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August 19 2011
5 Tips For Successful Blogger Outreach

5 Tips For Successful Blogger Outreach

Jay Dolan
In: Technology, Interactive, Social Media
Comments: 0

Blogger outreach can be an effective tactic to spread the word online. Here are 5 things I've learned about successful blogger outreach efforts.

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August 12 2011
The Delicate Balance of Facebook Shares

The Delicate Balance of Facebook Shares

Jay Dolan
In: Technology, Interactive, Social Media
Comments: 0

Sharing from Facebook apps is one of the most powerful ways to reach a new audience and engage existing users. But balancing promotion and sharing is a tricky and delicate line. How do you get people to share without making them feel like they were taken advantage of?

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August 12 2011
Food Truck Frenzy

Food Truck Frenzy

Hannah Harrill
In: Interactive, Public Relations, Social Media
Comments: 0

Food trucks seem to attract particularly enthusiastic fans, especially in social media. Why?

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July 29 2011
Tumblr and Fall

Tumblr and Fall

Jay Dolan
In: Technology, Interactive, Social Media
Comment: 1

For as many benefits to using Tumblr, there are also a lot of downfalls. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

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July 21 2011
Are you Running an Illegal Facebook Contest?

Are you Running an Illegal Facebook Contest?

Angela Connor
In: Technology, Interactive, Public Relations, Social Media
Comments: 2

Hosting a Facebook contest on your wall? You could be shut down. There are rules and it's important to know them.

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July 18 2011
I'd Take Twitter Over Facebook Any Day

I'd Take Twitter Over Facebook Any Day


In: Technology, Interactive
Comments: 3

As a social media tool, here are two reasons why I find Twitter to be a better platform than Facebook

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July 18 2011
Back to Basics: Project Management 101

Back to Basics: Project Management 101

Liz Hamner
In: Professional / Financial Services, Interactive, Advertising / Design, Public Relations, Public Affairs
Comments: 4

There are many factors that contribute to good project management, but here are two tips to that I consider the foundation of good project management.

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July 14 2011
Our Social Media Team Becomes the 'Social Hops Crew'

Our Social Media Team Becomes the 'Social Hops Crew'

Angela Connor
In: Technology, Interactive, Public Relations, Social Media
Comments: 0

After months of planning, Capstrat's social media team becomes the "Social Hops Crew" at the second annual Echoview Farm Hops Festival in Weaverville, N.C. The team has handled all of the social marketing and even created a social media booth, special QR code to increase Facebook fans and a check-in special on Foursquare. Here's how they did it.

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July 12 2011
Trade Show 2.0

Trade Show 2.0

Jennifer Carey
In: Healthcare / Life Sciences, Professional / Financial Services, Interactive, Advertising / Design
Comments: 0

In times where corporate travel is down and budget scrutiny is up, are you crazy to include trade shows in your marketing plan?

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July 11 2011
How Will you Know when Facebook Changes its Rules? The Case for Outsourcing Social Media

How Will you Know when Facebook Changes its Rules? The Case for Outsourcing Social Media

Angela Connor
In: Interactive, Public Relations, Public Affairs, Social Media
Comments: 0

When you have an agency guiding your social media endeavors, you don't have to keep up with Facebook's every move or test every new shiny object. That's our job. Sure, outsourcing social media can be a touchy subject. But just because you can "take care of it" in-house, doesn't mean you're doing it well. Sometimes help is necessary.

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