An Example of Using Email Marketing to Get More Facebook Likes

Email marketing is a necessary tool in any effective marketing toolkit. When used correctly, business and nonprofit professionals can use their email lists to grow their social media communities. Here is a good example of a simple way to do it. Crown Trophy, a small business in Peabody, Massachusetts, created a Facebook page, and wanted to […]

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The Reality Check All Facebook Pages Will Have to Face

I think Facebook page managers are in for a serious reality check. This reality check is going to be brought on by two new features Facebook is trying out. Feature 1 – Get Notifications Yesterday Inside Facebook reported on a new feature Facebook is rolling out. This new feature will let Facebook users get direct notifications from […]

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The Reality Check All Facebook Pages Will Have to Face

I think Facebook page managers are in for a serious reality check. This reality check is going to be brought on by two new features Facebook is trying out. Feature 1 – Get Notifications Yesterday Inside Facebook reported on a new feature Facebook is rolling out. This new feature will let Facebook users get direct notifications from […]

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Are You A Social Media Zombie?

The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us! (And seriously… where is Carl???) OK, I’m not talking about THAT Zombie Apocalypse. I’m talking about the clever infographic developed by Confused.com that depicts several types of very familiar Social Media Zombies… all of which roam freely among us! I have certainly been bitten by several of these – most notably the Check-In Zombie and […]

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5 Quick and Dirty Tips for Nonprofits Participating in an Online Giving Challenge

Today nonprofits throughout Boston are participating in an online giving challenge, and I am happy to be spreading the word! The Giving Common Challenge is a 36-hour event that started at 8:00 am EDT today and runs through 8:00 pm EDT on October 11, 2012. Over 60 prizes totaling $151,000 will be awarded to qualifying organizations during the challenge […]

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5 Quick and Dirty Tips for Nonprofits Participating in an Online Giving Challenge

Today nonprofits throughout Boston are participating in an online giving challenge, and I am happy to be spreading the word! The Giving Common Challenge is a 36-hour event that started at 8:00 am EDT today and runs through 8:00 pm EDT on October 11, 2012. Over 60 prizes totaling $151,000 will be awarded to qualifying organizations during the challenge […]

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Visualization on Social Media for Social Good (Infographic)

Logan Harper, the community manager for UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Government’s new online Masters in Public Administration program (MPA@UNC), reached out to me to post his new infographic on Social Media for Social Good. In it, he provides examples of successful nonprofit social media advocacy campaigns, as well as the elements of successful campaigns and […]

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What Works in Social Media for B2B vs. B2C?

It turns out that shorter messages work better when speaking to consumers, and including a question mark results in fewer clicks. (On LinkedIn and Twitter, at least.) The folks behind the social media marketing tool Compendium analyzed the social media statistics of more than 200 B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) companies to find out what works and […]

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