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Women & Social Media in 2013
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January 3, 2014
Maybe you’ve heard, but 2013 was a big year for women on social media. Believe it or not, we ladies now outnumber male users on almost every major platform, and we’ve got some data to back it up. The Pew Research Center recently released the results of a 2013 survey in which 1,445 people across the U.S. were asked about...

Influence Marketing: Mind Your M’s and P’s
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December 17, 2013
Marketing to today’s consumers is like writing a choose-your-own-adventure book; so far gone are the days of the linear purchase cycle. Consumers are accessing information whenever and wherever they want from dozens of different devices. The average consumer might watch four commercials, see two print ads, speak with a friend (or five), and read three different reviews on three different...

Snapchat 101: A Brief History
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December 11, 2013
When Facebook offers to purchase your startup for $3 billion, you take it, right? Not if your startup is calledSnapchat. Its recent rejection of the colossal sum has many scratching their heads. Is the mobile photo sharing app really worth billions of dollars, or more? Let’s take a closer look. Beginnings: In April 2011, Stanford students Evan Spiegel and Bobby...

How Do You Hire? Top CMOs Talk Talent
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December 4, 2013
Ask almost anyone in a corporate leadership role, and they’ll tell you that the success or failure of a company depends less on corporate structure and a great logo than it does on that hard-to-define, oh-so-important secret sauce: the human element. A great leader cannot be successful without surrounding him or herself with a great team of people who embody...

Investing in Content Development
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October 4, 2013
Delivering successful content is like having a conversation with a potential employer. If the jobseeker delivers a pitch that isn't tailored to the needs of the organization, he will almost certainly be passed over for the next candidate. It's no different for a company that is communicating with its customers. Cultivating a good content marketing strategy means moving beyond standard...

Insights on Crisis Management
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September 27, 2013
Every experienced social media practitioner has "crisis planning" as one of the first steps in the on-boarding process with a new client.  So naturally when Nick Johnson of Useful Social Media asked me to moderate a panel called "On the Defensive: Tactics to Spot and Avert Corporate Crises" at last week's Incite Marketing Summit, I said, "sure, no problem," thinking...

Apple Update Recap
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September 12, 2013
Amid great anticipation, Apple executives introduced two new iPhone models and a new mobile operating system on Tuesday. Below is a recap of what we can expect from Apple’s new offerings. The new iOS 7 includes an updated control center, notification center and multitasking view, as well as new ringtones and system alert sounds. Also new is AirDrop, which allows...

A Recap of the Chipotle Twitter Hack: Pros and Cons
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August 23, 2013
Chipotle recently admitted to tweeting a handful of confusing and nonsensical messages on purpose. At the time, it appeared that Chipotle’s account had been hacked, but the tweets were actually clues in an ongoing promotion called Adventurrito, a 20-day-long scavenger hunt featuring 20 puzzles to celebrate Chipotle’s 20th anniversary. Is faking your own Twitter hack really the way to #CutThru?...

Making Your Influencer Campaign Effective
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August 13, 2013
In a recent blog post,  Dan Hebert makes a compelling case that influencer marketing is hotter than Jennifer Lawrence. Though huge JLaw fans may beg to differ, those of us in the social trenches know Dan may actually be the master of understatement. Consider a couple of the many facts Hebert offers: More than 50% of marketing and PR professionals will be...