Social Networking – The Truth About Social Networking For Socially Challenged Entrepreneurs

Conversation is natural, for some at least, and social networking should be just as natural but it seems as though we’ve lost the art of conversation somehow. True, there are those amongst us who prefer a quiet book, a walk alone in the park or a shack in the middle of a wood or high… Continue reading Social Networking – The Truth About Social Networking For Socially Challenged Entrepreneurs

Social Networking – Can Your Company Afford Not to Engage?

Twitter. Facebook. YouTube. If I said these words to you years ago you would have looked at me like I was crazy! The aforementioned are websites used to fuel the social networking phenomenon. In case you are not aware of how social networking sites function, people use these sites to form associations with others that share the… Continue reading Social Networking – Can Your Company Afford Not to Engage?

Internet Marketing on Social Networks

If your an internet marketer, affiliate marketer, entrepreneur or someone who wants to use internet marketing on social networks, there are a few tactics and strategies you’ll need to consider before going after your intended target market. Taking the time to carefully construct a social marketing campaign plan can be the difference between success and… Continue reading Internet Marketing on Social Networks

The New Era – How To Use Social Networks to Build Your Network Marketing Business

At first the only social networks were free to join major networks like MySpace and Facebook. Their networks are open to absolutely everyone from anywhere and they have grown like wildfire across the web. Even network marketers joined these networks and still do in order to market their opportunities or products through these sites. It… Continue reading The New Era – How To Use Social Networks to Build Your Network Marketing Business

2 key e-mail tips from SmartBrief

After Stephanie Miller’s recent guest post about optimizing the deliverability of e-mail marketing messages, we received several requests for more information about e-mail marketing best practices. With 10 years of e-mail marketing experience under our belt, we’ve learned a few things. Now it’s time for us to share with you. The golden rule: Do unto others …… Continue reading 2 key e-mail tips from SmartBrief

Turn your e-mail newsletter into a social-sharing hub

Your e-mail newsletter provides a great opportunity to act as a “connector” between the various consumer touch points that you maintain.  By adding social-sharing tools to share content as well as promoting links to connect with your brand on your social network pages within your e-mail newsletters, you empower subscribers to share.  It also allows… Continue reading Turn your e-mail newsletter into a social-sharing hub

Mobile marketing meets social media

For even more best practices on mobile marketing and other social-media topics,  check out the upcoming Social Media Success Summit, which SmartBrief is helping to organize. The event is fully online, so there are no travel expenses, and registration is still half-off for a limited time. 6 rules for building a successful mobile app Smartphone-powered mobile… Continue reading Mobile marketing meets social media

Are social-buying sites part of social media?

Last week’s poll question: Do you include social-buying sites, such as Groupon and Living Social, in your definition of social media? Yes — these sites rely on users telling their friends about deals; they’re inherently social – 33.68% No — these sites don’t promote conversation, so they aren’t social media – 31.58% They’re not social media… Continue reading Are social-buying sites part of social media?

Integrating e-mail marketing and social media

Fuse your e-mail and social-media strategies Embracing social media doesn’t have to imply scrapping your e-mail-marketing campaigns, writes Jeanne S. Jennings. Social-media users actually tend to be avid e-mail users, and people are more amenable to receiving marketing messages via e-mail from companies they’re already connected to socially, a study shows, so there’s plenty of… Continue reading Integrating e-mail marketing and social media

Are photo-sharing sites overlooked?

SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues. Last week’s poll question: What’s your opinion of photo-sharing sites such as Flickr, Instagram and Color? I have never used these services: 35.84% They’re great for consumers but have limited business potential: 34.10%… Continue reading Are photo-sharing sites overlooked?