email campaigns »

[24 Oct 2010 | 5 Comments | ]

Here is a Quick Email Tip: Set up a signature line to appear at the bottom of every email you send out (whether in an email newsletter or everyday correspondence).
Include (among other info):

Your Name
Company Name
Phone #
URL (include http:// to make it a live link they can click on)
Email Address (yes, even though you are sending out the email – sometimes people cut and paste your contact info to refer you to others, and doing this just makes it easier for everyone)

Other things to consider:

Links to your social media …

social media »

[1 Oct 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

Facebook’s blog announced the top social media site is rolling out a series of cool improvements to their photo features, however, I wonder if it will be enough to really compete with Flickr.  And if the improvements are going to be  the correct ones to get professional photographers over there to use the system.
Though I do think the images look nice and for sharing photos with friends, folks will be happy:

Of course, I like to think about how it can help on a business level.  I know there are advantages …

web »

[1 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]

Do you sometimes feel like your are talking to yourself online?  You are writing blog posts and no one is commenting, you are on Twitter and no one is retweeting or replying…but does that mean no one is listening?
There was an article on Mashable.com today, entitled:
Most Tweets Produce Zero Replies or Retweets [STUDY]
It states:
Sysomos, maker of social media analysis tools, looked at 1.2 billion tweets over a two-month period to analyze what happens after we publish our tweets to Twitter. Its research shows that 71% of all …

Free Web and Marketing Tools »

[2 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Trying to find the correct journalists and bloggers to write about your services/product?
Well, hopefully, MediaSync is gonna make it much easier to know who writes about your industry or subject matter.
Today, I came across a Press Release announcing a free service called MediaSync by a company called mBLAST.

The MediaSync site has this to say about their offerings (keep in mind, just because they mention it being for professionals, doesn’t mean it isn’t simple enough for you to use on your own):

MediaSync is a free online resource that allows you as …

social media »

[29 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

A new study shows that the largest growing demographic on Facebook is… grandma and grandpa.
Today, an article, entitled “Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS]” appeared in Mashable & stated:
A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group’s social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame.
Why do you think so many of our elders have recently joined social media sites?
I spoke with my …