Hubspot recently published a study on how Social Media changes the way people interact with brands. I am not the first one to respond to this study. Jay Baer wrote about how “New Social Media Research Uncovers the Big Problem for Businesses“. I have to admit, I am rather surprised about how insignificant the „changes“ through Social Media seem compared to my…
Yesterday, Jay Baer of Convince and Convert wrote a very interesting post: “Are Social Media Jobs About to Disappear?” Like all posts I find are great, it got me thinking – and while I respectfully disagree, I’m glad I got to read it. It got me thinking about the future of social media in a corporate world. What’s Jay’s Point?…
Recently in a Facebook Group about Social Media, a new member presented himself as a student interested in social media. He wrote he specialized in automation. I did not have to wait long for the reaction I expected: The first comments started to come in “I don’t like the word automation in connection with social media” and “social media is…
In a recent discussion with young entrepreneurs I mentioned that social media adoption in companies in Germany still is far behind other countries like the US. Someone replied: „That is because in Germany the people actually work in their working hours.“ This remark took me slightly off guard, and I had to ask Jonathan if I got that comment right?…
“Can I or should I write on my blog in English, even if it’s not my primary language?” This question comes up quite frequently in online marketing, by a lot of different people and for a lot of different reasons. The internet united most parts of the world – and the most common language is English. Content in the English…
According to a study by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, only 38% of B2B companies think their content marketing is effective. The same study also states that only 35% of the companies have a documented content marketing strategy. My guess is that some of these companies do not even know whether they are effective or not. They cannot say what…
I use many networks. I love most of them for unique reasons. And I get totally turned off if I see tons of Pins on Twitter, Tweets on Facebook or get notified on Facebook that someone checked into his bathroom on Foursquare (Swarm). On the other hand, it is a legitimate way of getting more results from your content creation efforts. Share…
by Susanna Gebauer (@dreckbaerfrau) A few days ago, I received a friend request on Facebook. In the PS, it said something like If you keep your Facebook strictly for friends and family – no bad feelings if you do not accept my friend request. – That got me thinking: Who do we connect to in which networks? Which networks do…
Link: What makes a brand successful on Tumblr? unionmetrics: Tumblr is one of our favorite social platforms, and lately has hosted hundreds of the world’s top brands. We wanted to learn more about how these brands use Tumblr. Particularly, we were interested in digging into how brand content performs on Tumblr, how often and when brands post, what they… Reblogged…
by Susanna Gebauer (@dreckbaerfrau) Looking at online businesses today, I sometimes get the feeling that many forget about the one most important purpose behind all online activity: The people. Here are some examples of what happens when people are not part of the equation enough. Relying on content specifications too much: We create content for Google, Facebook, Pinterest and many…