Social Media


Recent Social Media Articles

5 Twitter Lessons From the Obama and Romney Campaigns

Twitter has grown exponentially since the last Presidential election. Here's how both candidates are using it--and you can too.  Read more

Beginner's Guide to Social Media Strategy

Jumpstart your social media plans with this strategy for newbies.  Read more

Going Mobile? Make It More Than a Marketing Strategy

Smartphones and tablets are becoming an important tool for satisfying your customers' needs, not just for trying to sell to them. Are you ready?  Read more

Need to Give a Speech? Don't Forget to Do This

You've prepped your talk and calmed your nerves. But here's one step you might be forgetting.  Read more

Reality Check: Engagement Is Now a Way of Business

Social media changes everything. Marketing, sales, customer service, they're no longer departments; engagement is now a way of business.  Read more

On Social Media, Authenticity Always Wins

This CEO takes pride in being brutally honest online--even if he offends people. This is why he thinks you should do the same.  Read more

How to Dramatically Improve SEO

Here's an easy way to determine what your customers want--and how to best meet their needs.  Read more

Get Your Customers to Sell for You: 5 Tips

Use your website and social networking to generate easy-to-close referral sales.  Read more

4 Creative Ways to Grow Your Business Using the Web

Take your business further than your budget. Think imaginatively to market your business online.  Read more

Google Plus: The Most Under-Appreciated Must-Use Social Media Tool

Here's what you need to know about rolling out your small business on Google+.  Read more

How to Choose the Best Platform for Your App

Do you develop on Apple iOS, Google Android, or Windows? Or all of the above? Check out the pros and cons for the major platforms.  Read more

6 Tips for Mastering Your New LinkedIn Profile

Notice anything different on your LinkedIn profile page? Here's what you need to know.  Read more

Using Social Media to Power Community

Social media isn't just a communications tool. According to Doug Ulman of Livestrong, social media done right can propel a community forward.  Read more

Secrets to Better (and Cheaper) Online Marketing

Hubspot founder Brian Halligan says you can quintuple your website's traffic--without spending a ton of money.  Read more

Simple Tips to Make Your Website Look More Credible

Credibility makes--and breaks--online businesses. Here's how a newcomer in a competitive industry can build trust with customers.  Read more

How to Do Social Media Right: 5 Tips

Three Inc. 5000 companies reveal real-life stories about how they've successfully tackled social media.  Read more

The New Rules of Viral Videos

They're getting longer and funnier--and they're barely recognizable as advertisements.  Read more

8 Ways to Improve Your 'About Us' Page

Chances are, one of the most-visited pages on your website is probably also your weakest. Here are eight ways to fix it.  Read more

7 Web Tools Every Start-Up Needs

Whether you're just starting up or need a way to manage existing operations, these tools have you covered.  Read more

The Future of Your Commute

You can't work while you drive--yet. But new technology is evolving quickly and could make it happen soon.  Read more

Inside the New Domain-Suffix Gold Rush

As great available URLs become rare, start-ups in particular are gravitating toward the domain suffix .co, and blazing a new trail in the process.  Read more

Future of Mobile Apps: 4 Predictions

More than 5,500 software developers were asked to look into their crystal balls. This is what they saw.  Read more

It's Baaack: Myspace Plots Another Relaunch

If at first you don't succeed, redesign, redesign again. This time, it just might work.  Read more

3 Most Important Mobile Marketing Channels

Whether you have a mobile app or a mobile website, here's how you can target your audience and find your mobile presence.  Read more

Why Apple's Maps Flap Could Make Your Life Harder

Don't think Apple's buggy new Maps app affects your business? Think again.  Read more

Managing Your Agency: 4 Key Ways to Get What You Want

Hiring help with your digital marketing efforts? Start your relationship right by making sure you're in sync on these key points.  Read more

You've Outgrown Your Marketing Plan. Now What?

Your ad hoc marketing plan may have worked to get your company where it is now, but chances are it won't drive your future success.  Read more

6 Big Myths About SEO

Your understanding of the way Google works is probably three or four years out of date--and that's an eternity in Web time.  Read more

Managing Your Company's Facebook Page Just Got Easier

Based on feedback from business customers, Facebook announced a few new features, including its new Page Manager app.  Read more

4 Reasons to Be More Visual

Human brains process visual information in very specific ways. Here's how to tap into brain science to get your message across.  Read more

Who Is Using Social Media Now?

A new study shows a sharp increase in the number of small firms on social media--and highlights pain points and favorite tools.  Read more

5 Ways to Get More Facebook Likes

You have to be everywhere your customers are--including on Facebook. Here are some easy ways to rack up those "likes."  Read more

5 Reasons I Hate Facebook's New Ads

The new format does a disservice to both users and advertisers. Here are the details.  Read more

6 Smart Tricks to Get Better Feedback

Want to know what your customers really think? Go beyond focus groups and try some of these clever techniques.  Read more

Marketing in a Brave, New Multiscreen World

Do your ads easily move across different devices? That's what consumers do--and they won't wait for you to catch up.  Read more

Who's Winning the 2012 Social Media Election?

Take a look at how the candidates' social media campaigns measured up this summer.  Read more

How to Crowdsource Anything

The next time you need to get something done, you might want to try appealing to the masses for some help.  Read more

Path co-founder Dave Morin: 'Why Are We Doing This?'

When the Path social tool first launched, adoption was slow. Here's how it turned around.  Watch video

Top 5 Marketing KPIs for Your Dashboard

Which key performance indicators you use could influence your results. These are my top picks.  Read more

4 Essential Rules for Online Content

If you don't give customers the content they want--the way they want it--you'll soon be out of customers.  Read more