Instagram, the photograph-based social media site, now has a new logo. We wondered: do you think the new Instagram logo is an improvement over the old one? The old logo (pictured left) was a rather-brownish icon of a camera. In the new logo, the concept of a camera is still there, but it’s now more stylized. And the new logo ... Read More »
Author Archives: sristy
Double Trouble For Twitter With Revenue and Stocks Down
Has the Twitter success story run its course? That’s the question being posed on Wall Street after Twitter reported disappointing revenue growth in the first quarter of 2016 recently. In the first quarter, Twitter reported $595 million in revenue, well below the $607.8 million that analysts were expecting. The company added 5 million users, but fell short of the growth that ... Read More »
Do You Use Instagram for Marketing? Study Says 50 Percent of Fortune 500 Do
Instagram is gaining massive popularity among consumers and brands alike. But many small businesses still don’t know exactly what to do with the platform. If you’re still unsure about exactly how to use Instagram to benefit your business, it might help to look at what other successful businesses are doing with the platform. Those are exactly the types of insights ... Read More »
Stickers for Twitter are Now Here, But Are They Right for Your Business?
Recently, Twitter unveiled a new feature called #Stickers that’s aimed at making photo tweets both more creative and more fun. Nowadays, it’s hard to find a communications app that doesn’t use stickers. WeChat, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Messenger are just a few of the many platforms that allow users to paste virtual cartoons into messages. Twitter recent announcement means its 310 ... Read More »
To Create a Great LinkedIn Profile, Put These Things Front and Center
Some people call LinkedIn the Facebook of the working world. While the platform definitely draws comparisons, employers don’t search it to be updated on your latest party or to play Candy Crush. They want to learn more about you and your professional experience. Once an employer reaches your profile, they’ll want to know some things right away. Your profile should ... Read More »
Oh No! Did Facebook Just Kill Unpaid Marketing Content?
On June 29, Facebook’s algorithm change rocked the content world. The social media giant announced it would start prioritizing posts shared by friends and family over content from publishers and brands. That’s bad news for brands that have come to rely on social media sites like Facebook as a major web traffic driver. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) accounts for 41.4 percent of ... Read More »
Try This Facebook Trick for More Likes Today
Unless you have a huge advertising budget, paying for Facebook Likes is nowhere near as valuable as it was five years ago. After all, organic reach on Facebook is pretty much dead, right? However, there is still some marginal value in having a large number of page Likes. If nothing else, Likes serve as a form of social proof. More ... Read More »
Solomoto Platform Handles Webdesign, CRM, Ecommerce, More
Solomoto is a marketing technology provider that helps small companies grow by centralizing their digital business needs into an all-in-one platform that encompasses web design, ecommerce, CRM, social media marketing and ad campaigning. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, and launched in 2015. It first ventured into international markets — Brazil and Eastern Europe, specifically — and is now attempting to break ... Read More »
How to Advertise on Pinterest for Only $50
Want to advertise on Pinterest but not sure where to start? Even brands with budgets of $50 or less can create Promoted Pins to increase their reach on Pinterest. To learn how to make the most of your advertising budget on Pinterest, take a look at the tips below. How to Advertise on Pinterest Without Spending a Ton Choose Your Objective On ... Read More »
HootSuite Game Changer: Access DropBox, OneDrive and More Right From Your Dashboard
Popular web-based social media management platform Hootsuite has integrated Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) OneDrive, Box and other content sources into its publishing platform. The integration will allow you to access GIFs and photos from other digital assets directly from your cloud content repositories within Hootsuite. “Hundreds of millions of people across the globe use Dropbox to work and collaborate ... Read More »