is powerful enough to…
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Bigger and smaller than you might think, is the couched answer that seems to keep popping up over and over. Unfortunately, all the metrics in the world touting this last Canadian Federal election as the ‘social media’ election, simply cannot compare with the actual narrative of the campaign. For any media insider, it was clear…
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Businesses have long grappled with the new digital world of marketing. No longer can you simply choose traditional media and expect business referrals and clients to clamor to your brand. With the rise of social media, the death of phone books and the importance of an online marketing strategy, companies and brands are struggling to…
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With the prominence of GIFs on the web and Vine’s soaring popularity – over 200 million monthly users – there’s no question about it: the social media generation likes media that gets right to the point. The average human attention span is now 8 seconds, one second less than that of a goldfish, driving home the point that…
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If your business is on Twitter, it just got a little easier to engage your customers. Twitter has recently introduced a feature which allows users to create polls using their mobile app or desktop site. The poll, which offers a simple two-option questionnaire, is embedded directly into the tweet itself. Each person can vote only…
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