The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Facebook announced making a change to how it counts likes and Swarm launched direct messaging. Discover what you need to know about LinkedIn’s new look and learn about Google+ splitting apart into photos and streams. Is Twitter Going to Beat LinkedIn at…
This month’s featured expert is Linda Henry, Chief Editor at NetApp, an enterprise storage and data management provider. Linda has been immersed in the world of online video since it was invented. In 1999 she started a dot com that was an interactive story video series. True to her pioneering spirit, she cut off all…
The Week in Social Media News 2/20/2015 Keeping Marketers Current
February 20, 2015The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Twitter introduced TweetDeck Teams and a new tool that could make your tweets more popular. Facebook is now allowing users to put stickers on pictures from their phones and YouTube amended an advertising policy that tightens rules for brand-sponsored videos. Facebook Ads…
5 Ways to Create Event Buzz With Social Media
February 17, 2015Social media has been around for less than 15 years but it is quickly changing the way we all gather news, information, and communicate with each other, particularly with attending events. Have you noticed the increased usage of hashtags for industry conferences, sporting events, fashion shows, and other types of events? It is quickly becoming…
Top 10 Social Media News Stories this Week 2/13/2015
February 13, 2015The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. An Instagram bug is causing celebrity’s posts to appear pinned to the top of feeds. Facebook is giving advertisers a new tool and Pinterest may roll out a new “buy” button. Learn about Pinterest’s new app pins and how Facebook is now allowing…
How AMA San Diego Creates Authentic Content For Niche B2B Audiences
February 10, 2015This month we’re interviewing a dynamic marketer who inspires many other marketers through her leadership as President of the San Diego chapter of American Marketing Association. Shelley Callahan is the VP of Marketing for Advanced Particle Therapy (APT), a proton therapy center development company. A top player in San Diego’s sizzling biotech industry, APT develops…
Top 10 Social Media News Stories this Week 2/6/2015
February 6, 2015The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Twitter made it easier than ever for small businesses to advertise on its platform by launching a new advertising tool. Instagram made its videos loop automatically in users’ streams and Youtube is testing a new feature that lets users upload multiple camera angles for…
Simple Tricks To Promote Your Blog On Facebook
February 3, 2015By: Yohana Petrovic You have a great blog. It is full of wonderful, informative, and relevant content. You post regularly, but not too frequently. In fact, you are a blog reader’s heaven. However, this does you no good at all if you do not have any traffic coming your blog’s way. An extremely effective way to…
Top 10 Social Media News Stories this Week 1/30/2015
January 30, 2015The week in social media news hand-curated by your friends at Fandom Marketing. Facebook launched Place Tips, which offers information and recommendations about places in the real world. Twitter rolled out two of its new features and Pinterest is now testing ads in your home feed. Find out if Super Bowl Fans care what brands have to…
Tricks For Improving Reach With Social Media Advertising
January 29, 2015Social media advertising is a must for a successful marketing mix. Here’s what to keep in mind and how to make sense of the different targeting options available. Let’s face it, the days of organic social media are dead. The sandbox has been dirtied by the mass market creating more noise than any one feed can handle and…