by Brad Friedman | Social Media
July 4th is just around the corner and there's still time to take advantage of the marketing opportunity. There's nothing more American than gearing seasonal marketing efforts to coincide with national holidays. It makes perfect sense, too. For most of us, thoughts of holidays elicit warm feelings, evoke good memories, and generate shopping opportunities for specialty items we may not buy at other times of the year. Making July 4th ads work for you in today's digital world means reaching your consumers on social media. It is not difficult. Read on and we can show you how. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Inbound Marketing
Inbound marketing is a tactic you should employ to boost revenue for Father's Day. Aside from Christmas, Mother's and Father's day are two of the biggest gift giving holidays of the year. Consumers are in the mood to spend on their loved ones and are very responsive to effective inbound marketing campaigns. They will be using search engines to find gift ideas and will also be highly attuned to social media marketing. Best of all, they will be aggressive at pursuing content and will be delighted to see any innovative inbound marketing campaigns. Here are a few extremely effective ideas. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Social media marketing is a must for any business wanting to be in business 5 years from now. A bold statement?
I think not. There are advantages and disadvantages attached to the rise of social media. Given that you can find out everything your friends are doing by going on the internet, you may not see the need to actually interact with them socially. But if you treat social media as just one more way to keep in touch with friends rather than a replacement for social intercourse, it becomes very advantageous. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Social media is a modern-day reality. It's how huge swaths of the population keep in touch with each other, it's how we share news in our lives, and for many people it's a window to the wider world. For companies looking to get their name and products in front of huge audiences, social media marketing is the answer. All it takes is the viral success of one campaign, and that company's visibility will skyrocket. Even without viral success, social media is the new word-of-mouth marketing. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
Social media marketing takes a lot of work. How many times have you turned on the news and seen an overnight success story? Maybe it's an author who was a total unknown a few weeks ago, but now thanks to a single, viral review they've skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists. Or maybe it was the local business that was on the verge of bankruptcy, but thanks to one lucky video that got shared and re-shared across social media, the owners have now paid off their debts, and are in the black for the first time in years. (more…)
