Blogs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest — more and more, these are the places where people are talking about goods and services. Technorati’s 2013 Digital Influence Report confirms the growing trend of consumers turning to blogs and social media when looking to make a purchase, thanks to the trust and clout carried by online influencers. No one […]
RIP, content marketing. Thanks to Google’s algorithm updates and quality guidelines that require paid links to include a nofollow tag, there’s simply no value any more in online promotions for brands and agencies. After all, if a sponsored link can no longer provide a direct PageRank boost, what’s the point? Everyone knows the only reason […]
Pop quiz: what famous celebrity do you associate with JELL-O pudding? I’m guessing you had no problems coming up with Bill Cosby, which isn’t surprising given the fact that his spokesperson relationship with JELL-O lasted nearly thirty years. For those of us of a certain age — *ahem* — Cosby’s homey kid-friendly delivery will forever […]
Looking for ways to boost your organization’s social media engagement in 2014? As a marketer, you’re tasked with the slippery job of putting together content strategies in an environment that’s constantly changing, thanks to social media’s seemingly infinite capacity for rolling out new channels and products. Who could blame you for focusing on the one […]