Gary England, vice president of News 9 in Oklahoma City was my guest for this episode. Gary shared his experience representing himself on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. He shared his following strategy on Twitter, his technique when people make him mad online, and how and why he shares information about his personal life online.
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Social media in general has been moving more and more toward the visual end of the spectrum. All the major players have been putting emphasis on photos and images, with LinkedIn being no exception.
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If there’s anything constant in the world of social media, it’s change. Although LinkedIn tends to be more stable than some other platforms, it goes through its share of changes as well. June 4, 2014, LinkedIn made several significant changes for premium members, including a new, less expensive plan.
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Clint Williams, Executive Director of The Mary Abbott Children’s House was my guest for this episode. Clint shared his experience with us, including advice to start with goals, then back into tools. He also shared why his organization chose to use an email newsletter, and how nonprofits should choose donor management software, which applies to CRM software in the for-profit world.
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Smartphone applications can be powerful tools for engaging customers and building loyalty. But, if executed poorly, they can also do a lot of damage to your brand and turn previously passionate fans away from your business. Will you be throwing your money away?
I get a lot of questions from small business owners as to whether or not they should be working on a mobile app to market their business instead of investing in traditional or online marketing. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the answer is “no.”
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One problem that I see clients often have is the inability to easily edit their photos to put on the web. Although I’ve given some suggestions in the past on how to simply resize your photos for the web, sometimes your photos may need a little more tweaking than just a quick resize. Not everyone can afford expensive software to edit photos, so that’s why I’d like to share a few powerful, affordable options that you can try out.
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JC Riley with AFH Marketing was my guest for this episode. JC shared his experience with us, including advice to not keep all your eggs in one basket. He also talked about specific advantages to email marketing, and the potential dangers of pay per click on search engines and social media.
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If you’re like many others, the challenge in posting on a regular basis is that when it comes time to sit down and write your social media, you can’t think of what to share. It’s not what you couldn’t share something helpful to your target market, you just get writer’s block when it’s time to actually do it. To help, let’s look at 10 social media update ideas from my book, 102 Tweets.
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If you’re just getting started marketing your organization online, all the options out there can get overwhelming. There are a lot of tools and options available. It can be challenging to even wrap your mind around it all!
I’ve organized a lot of the options out there into eight different tools and strategies. Although there’s a lot of overlap, this should help you understand what various online marketing options are out there.
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My guest for this episode was Mike Koehler, with Smirk New Media here in Oklahoma. Mike talks about how you should start your online marketing by listening. And when you do start sharing, Mike has the right mix for content, which he calls the 3 C’s. Also, Mike talks about the advantages of experimenting with a personal account first, and why dermatologists shouldn’t talk about their sandwiches online.
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