IM NewsWatch, September 24, 2013 - Latest IM News including ‘Twitter competitions: how to make the most of your promotions - Econsultancy' and much more...
September 24th, 2013 at 4:00 am EST‘Manage Your Marketing: Handling a Crisis’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Manage Your Marketing: Handling a Crisis”. Margie Clayman says, “For companies, bad press has always been a known enemy. In the past, there were angry customer letters, stories on the nightly news, or critical articles in magazines or newspapers. The one advantage that companies... [Read more]
‘A Busy Sales Executive’s Guide to Effective Social Monitoring’ – HubSpot
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled ”A Busy Sales Executive’s Guide to Effective Social Monitoring”. Mark Roberge says, “I talk to sales executives a lot via networking. More often than not, my discussions with them pertain to best practices. One best practice I like to bring up is social media monitoring, which,... [Read more]
‘23 Tips for Content Marketing’ – Web Marketing Today
The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “23 Tips for Content Marketing”. Kunle Campbell says, “An effective content marketing strategy can help with your overall marketing efforts and improve your site’s search rankings. Audience awareness and promotion are also key elements to successful content marketing. Here are 23 tips... [Read more]
New video player makes web video simple #ad
Tired of website video players that claim to be easy to operate, but actually often fail? There’s a new WordPress video plugin that that is, in fact, easy to use and actually works. It does things for your video marketing that will impress you with its breadth of capabilities. This powerful plugin is the latest release of Simple Video Player.... [Read more]
‘Time to say a last goodbye to organic keyword data?’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Time to say a last goodbye to organic keyword data?”. Graham Charlton says, “here are lots of reports around the web right now that Google is redirecting all traffic to the HTTPs (secure) version of its site. Search Engine Land explains that this may be an attempt to block... [Read more]
‘Need to Know: 4 New Premium Ad Formats’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Need to Know: 4 New Premium Ad Formats”. Pete Prestipino says, “Display advertisers are excitedly looking forward to the upcoming holiday shopping season – particularly those using retargeting campaigns as they could provide a substantial edge or bump in performance over advertisers... [Read more]
‘Twitter Seeks $1 Billion Line of Credit, Report Says’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Twitter Seeks $1 Billion Line of Credit, Report Says”. Kurt Wagner says, “Twitter is reportedly seeking a line of credit between $500 million and $1 billion leading up to the company’s IPO, according to the New York Post. The tactic is similar to one used by Facebook during it’s... [Read more]
Komenz: Maximize the value of comments you receive #ad
David Coss (he calls himself Cossack) has announced Komenz, which he describes as a “social comments syndicator”. Whenever anyone makes a comment on your account on a major social network about your site, this software will copy it to all your accounts on other social networks so that you get the maximum leverage from it. It supports, Google... [Read more]
‘Twitter competitions: how to make the most of your promotions’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Twitter competitions: how to make the most of your promotions”. Melanie Seasons says, “Competitions on Twitter can be a great way for brands to increase followers, boost engagement and raise awareness of campaigns. But are you playing by the rules and making the most of your... [Read more]
‘A Few Thoughts on eCommerce in Argentina’ – ‘The Forrester Blog’
The latest article on ‘The Forrester Blog’ is titled “A Few Thoughts on eCommerce in Argentina”. Zia Daniell Wigder says, “I spent several days in Buenos Aires last week which was fantastic – great fun and really helpful in terms of understanding what’s happening in the eCommerce market. Wednesday was the annual eCommerce Day event:... [Read more]
Final Reminder- ‘Evaluate your Social Cycle: Connect. Engage. Increase. Repeat‘ – ShareThis Webinar 11.00 am EDT
This is our last chance to tell you about ShareThis’ webinar on Tuesday, September 24 at 11.00 am EDT. The topic of the webinar is “Evaluate your Social Cycle: Connect. Engage. Increase. Repeat”. ShareThis says, “Please join us for the first part of our free webinar series: Evaluate your Social Cycle: Connect. Engage. Increase.... [Read more]
Photoshop Marketing Graphic Design Pack builds strong sales pages #ad
Chad Nicely and Chris Jenkins just announced their Photoshop Marketing Graphic Design Pack. With the professional graphics in this package, you will be able to create sales pages, OTO pages and more. These are the graphics actually used by Nicely and Jenkins in their own marketing. Included in your collection are: • Bold and attention-getting headline... [Read more]
‘The Risks Associated with Social Media Marketing’ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Article
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “The Risks Associated with Social Media Marketing”. Craig Robinson says, “No matter the path you decide to follow in business, you’re always at risk of running into some road blocks, legal troubles, PR crises, and a thousand other negative consequences. Most businesses are... [Read more]
‘Microsoft Surface 2: A Better Tablet, But Is It Good Enough?’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Microsoft Surface 2: A Better Tablet, But Is It Good Enough?”. Pate Pachal says, “The Surface 2 is a pretty tablet. With its new light-gray finish, the second-generation Surface at least looks the part of a premium tablet. But does it make a more convincing case as aniPad or Android alternative? Microsoft would... [Read more]
