Individuals Are Running Circles Around Your Brand

Individuals are beating your entire marketing and PR department online.  Not by just a little – they’re running circles around it. They’re… Earning more links. Getting more organic visitors/pageviews Building more subscribers Developing deeper relationships Experimenting without fear Perfectly okay with failure Not obsessed with measurement, obsessed with success All with far less effort and stress. A majority of businesses just aren’t structured (or comfortable) with empowering team members to

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Get Smarter About Your Content Marketing

At the speed of the digital workplace, organizations lack the time time to create content the traditional way. That’s why some content marketers and publishers are moving toward intelligent content that is structured, adaptable and scalable. Producing content every time for specific channels no longer satisfies. Intelligent content, on the other hand, saves time and money and lets organizations adapt the content for different uses in the future. During a

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Stanley Cup playoffs: 5 matchups to watch in 1st round

Crosby faces old nemesis Marc Staal, snipers Kane, Tarasenko duel On Feb. 10, the New York Rangers met the challenge head-on and passed. Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby, who entered the first of a four-game season series with 12 points in his previous four games, failed to record a shot on goal and extend an 11-game points streak. The Rangers defence, led by Dan Girardi and Marc Staal, smothered Crosby and

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How to Promote Your Business with Brand Ambassadors Using Visual Content Marketing

Passionate brand advocates can provide marketing on steroids. On a social web they boost sharing, enable crowd sourced marketing and they do it for free. They are your online tribe of brand ambassadors…. Brand ambassadors are people, customer advocates and fans who represent and talk about your brand with passion. If they are also passionate about your brand then that can provide powerful crowd sourced marketing that can amplify brand awareness.

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The Masters: Danny Willett wins after Spieth collapses

Spieth had 5-stroke lead during final round Jordan Spieth couldn’t bear to watch, turning his head before another shot splashed into Rae’s Creek. Moments later, Danny Willett looked up at the large leaderboard at the 15th green and couldn’t believe what he saw. This Masters turned into a shocker Sunday, right down to the green jacket ceremony. Spieth was in Butler Cabin, just like everyone expected when he took a

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A Global Brand Goes Local With Event Marketing

Back in July of last year I shared with you 6 Tips For Holding A Successful Marketing Event. The tips including starting with an effective event page, utilizing social media and others. More and more brands are taking full advantage of event marketing for a variety of reasons. One global brand in particular is using event marketing in 2016 with a very distinct purpose in mind: to celebrate and pay homage to

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Online ‘Influencers’ Become Hot Assets

Social-media personalities lure venture capital as they hawk goods to followers Some of the hottest assets in the Chinese Internet industry at the moment are a collection of trendy individuals who are valued for their ability to peddle merchandise in their social-media posts. When Gu Mengjie moved back to China from Australia in mid-2014, he didn’t expect his meager online renown as an art-history writer would bring him much fortune. Now

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Ashton Baumann races onto Canada’s Olympic swim team

Swimmer is son of Olympic gold medallist Alex Baumann Another Baumann will be swimming in the Olympic Games for Canada. Ashton Baumann, son of Olympic gold medallist Alex Baumann, won Thursday’s 200-metre breaststroke at Canadian trials in the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The 23-year-old posted a time of two minutes 10.69 seconds. Baumann was the only man in the breaststroke final to go under the time standard required to

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Facebook Live now streams to Groups and Events, gets Reactions, filters, and more

Facebook is making some changes to its livestreaming product, adding features that should make your broadcasts more engaging, shareable, and discoverable. Rolling out over the coming weeks are the ability to broadcast live videos to Facebook Groups and Events, the addition of Reactions and filters, and a new dedicated destination that highlights livestreams taking place throughout the world. In a blog post, product management director Fidji Simo described Facebook Live

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Influencer Marketing Is Rapidly Gaining Popularity Among Brand Marketers

Giving influencers creative freedom and striving for a symbiotic relationship are key. As concerns about ad blocking grow, influencer marketing is becoming more important to brands. YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat have become popular channels, and new tools are making it easier to work with influencers, as explored in a new eMarketer report, “Influencer Marketing for US Brands: The Platforms to Watch, and the Best Ways to Work with Creators.” Digital

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