Why 2013 Is The Year You Need To Get Serious About Tumblr

Brands as Publishers Tumblr is a unique combination of publishing platform and dynamic social network. With that mix, brands have the opportunity to become storytellers and content curators that provide compelling, contextually relevant content to a large and engaged group of users. Savvy brands understand that the best way to make an impact on an [...]

5 Social Media Publishing Lessons Brands Learned This Year

  Social media is still in its infancy as a marketing tool and, as you’d expect, many brands aren’t yet ready to take the stabilizers off yet. In 2012, there were some great examples of how to use social networks and social media publishing processes to promote products, content, and services. But companies can also [...]

Why Social Business Needs To Be Top of Mind For Marketers

Brands today need to start thinking, acting and operating like media companies. Unfortunately, it’s not like we can turn on the “media company” button and change operations overnight. It requires a change in attitude, behavior, thinking coupled with processes and governance models; as well as technology that can facilitate the transformation.So if you are a brand marketer and [...]

Brands Should Be Friends with Brands on Social Media

Curator Tom George: This is a fantastic post on what type of great mayhem can ensue when one brand on Facebook or Twitter catches fire with another brand and a hilarious engagement ensues. Do you have any fun stories regarding this type of situation? Go ahead and comment below and let us know. Feel free [...]

The 20 Most-Viral Ads of 2012 (So Far)

See on Scoop.it – Digital Marketing and Social Business It’s only the middle of May, but already we’ve had some runaway viral hits in advertising this year. Unruly Media, which runs the global Viral Video Chart, has just released a list of the most-shared ads of 2012 (so far). See on www.adweek.com

It’s the Content, Stupid – Forbes

See on Scoop.it – Marketing Support ForbesIt’s the Content, StupidForbesAs consumers buy the newest i-whatever, many advertisers continue to adopt the strategy of “be everywhere” with hardly any regard for relevant content. See on www.forbes.com

Are Brands Wielding More Influence In Social Media Than We Thought?

See on Scoop.it – Enterprise Social Media “As one who has read, dissected and written about many a study regarding social media, brands and consumers, I can tell you I for one was quite surprised to read the findings of a survey recently conducted by Market Force ”   Another key stat: “of the 12,000 [...]