‘The Anatomy of a 5-Star Subject Line’ – HubSpot
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled ”The Anatomy of a 5-Star Subject Line”. Ginny Soskey says, “Let’s face it: Every inbox in the world is cluttered. From automatic emails from social networks flying in every time you’re followed, Liked, pinned, or shared, to company newsletters, to the one-off email from your... [Read more]
FB Mayhem: How to create a full-time income on Facebook #ad
Anthony La Rocca has been using Facebook for three years to earn tens of thousands of dollars to support himself and his family. Now, he is sharing his business processes in FB Mayhem. He describes it as “a step-by-step system anyone can follow.” He has used the material in this course to change complete beginners into successful marketers.... [Read more]
‘Google and authorship: more than just a picture in SERPs’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Google and authorship: more than just a picture in SERPs”. Malcolm Slade says, “Authorship is one of the hot topics in SEO at the moment. Everyone expects it to have some value at some point but most people haven’t given it much thought other than reading about how... [Read more]
‘Online testing: 3 tips to help keep test designs aesthetically friendly’ – ‘MarketingExperiments’ Blog
The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Online testing: 3 tips to help keep test designs aesthetically friendly”. Emily Munns says, “Through my experiences of turning test ideas into wireframes, I have come across problems at times with how to communicate those ideas from an aesthetic point of view. This can be a little problematic... [Read more]
‘4 Ways This Big Brand Blew It on Twitter' by Jay Baer
Jay Baer‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “4 Ways This Big Brand Blew It on Twitter?. Baer says, “In business – and in life – sometimes there’s a thin difference between aggressive and obnoxious. T-Mobile crossed that line. Late last week, Sprint tweeted about their new package that provides subscribers unlimited... [Read more]
Fast Cash Video Profits: Create videos that sell, in under 2 hours #ad
There’s no dispute; the results are in: Videos help sell products. John Yost has been creating videos and using them to sell products for the last 4 years, and he has done it outside the “make money online” niche. Videos can improve results in virtually any niche you can imagine, if you do them right. And you don’t need to be... [Read more]
‘Building Your Marketing Funnel with Google Analytics’ – MOZ Blog
The latest MOZ blog post is titled “Building Your Marketing Funnel with Google Analytics”. John Doherty says, “Have you seen complete marketing funnels, but not been sure where to start building yours? In this post, John Doherty walks us through how to build a rudimentary full marketing funnel, from first touch to conversion, all with Google Analytics... [Read more]
‘The Answers to Last Week’s Content Marketing Quiz’ – ‘Copyblogger’ Blog
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “The Answers to Last Week’s Content Marketing Quiz”. Demian Farnworth says, “Last week we published a 10-question quiz to test your content marketing chops. If you missed it, go back and take the test before reading this! Below are the answers to those questions, from each corresponding... [Read more]
‘Discover How to Get Involved in the Booming Offline Health and Wellness Industry’ by Gail Trahd
Gail Trahd’s latest ‘PLR Health Wizard’ blog post is titled “Discover How to Get Involved in the Booming Offline Health and Wellness Industry”. Gail says, “According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, growth in the medical industry has not slowed and will continue to expand over the coming 10 years. As an Internet Marketer you are... [Read more]
Link Automatic: Write content once; send it everywhere uniquely #ad
Content syndication refers to placing your content in article directories, social media sites and on other web properties, so that it gets the widest readership. Often, for improved SEO, the content is modified so that the additional versions of it are not deprecated as “duplicate content.” David Coss (he calls himself Cossack) has created software... [Read more]
‘Guide to the Big 3 User-Review Sites’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Guide to the Big 3 User-Review Sites”. Amberly Dressler says, “User reviews can happen anywhere, but there are three websites that consumers overwhelmingly flock to and trust for recommendations. These networks also cater to business needs with tools to add, update and enhance listings,... [Read more]
‘Report: Flipboard Raises $50 Million, Now Worth $800 Million’ – ‘Mashable’
The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Report: Flipboard Raises $50 Million, Now Worth $800 Million”. Todd Wasserman says, “Social reader Flipboard has raised $50 million in new funding, pegging its estimated valuation at $800 million — four times the amount two years ago — according to a report. AllThingsD reports the funding... [Read more]
‘Multichannel challenges for modern marketers and how they can be overcome’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Multichannel challenges for modern marketers and how they can be overcome”. David Moth says, “Designing and implementing an effective multichannel strategy is a massive challenge for businesses, but one which also has the potential to deliver huge rewards. It requires companies... [Read more]
New List Building strategy #ad
Anton Nadillo and Andre Stoelinga were going broke as affiliate marketers. As they analyzed their problem, they realized that they were missing a great opportunity because they weren’t building a list of the people interested in their niche. They tried, but they couldn’t seem to interest people in joining them. They new a mailing list was... [Read more]