I have real world numbers from a GroupOn campaign to share with the world! This in combination with my very sexy equation from a previous post and my newly added, downloadable GroupOn Excel calculator allows us to get all kinds of insight. The businesses I know that have participated in these campaigns have seemed pretty [...]
This is a topic I’ve struggled with over the past few years. There are so many people that measure success based on the number of followers/fans they have, but I question how valuable these numbers are. Those companies that do email blasts to a billion people see success as a 2% click through rate…. they’re [...]
First, I want to make sure to emphasis that the term Flash Mob is not negative. My very loose definition for this post is “getting a large number of people to act in a certain way, usually through social media.” There are a number of emerging (or emerged) solutions that follow a basic recipe for [...]
Twitter has announced that they will launch an ad platform similar to Google except that ads will appear in the tweet stream when someone performs a search. Get the break down for what this means for local organizations.
A class action suit has been filed against Yelp for unfair business practices related to bribery and extortion. Find out about that and the history of these complaints.
If you are thinking about using Twitter to promote your organization and don’t know where to start, this is the place. Look for additional posts to help with strategy!
Lynn Lilly from Blackout Productions and Lilly White Events discusses how she helps her clients reach their target audience, creates an ongoing dialog with them and get “butts in seats”.
This overview explores Trackur, an inexpensive social listening solution that can monitor your brand on Twitter, video outlets (YouTube), blogs and other news sources.
The Link Centre in Tupelo, MS is a “non-profit that helps bring together arts, entertainment, culture, education and health. This interview with Melanie Deas and Rebecca Lane explores how they reach their target audience.
Grindhouse Killer Burgers in the Sweet Auburn Curb Market is Alex Brounstein’s entry into the Atlanta burger market. This interview explores how he connects to his target audience, creates an ongoing dialog with patrons, and gets butts in seats.
Is Your Audience Listening?
By Marcel Crudele on July 12, 2010
This is a topic I’ve struggled with over the past few years. There are so many people that measure success based on the number of followers/fans they have, but I question how valuable these numbers are. Those companies that do email blasts to a billion people see success as a 2% click through rate…. they’re [...]
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