I’m a real Social Media advocate and clearly Social Media like Twitter and Facebook are growing in their ability to influence potential buyers. But data (at least from top retail sites) shows us that email is still a trusted source of information that actually drives people to buy.… Read the rest
Hard to ignore the marketing power and popularity of YouTube. In case you didn’t know, it is the second most popular search engine in the world behind Google. It is responsible for over 28% of all Google Searches (2008 statistics). So solid strategies to help us utilize this marketing behemoth more effectively are welcomed by all.… Read the rest
Ad Age posted a very cool commentary (and a nice info graphic) on a fascinating new development in my favorite Social Media Platform, Twitter.
I’ve always been fascinated by the organic, almost-live nature of Twitter’s open platform. Unlike Facebook, which I think is kind of rigid and certainly highly controlled, Twitter is morphing continuously in terms of how Tweeters use the platform.… Read the rest
Hubspot has written an article about the demise of the Yellow Pages and posted some interesting facts about that. We all know the Yellow Pages have been fading for years. This is mainstream news. Nothing new.
But some interesting nuances are appearing at the shores of the mainstream.… Read the rest
Project Scope: CafePress.com print-on-demand calendar featuring Bill Grey’s abstract digital paintings. Abstract Light is available for purchase.
Client: Bill Grey, Abstract Painter ~ Self promotion
Project Background: Inspired by creativity, Bill did a series of abstract paintings in 2003. Cynthe assembled their favorite paintings into this bold colorful calendar, one of our FAV calendar designs!… Read the rest
Project Scope: A series of CafePress.com print-on-demand calendars featuring Cynthe Brush’s D’Gravure™ Floral Photo Etchings. The Luminous Whites & Pales and Elegant Flowers are available for purchase from CafePress.com/JoyfulGarden Other flower calendars: Glorious Roses & Jeweltones.
Client: SpringMoonFineArtPrints.com
Project Background: Cynthe has been developing her D’Gravure™ (digital photo etchings) portfolio for fine art prints since 2003.… Read the rest
Project Scope: A series of CafePress.com print-on-demand calendars featuring Cynthe Brush’s D’Gravure™ Floral Photo Etchings. The Jewel Tones and Glorious Roses are available for purchase from CafePress.com/JoyfulGarden. Other flower calendars: Elegant Flowers and Luminous Whites & Pales
Client: SpringMoonFineArtPrints.com
Project Background: Cynthe has been developing her D’Gravure™ (digital photo etchings) portfolio for fine art prints since 2003.… Read the rest
Project Scope: A series of CafePress.com print-on-demand calendars featuring Cynthe Brush’s D’Gravure™ Photo Etchings. California Sand & Shore Calendar, Country Roots (Sonoma County California) Calendar, Sonoma County: Between Earth & Sky Calendar are available for purchase from CafePress.com/JoyfulGarden
Client: SpringMoonFineArtPrints.com… Read the rest
Boy… does this speak to the needs of today’s business, or what? Everyone wants a blog, a web site or a social media presence. But it’s hard to get around the fact that small businesses have a tough time developing content to keep their online presence updated and fresh.… Read the rest
Everyone’s getting into the act! So many new business directories want you to participate with them. Becky McCray at Small Biz Survival (a great person to follow, incidentally) lends us a hand by listing a number of these directories…. but she goes further by recommending a strategy for determining which directories should get your attention.… Read the rest
I just read this article on Social Media Today and wanted to share it. I actually don’t think that Twitter or Facebook can be compared, apples to apples. They are obviously very different and lend themselves to different types of relationships and different promotional strategies.… Read the rest
Several of our clients use Mailing List Providers like Mailchimp or GetResponse to good advantage. Email marketing is far from dead… notwithstanding the explosive growth of social media like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
But a new report from GetResponse (using a sample of over 500 million emails) offers some solid statistics showing that combining mailings with social media links is producing a significant increase over mailing alone.… Read the rest
The following article from the Guardian confirms that member communities like Facebook and Twitter are quickly replacing use of email. The included chart shows the impressive growth of member community usage across the planet.
But one of the most important trends to note is that this growth is apparently being fueled by the proliferation of mobile handsets!… Read the rest
For those of you interested in getting into the “Twitter-verse”, I thought you’d benefit by reading this short article laying down the “Do-Nots” of Twitter.
Mostly these things concern courtesy and common sense in a social protocols. As one of the commenters said, “Behave exactly as you would at the pub .… Read the rest
I was highly amused to read this short post from Nick Usborne of Freelance Writing Success because it resonated with our experience developing web sites. Many clients are still stuck in the old “Print Paradigm”. They work toward a “final” version of their web page or web copy which is appropriate for an expensive print project that is “set in stone”….… Read the rest
You all know I love Twitter and spend a fair amount of time there each week. The most intriquing thing about Twitter is, in contrast to Facebook, its openness. And now that Google is offering “real time” results (Twitter results) for your search terms, it has become even more useful.… Read the rest
Those of you who wonder why I’m so into these Social Media Tools need to watch this very engaging video. It’s only about 6 minutes…. but it will nudge your attitude into a new awareness, I’m sure. The Social Media are not going away.… Read the rest
In the last post, we covered all the most important setup instructions for posting on Twitter. Well…. almost all.
It’s tempting to think that once you’ve “got the look” and some profile info in place that you’re ready to run off and “collect followers”.… Read the rest
If you read my last post, you know a little about “Twitter Power” and all the potential it has for you or your company. So how do you get started? You computer wizards are not going to have any trouble going to twitter.com… Read the rest
I talk about Twitter every day to at least one person. I remember, before I started to use it, that it seemed pretty irrelevant to my life and business. I couldn’t understand the flexibility and potential of a platform that limited your messages to 140 characters.… Read the rest
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