Social media platforms are continuously changing their recommended optimal image sizes. If you’re trying to optimize your social media presence, its necessary to use images of the highest quality and the best fit for each social media channel. Your social media profile should display top-notch images to best represent your business or brand. High definition screens such as smartphones require larger images so…
Ever wonder how teens are really using social media? Or, if B2B marketers are using it at all? Do you know the average cost per user companies are spending in social advertising? We’ve answered these questions and more in Social Media By The Numbers. We’ve scoured the internet to source the most credible data through…
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…
Video is a trending media format that will grow in importance in 2015. In this interview you’ll learn about insider tactics for working with YouTube influencers to promote your products on video. This month we feature Jennifer DeYoung who recently joined global lifestyle and fitness brand Tone It Up as their digital media manager. You…
How many times have you heard the words “let’s make a viral video” in a meeting? Marketers get caught up in making the mistake that every video made for the Internet is going to go viral. It is not and it will not. Not likely, anyway. That’s a trap. With 100 HOURS of video uploaded to YouTube EVERY MINUTE (YouTube, May 2014),…
If you watched part one of our three part video marketing series, you now know that video is the next big thing! Now you might be wondering how to get started. In this episode Melonie Gallegos, founder of Fandom Marketing and Brands With Fans, interviews video expert Cindy Matalucci of The Pulse on how to…
Any mention of SEO, and you probably get an image of pandas and penguins and hummingbirds in your mind. That’s quite understandable, especially since Google is still the world’s largest search engine and most of your search volume probably comes from this site. But the Google search engine isn’t the only site you can or…
Viral videos. Every company wants to create a viral video, yet few know how. Most marketers have at one time participated in a meeting where the directive is to create a viral video for the latest and greatest product. In general, the rule of thumb is that you cannot create your own viral video. Company-created…
It happened so fast. Social media has crept into the mainstream over the last twelve years. Crept? OK, that’s not a good word. Let’s call it launch bombed. Like 007 landing at the party in a big parachute. While arguably social media in the form of two-way communication online was developed as early as the…
