#Pinterest Enhances Some Pin Categories.

#pinterest enhances some #pin categories. The idea is to make #pins more actionable. Do you like the idea of more options and information for your #pins? Will this increase #pinterest usage? What do you think?


http://marketingland.com/pinterest-introduces-rich-pins-with-more-data-to-make-them-more-actionable-44520

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#Yahoo buys Tumbler

#yahoo buys #Tumbler! #yahoo expects to grow mobile #audience. Tumbler expects to increase ads on tumbler. What do you think of this merge? Will you mind more ads on tumbler? Do you think Yahoo will affect the way tumbler works? Will Yahoo increase it's user base? Let me know what you think.



 http://marketingland.com/yahoos-speaks-on-tumblr-acquisition-admiration-and-monetization-44583

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Youtube Paid Channels?

#Youtube PAID Subscriptions? what do you think? Would you be willing to pay for Youtube channels? Check out this article and tell me what you think.


http://marketingland.com/youtube-launches-ad-free-paid-subscription-channels-42988

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Facebook Home page for Smart Phones

#facebookhome for smart phones home page crosses 1 million downloads in one month. How do you think this increases the need to advertise on #facebook? Do you think people will increase their facebook useage on smart phones? Do you like the idea of being on facebook several times a day? Tell me what you think.

http://marketingland.com/facebook-home-crosses-1m-downloads-threshold-43045

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Google+ What & Why to Post

Want to know the benefits of #google+? Do you understand what and why to post on #googleplus? This is some great information on who uses #google+ and how to target your audience on google +. This article also discuss the SEO benefits of #google+ Check out this information!

http://www.receptional.com/blogs/social-media/make-google-plus-work-you-today

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Facebook Page Content

What you #post on your #business #facebook page matters! Here are some good #tips to keep your #Brand visible. http://marketingland.com/unifying-facebook-page-content-ad-copy-40712

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Facebook Promoted Ads

Facebook promoted ads now available globally. What do you think of "likes" on a business page? Do you believe it gives a business more credibility with customers? "likes" can be hard to gather, do you believe it is worth it to pay for them? What would you be willing to spend to get more liked?


#facebook promoted ads available globally. #promoted ads gather new #likes for your business.

http://marketingland.com/get-more-likes-facebook-promoted-page-ads-now-available-globally-42109

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Twitter timeline

This article gives important information on how #twitter decides who shows up in your timeline when you open twitter. Do you consider what you tweet affects what appears in your timeline? Do you like this new feature?

http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2262615/twitter-launches-keyword-targeting-system-for-user-timelines

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Your Website Landing Page

Website performance is so important. What does your landing page get your visitors to do? Will they do it in the 4 seconds of attention you may get? here are some helpful hints and a download.



How is your website performing? Here are some helpful tips.

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2013/04/five-questions-you-must-answer-before-testing-your-landing-page.html

Yahoo mobile APP

It seems like everyone is jumping on the mobile advertising band wagon. Yahoo made a move to increase it's mobile audience by launching a new APP. What search engine do you prefer when on a mobile devise and why?

 http://marketingland.com/yahoo-40873

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Twitter Music App

It's offical #twitter music app is live and available. You can now locate your favorite artists and download their songs directly from their twitter accounts. This is big news for twitter users, and I think it will lead to more users for twitter. What do you think about music on twitter? Twitter will now be recommending music based on your use patters on twitter. What do you think is next? Twitter navigation? Twitter maps? Twitter local search?

Wordpress Website SEO

I found some great SEO information for wordpress website's. Click the link and learn how to optimize your own wordpresswebsite.

http://www.business2community.com/seo/how-to-optimize-wordpress-sites-for-the-search-engines-0451833

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Social Ads

Social ad revenue projected to grow. This is no surprise with so many people using social media and more businesses implementing social media into their marketing plans. Do you think that the more advertising we see the less individuals will utilize their social media? Will ads become like commercials on TV your forced to endure in order to see more of your show? What do you think?

http://marketingland.com/social-ad-revenue-to-grow-18-6-by-2017-39576

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Foursquare Marketing Tips

Looking for marketing tips for marketing your business on Foursquare? Check out this article.

http://marketingland.com/10-business-tips-for-getting-the-most-out-of-foursquare-35040

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Foursquare Innovations

Social media and internet listing are so important to businesses. Foursquare has announced new funds for some pretty interesting innovations. Tell me what you think.


Foursquare gets new funding promises innovations.

http://marketingland.com/foursquare-checks-in-additional-funding-promises-continued-innovation-39710

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Facebook Targeting

Facebook announced today that they are incorporating third party information into targeting ads. This includes information from your market loyalty cards such as "Vons" club cards, Ralphs & others. What do you think about privacy concerns when it comes to this information? Putting privacy aside this information will make targeting your audience on #facebook more effective. What do you think?



http://marketingland.com/facebook-opens-up-third-party-data-39561

Mobile display advertising

If your business is considering mobile display advertising, #google and #facebook are the market share leaders. Check out this informative article on who's making what and what is expected for this year.

http://marketingland.com/emarketer-google-to-take-more-than-half-of-mobile-advertising-dollars-but-facebook-will-win-majority-of-mobile-display-market-38937


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Yahoo home screen

Now that Facebook is launching it's home screen for Android, Yahoo wants on board. Does this mean dozens if not thousands more home screen phones? What do you think? Check out this article about Yahoo home page.

http://marketingland.com/could-yahoo-build-its-own-home-on-top-of-android-39187

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Does your business need an App?

