500 Million Facebook Fans: Business Application

by Brian Oster - Business Development   8.4.10    Comments (0)

Facebook for Business? What is the business application for Facebook reaching 500 million users? We are rolling out a new blog series discussing what the impact of current events have on marketing your business.

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Tags: facebook, social media, viral marketing, target audience

 

 

Social Media Stampede

by Brian Oster - Business Development   4.23.10    Comments (0)

Where did this social media stampede come from? Twitter’s 105 million registered users, Facebook’s 400 million active users, and more than 140 million unique visitors each month from the U.S. alone. Is your business there yet?

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Tags: social media, youtube, business, facebook, twitter

 

 

Will Microsoft’s Kin Thrive?

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director    4.15.10    Comments (3)

Microsoft will soon be releasing their very own smartphones called Kin One and Kin Two. Will it be a hit for Microsoft, or will it join its cousin, the Zune, and survive but not really take off. Post your one word comment!

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Tags: trends, mobile, social media

 

 

Are You Missing the Right Ad Space?

by Brian Oster - Business Development   4.13.10    Comments (3)

Virtually anything anywhere can be used for advertising purposes. Are you missing out on the right advertising space for your organization? Brainstorm with us or share your best ad space success here!

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Tags: advertising, non-traditional marketing, social media

 

 

Social Media 101 for Small Businesses - Part Six

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   1.18.10    Comments (0)

Part six of the six-part presentation given by Lee Brinckley at the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce "Knowledge at Noon" on November 3, 2009

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Tags: social media, business, marketing

 

 

Social Media 101 for Small Businesses - Part Five

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   2.8.10    Comments (0)

Part Five of the presentation given by Lee Brinckley at the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce "Knowledge at Noon" on November 3, 2009

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Tags: social media, business, marketing

 

 

Social Media 101 for Small Businesses - Part Four

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   1.18.10    Comments (0)

Part Four of the presentation given by Lee Brinckley at the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce "Knowledge at Noon" on November 3, 2009

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Tags: social media, business, marketing

 

 

Social Media 101 for Small Businesses - Part Three

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   1.18.10    Comments (0)

Part Three of the presentation given by Lee Brinckley at the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce "Knowledge at Noon" on November 3, 2009

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Tags: social media, business, marketing

 

 

Social Media 101 for Small Businesses - Part Two

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   1.18.10    Comments (0)

Part Two of the presentation given by Lee Brinckley at the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce "Knowledge at Noon" on November 3, 2009

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Tags: social media, business, marketing

 

 

Social Media 101 for Small Businesses – Part One

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   1.15.10    Comments (2)

Recently, I spoke at the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce “Knowledge at Noon” on the subject of using social media for business (Social Media 101). It was the highest attendance for the chamber event with over 50 attendees. I made several new connections and met some wonderful people.

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Tags: social media, youtube, business, facebook, twitter

 

 

Observation - Photo Sharing

by Jason Cherry - Creative Director   1.4.10    Comments (1)

Over the holiday break, I made an observation. While waiting to see Santa with my two year old, I noticed a number of parents and grandparents, also waiting in line, showing pictures of their other kids/grandkids on their various mobile devices –smart phones, camera phones, and even some iPods.

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Tags: social media, photography, facebook

 

 

The Beauty of Integrated Marketing

by Lee Brinckley, Web Marketing Director   11.20.09    Comments (0)

The beauty of integrated marketing campaigns is the creative power and flexibility to build brand awareness and consistency. It can take form across different media like print, web, video and guerrilla marketing. It can also take form through different platforms in one media.

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Tags: integrated marketing, web design, social media

 

 

Conforming Social Media to your Brand

by Lee Brinckley, Web Marketing Director   11.11.09    Comments (0)

With the rising popularity of social media, many businesses have started using platforms like Twitter, Facebook and blogs to promote their product and services, but you will find, many times, there is no consistency between the look of each platform. Information on each platform may be wonderful, but there is a disconnect between them visually or even with general information. Brand consistency has been neglected.

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Tags: social media, brand identity

 

 

Photos: "Social Media 101 for Businesses" Presentation

by Lee Brinckley, Web Marketing Director   11.5.09    Comments (0)

Each month the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce puts on the "Knowledge at Noon". On November 3, 2009, Nehlsen Communications gave a presentation to over 50 business professionals. We saw representatives from financial institutions, casinos, schools and colleges, engineering companies and contractors.

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Tags: social media, marketing, business, events

 

 

How do I use social media for my business?

by Lee Brinckley - Web Marketing Director   10.21.09    Comments (2)

Lee, our web marketing director, will be giving a presentation on using social media for small businesses on November 3rd at the Bettendorf Library through the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce “Knowledge at Noon” series. He will define what social media is in layman’s terms and how to get started.

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Tags: social media

 

 

Jumping on the Social Media Merry-Go-Round

by Lee Brinckley, Web Marketing Director   10.14.09    Comments (0)

Social media is everywhere! Besides the obvious (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.), there seems to be a social media site (or sites) for everything. There are sites for runners (Athlinks), mothers (CafeMom), artists (DeviantArt), gamers (GamerDNA), Christians (MyChurch), book lovers (LibraryThing) and the list goes on.

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Tags: social media, twitter, facebook

 

 

Facebook and Twitter: What to Post - and What Not to Post

by Mark McLaughlin, Public Relations Specialist   7.14.09    Comments (0)

When Facebook and Twitter exploded onto the social networking scene, their rampant popularity practically cast MySpace into the shadows. Why are these new social networks so popular?

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Tags: facebook, twitter, social media

 

 

Adscape-Breaking Strategy

by Jason Cherry   7.1.09    Comments (0)

Strategy is the workhorse behind any effective communication, be it a tri-fold brochure or a full-on integrated marketing campaign. And while design and content help establish tone, and is many times what attracts the target to the message, if the strategy isn’t breakout, results will not be driven and the piece fails to effectively communicate its message...

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Tags: advertising, social media, guerrilla marketing

 

 

   
   

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