The Empty Party Scenario
At Brand Advance we have a steady stream of people that discuss their online ventures with us both from a marketing and web development perspective. A relatively large amount of these projects involve some sort of community or social aspect. When it comes to growing a community based site or social network I [...]
Social Media Revolution
Think Social Media is a fad? Think again. I found this video had some very interesting stats. It reminded me of the “Did you know” video I shared last year, but more geared towards social media. Well worth watching….
It’s clear that social media can be used for many different purposes….customer service, building relationships with potential [...]
Facebook Surpasses 300 Million Users- Now Cash Flow Positive
A few days ago Facebook announced that they hit 300 million users and they are now cash flow positive.
Other interesting facts:
More than 2 billion photos uploaded to the site each month
More than 14 million videos uploaded each month
More than 2 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) shared each [...]
Twitter 101 - Twitter’s Guide for Businesses
Recently twitter published a guide called Twitter 101 to help businesses get started and get the most value from their popular application. Twitter 101 includes: best practices, glossary of terms one should be familiar with, case studies and more. If you are a business looking to get involved in Social Media, specifically twitter and don’t [...]
Facebook valued more than CBS?!?
Mashable just published an article stating that facebook is now valued at $6.5 billion dollars. That’s more than CBS, Discovery Communications, and Macy’s. Mashable’s article was in response to a report released by the New York times which articulated that fb employees were allowed to unload their stocks at $14.77 a share giving them a $6.5 [...]
Four Reasons Why Social Media Can Improve your Career & Personal Brand
Recently I’ve been viewing a lot of resumes and talking with a lot of recent college grads looking for jobs. Lots of the resumes I see are dull and unimpressive. Even many designer resumes I’ve reviewed have been bland with no personality. It really made me think about how helpful engaging in social media can [...]
Social Media Marketing- Special Free Report from Forrester Research
Social Media Marketing can be a powerful way to grow your business if done correctly. Forrester Research, a top technology and market research company recently published an excellent report explaining Sponsored Conversations and how to integrate them into your social media strategy and marketing plan to grow your business.
The Forrester report is typically $749, [...]
Flutter to Replace Twitter?
Rumor has it that a new innovative social media site and nano-blogging software is growing extremely quickly and according to it’s numbers is poised to surpass and overtake twitter within several months. It’s name…Flutter
Obviously this is a joke….The video does pokes fun at some real issues though. For instance what’s next in the realm [...]
IZEA’s Site Get’s An Upgrade
I had to make a post to give props to our design & marketing team at IZEA for releasing a new version of IZEA.com. The new interface allows for so much more informative content and looks great!
By visiting IZEA’s site you can view an awesome case study on IZEA’s social media campaign for Kmart and [...]
The Best Way to Get into Social Media- The Double Dutch Analogy
Recently I have had a lot of friends and others contact me asking advice on how they should get into Social Media, blogging, etc. Building your personal brand through Social Media is extremely valuable and can be a great asset for both your personal and business growth. So how do you get started? Enter the [...]
