Branding. Marketing. Selling. There are countless reasons why you would use social media for business. And if you’re a nonprofit organization, one of those reasons would be fundraising. In fact, as direct mail, telemarketing and other traditional methods of acquiring…
I have two very good reasons to be following Super Bowl XLIX on Twitter so closely. With our local team, the New England Patriots, gearing up for their ninth Super Bowl appearance (having won in 2001, 2003 and 2004), I…
It’s that time of year again. It’s time to say goodbye to 2014, and prepare to celebrate the arrival of 2015. But before we close the book on this year, let’s take a moment to look back on the wide…
There’s both an art and a science to writing for Twitter. To stand out from the crowd, you want to be creative and clever, but you also need to be smart and strategic in order to drive a high level…
Many discussions about social media best practices for businesses are more relevant to B2C companies than B2B ones. For example, of the ten finalists for AdWeek’s 2014 Shorty Awards for Best Brand on Twitter, none were B2B brands. That’s because…
The Internet rejoiced earlier this month as Twitter added its newest and happily welcomed feature, animated GIFs. The long awaited feature means Twitter users will finally be able to share their favorite animated pictures with the click of a button….
In direct marketing, it’s long been said that a bad offer to a good list will perform better than a good offer to a bad list. The point being that without a decent audience, you may as well forget about…
As a huge fan of the NBA and an even bigger fan of marketing, it was exciting for me to watch real-time social media cleverness unfold on Twitter during last night’s NBA Finals. As a resident of San Antonio, I…