Archive for the social platforms Tag

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Viral: We Must Deliver to the Client! – not

Golden Eagle Snatches Kid in Montreal So yes you have all seen this and at first were taken in. The reality was that students from an arts college in Montreal were tasked to make a viral video that would garner over 100K views. They did well. After researching about what works best on YouTube it was kids, animals and more
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Comment with Reach

I recently had a complaint with my local radio station. When I commented on their page, I also took the time to post it to my own timeline. Copying and pasting the same text will ensure that you are replicating the same message. To start though, use the @ symbol in front of the name. In this case I used
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Endorsement Entaglement

Being in search mode for a work has shown me some interesting trends that perhaps I might have not otherwise have picked up on. Lately I have been tweaking my LinkedIn profile which I have had for 10 years but really have not needed to change other than some updates. The activity has led to others in my network seeing
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Visuals are All

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am not at present able to upload any media. To me part of what I want and need to tell in my storytelling must include graphics. This has led me to not posting. It also has led me to a realiszation about the importance of this blog to me. I am unsure
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2006 Bites Abercrombie & Fitch on the Skinny Jean Ass

You might have noticed a bit of a gap in the posts in the past few weeks as I took a break from writing to concentrate on some other urgent projects. Now back, let’s dig into something I heard about a few days ago. Since I don’t shop at the store, I was not aware that the retailer Abercrombie &
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EdgeRank Esoterically Unravelled [INFOGRAPHIC]

  PostRocket has created a couple of easy to understand infographic that aims to help you understand how newsfeed stories are delivered to users on Facebook. The advent of EdgeRank has some mathmatically challenged folks in marketing and elsewhere a bit lost. Remember – more see what you post than your timeline of posts. The majority of folks spend time
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Encouraging Signs of a Proactive Youth

On the weekend, my daughter suggested that if she got over 10,000 likes, would I quit smoking. I was not sure that she could get this number as she did not mention where she was going to post it. So thanks to the power of social connectivity, I guess I have to at least give it a try. My daughter
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“I don’t want to be engaged”

Sounds like that Newfoundland and Labrador government’s social media advisory train is off the track. First, opposition Gerry Rogers member was kicked out of the house because she would not apologize to Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale for someone else’s Facebook posts on the group Kathy Dunderdale must GO!!!. Rogers says she was added to the group without her
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Oh Sears. Still Not Dishing it Up?

Earlier I had posted about an ad on Kijiji regarding a dishwasher (“Beautiful Sears Kenmore dishwasher -or a really nice boat anchor”). It was not necessarily for sale, but it did highlight the plight of Shauna Jones and Gerry LeBlanc regarding the old run around from Sears. Seems that the Sears reputation for standing by their products and service is
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Social and Mobile: Symbosis

This following article first appeared in Mobile Marketer. I wanted to share it with you. It really sums up how important social is, how important mobile is – but most of all how these content and delivery platforms work together in a really tight symbiotic relationship today and going forward. SAN FRANCISCO – An eMarketer executive at the ad:tech San
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