I have been asked before about the right use of hashtags in the various social networks. It is a great question, and the answer is neither simple nor straightforward. The simple reason is that the best practice and what you can gain from it is different for each and every social network. While some networks love hashtags others never really…
There are some seemingly crazy online marketing facts that many people do not know. Simply knowing about these facts will open up the opportunity to optimize your marketing efforts and avoid a ton of mistakes! Check out these 10 surprising facts, I am sure you don’t know all of them: 1. 6 out of 10 people will share a link…
Just yesterday I had a short Skype call with a friend running a startup. We talked about her current marketing situation, current problems, identified her goals and decided on the next steps she should take. She already had a clear view what she should do but needed some expertise to get it right. She had a lot of questions –…
This article is part of a series of posts about marketing consulting. You can find the first article in this series here: Online Marketing Consulting – all you needed was a simple answer. In the past, we have been in a situation where we were desperately looking for help for our marketing process but failed to find the expert who…
The following is a guest post by Jill Phillips. Jill is a freelance writer from Buffalo, NY. She is an aspiring entrepreneur and tech enthusiast, who loves to share her insight on various topics. When she is not writing, Jill enjoys taking photos and hiking with her dog. Connect with Jill via Twitter @jillphlps For anyone with an eight-hour day job, being…
The following is a guest post by Eileen O’Shanassy. Eileen is a freelance writer and blogger based out of Flagstaff, AZ. She writes on a variety of topics and loves to research and write. She enjoys baking, biking, and kayaking. Check out her Twitter @eileenoshanassy. The first thing to know about online marketing is that it doesn’t happen on its…
We humans tend to stick to what we know. In social media marketing, that can be dangerous. Social media is evolving. There are new platforms rising and shining – and the established social networks evolve and come up with new features all the time. As marketers, we all have to know what is happening – and make educated decisions on…
The following is a guest post by Oscar Waterworth. Oscar is a writer from Sydney and one of the editors at Bizzmarkblog. He enjoys reading and writing about the latest news in the tech, marketing, and business industries. To stay updated with Oscar’s latest posts, you can follow him on Twitter. Content marketing has managed to stay one of the hottest topics in the…
The following is a guest post by Cassidy Hennigan. Cassidy is an HR professional and a fellow Templates Assistant contributor. She loves cracking raw data, devouring marketing and technology advances and pulverizing nagging habits through goal setting, automation, and ethical hacking. You are kindly invited to visit Cassidy’s Twitter @CassidyHennigan. Content marketing is the number one trend that continues to redefine…
Writing informative, interesting, entertaining and valuable blog posts can be fun – but it is also a lot of work, takes time and effort. Putting so much effort into creating the best possible blog posts for your audience means you want to get as many interested readers to see and consume your content as possible. Actively distributing your content in…