Effective Halloween-Themed Social Media Campaigns
Halloween is not far off, and there are many marketers searching for ways to promote their brand for this particular holiday.
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Social Media Marketing Cheatsheet
James Shaw, Creative Director/Partner My Father-in-law (age 68) asks me (age 37) about MyFace, and Lin-kin-din every once in a while. After all, his business (a Kelowna garden centre) is extremely active on social media networks. He may get the name of Facebook mixed up with MySpace, but the man knows his own business - he could identify 100's of plants and flowers blindfolded. Maybe I should start…
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Is Social Media an Effective Marketing Tactic for Businesses in Kelowna?
Social Media is a hot marketing topic this year in Kelowna! The number of inquiries we get about using social media for marketing has quadrupled in 2011. We have seen some media coverage in the traditional press too (see Face to Face is a click away). In the past year, we've had a chance to leverage social media as a marketing tactic for a number of businesses in Kelowna have witnessed very positive…
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Social Media Quick Facts: LinkedIn
Here are some of the latest social media and social networking stats for 2011. Read similar posts on Twitter and Facebook. LinkedIn is older than both Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, being created on 5 May 2003. There are more than 70 million users worldwide. Members of LinkedIn come from more than 200 countries from every continent. LinkedIn is available in six native languages - English, French,…
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Face-to-face is a Click Away - Social Media Marketing for Kelowna Businesses
Social Media Marketing for Kelowna Businesses The Okanagan newspaper recently published an article on a presentation James gave at a Kelowna Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on using social media in business. The article is a great summary of the key points given at the meeting: Use your social media accounts - 15 minutes a day is a good place to start (a tool like Hootsuite will greatly help)…
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