May 4, 2012
Musicians, by necessity, need to be good at self-promotion. There are just so many bands in the world that you need to take charge of your own marketing and ensure you get noticed. Thankfully, the Internet is here to help you promote yourself easily and the latest shiny tool for you to get acquainted with is Pinterest. Musicians can really make use of Pinterest, so we’ll try to help you do a good job of it.
April 23, 2012
Do you want to start using Facebook to help grow your business, but don’t know where to start? Then it’s time to check out the latest free manual from MakeUseOf: “Your Guide To Social Media Marketing” by author Mike Nichols of YourZulu.com. Businesses of all sizes are always looking to get the step up on their competition. Often, there are questions lingering over them about return on investment, sales, and customer retention.
April 21, 2012
If you’re looking to track several thousands emails you send out for a marketing campaign, the cloud emailing service Mailjet might well offer what you need. The company, founded in 2010 by Julien Tartarin and Wilfried, has released a mobile app that provides in-depth analytics of your email campaigns. To set up a Mailjet account, [...]
February 23, 2012
There are many Facebook pages around that aren’t being run very effectively, mainly because the people in charge aren’t sure what they can do to be more interesting to their fans. You’ve seen them around – your favourite local café; that indie band you liked; the new art gallery in town. Often these pages are run by the owners, who are people who just don’t have the time to work out how to promote themselves properly.
December 2, 2011
Are you a fan of Angry Birds? Are you a fan of Wonderful Pistachios? If you answered yes to both of these questions than Rovio Mobile has a proposition for you. They have just launched a Wonderful Pistachios branded Angry Birds game that is 100% free and playable right in your web browser by simply heading to GetCrackin.com. That’s one interesting way to market your pistachio company.
November 23, 2011
If you’ve ever considered advertising on Facebook, but assumed it was completely unaffordable except for the largest companies and corporations, you may want to think again. If you’ve ever advertised on Google, using the pay-per-click advertising model, then you are more than prepared to pay for advertising on Facebook.
November 19, 2011
Coca-Cola has joined the fray of other companies including Starbucks, Toys”R”Us, J.C. Penney, and Google, to start using Quick Response (QR) codes as part of their advertising campaigns. QR codes are a technique to link consumers to online content, including coupons, software, games, and additional product information.
August 8, 2011
For those of you that have tried to dive into the online t-shirt business, you probably already know about Zazzle and Threadless, and you also likely know about Etsy and CafePress. However, chances are that you are looking for a couple of more options by now. Thankfully, entrepreneurship is not dead (yet), so today, we’re [...]
June 1, 2011
No blog will have a meaningful life without any visitors, so getting people to come and read your web writing is essential for your blog to survive. While getting many people to visit your blog is fairly achievable, turning them into loyal visitors is a bit more tricky. Producing great content is one way to achieve that. But you need more than quality content to keep your readers coming back for more.
April 20, 2011
If you are one of those who could use some help building your promotional Facebook pages but can’t spare any extra cash for it, today might be your lucky day. Wildfire – a social media marketing professional – has just launched an iFrame App for Facebook Pages. This is a tool to help you optimize your Facebook Page as a promotional tool, and it’s available for free (for a limited time).