These days businesses are trying everything when it comes to marketing. Although they have a hard time deciding if the ROI is worthy of their investment, they still must try many things in order to attain the customer base they require to stay in business. Building a custom #APP for your business is just another way businesses are trying to be found and retained by current customers. Click the link for some helpful hints and good places to start if your interested in your own #app.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/capitalonespark/2012/12/07/theres-an-app-for-that-building-a-mobile-app-for-your-business-is-easier-than-you-think/

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Facebook Home Page

Well it's official, Facebook has created it's own home page for android users. This will be available on Google play April 12th for more users. What do you think this means for businesses owners? Well businesses need to find as many ways as possible to appear or have a chance of showing up on mobile phones right? This home page seems like a very good idea for Facebook revenues and for businesses to get added exposure. What do you think?
http://marketingland.com/facebook-launches-home-a-new-android-home-screen-experience-38813

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Facebook for local searches?

I found this article on local searches and how they are conducted online. To my surprise #facebook came in second only to #google. What does this mean for businesses? Well if you think a #google maps listing is important on Google Places why wouldn't you have a business facebook page? What do you think?

http://marketingland.com/facebook-rebands-nearby-as-local-search-38681

New Twitter Cards

Twitter has introduced 3 new cards to Twitter users. What do you think the benefits of these cards could be, and what do you think future cards may be? Twitter is expanding into a close e-commerce social media experience. What do you think?http://marketingland.com/twitter-announces-3-new-twitter-cards-at-private-developer-event-38553

Instagram news

What do you think about Instagram for business? It can be a great tool especially with the use of #hastags. Instagram is hiring a new business operations director.

http://marketingland.com/instagram-gets-serious-about-business-with-new-business-operations-director-38526

Facebook Phone

What do you think about a Facebook Phone? Would you buy one? Would you download a homepage app for your current phone? Big announcement Thursday.
http://marketingland.com/leak-reveals-facebook-phone-is-more-than-a-phone-its-also-homescreen-strategy-38337

Email Marketing

Email marketing is a valuable tool for driving traffic to your website, and possible driving in new business. I found this article stating that email marketing accounts for biggest piece of businesses marketing dollars. What benefits do you think email marketing gives to businesses, and   should businesses be sending emails to past and current customers? http://marketingland.com/email-marketing-takes-highest-share-of-marketing-budgets-38386

Twitter for businesses

Twitter can be a great marketing tool for businesses. 140 characters may not seem like much, but it's not how much you say but what you say that matters. Take a look at this video and let me know what you think.

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2013/04/twitter-for-business-redesigned-gets-down-to-basics.html

20 marketing tips for your website

I found this article on internet marketing tips and I felt it is great information to share. Although these tips are free, there is a lot of time needed to implement them. Let me know what you think about these tips.

http://www.verio.com/resource-center/business-guides/free-advertising/

#twitter growing in part to mobile display advertising. Check out this article and tell me what you think.

http://marketingland.com/report-twitter-will-near-1-billion-in-ad-revenue-in-2014-37808

Display advertising is a fast growing way for businesses to advertise on the internet. This form of advertising allow a business to better target their audience by having their ads display in front of consumers who have already begun searching for the products and services a display advertising offers. Check out the results from last year for the display advertising companies by clicking the link below. What do you think the benefits and drawbacks of display advertising are?

http://marketingland.com/emarketer-google-wins-back-hold-top-rank-in-digital-marketing-revenue-38207

#Email top activity for smart phone users

Out of all activities people use on smart phones there's a new report that email is the top activity! What does this say to you about business email advertising? Have you been someone who is checking their email only to discover just a link? If a business is going to spend advertising dollars on email advertising than shouldn't they have a clever subject line and good information in the body of an email? What do you think? check out the link below for more information and share your thoughts with me!

http://marketingland.com/smartphone-activities-study-email-web-facebook-37954

Google analytics

Google analytic's has been upgraded to include real time reports. This will help business to see trends and what events spur usage. Click the link to view more great information!

http://marketingland.com/google-analytics-adds-new-real-time-reports-more-insight-into-social-media-activity-streams-37940

#hashtagging

#hashtagging has really taken off and now there is a new report out stating that the majority of hashtaggers are from mobile devises. Click the link for more information.

http://marketingland.com/mobile-hashtag-survey-finds-users-more-likely-to-explore-content-using-hashtags-if-offered-discounts-37778

Pinterest tips

Great pinterest tips! Pinterest is a great way to drive traffic to your website click on the clink to see some fabulous tips!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-33619_3-57566559-275/10-pinterest-tips-from-a-user-with-1.2-million-followers/

Twitter tips

If you  start a new twitter you will gain more followers faster if you tweet 10 or more tweets before you follow anyone. The logic is when people visit your twitter if your not active they have a tendency not to follow you. It is also important on twitter to start conversations not just ask for business. Try posting relevant post to your industry with links to other websites. This gives you more credibility with followers. It's also said you will attain more views if you attach a photo with your post.

Social media perception

There is an astonding number of businesses catching onto social media for advertising purposes check out this link to learn more.

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2013/03/smbs-rarely-post-to-linkedin-and-twitter-but-still-claim-social-media-success.html