Basic Digital Marketing
As the pace of technology develops exponentially, it’s often people that need faster upgrades rather than software and applications. Many older adults, including a vast array of trend-spotting marketers and investors, are finding it difficult to keep up with Snapchat, a fun mobile application that allows users to send video and pictures with filters, captions or doodles that self-destruct after viewing.
Social media marketing nowadays is a lifestyle in and of itself that reflects life in real time, but not in the same space. The company based in Venice Beach released an 8-minute video during a Roadshow event to raise money for the Snap IPO to help those not as comfortable with the communications app. The video outlines the company’s market vision for investors while they learn its purpose and how to effectively navigate and use features in easy-to-follow steps.
LOS ANGELES — Two under 30 year olds who previously attended Stanford University did the best off the Snap IPO.
They are Bobby Murphy, 28, and Evan Spiegel, 26, who were able to sell 16 million shares. Their shares were valued at 5.2 billion each for based on the closing price of the stock’s first day
Spiegel is the product visionary and CEO of the company whereas Murphy works as Snap’s chief technology officer.
But they weren’t the only ones to do well as several investors and long-time company employees either cashed out or are sitting on big paper gains.
With 6.6 million shares is Timothy Sehn, the company’s vice president of engineering. He decided not to sell any shares, but his paper value is estimated to be $165 million.
With 2.8 million shares is Imran Khan, Snap's Chief Strategy Officer, which are estimated to be worth $69 million. He joined the company after a stint at Credit Suisse where he helped orchestrate the IPO for the Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba Group, which was the biggest in tech history.
The ROI Problem Plaguing Influencer Marketing may finally be solved.
For quite some time, influencer marketing has been a buzzword among marketers, salespeople and PR professionals. The fact that it’s still with us after many years is a testament to its power to drive sales and engagement, but also suggests how little brands and influencers alike really get it.
Looking from the outside, influencer marketing is tailored for a marketing world where social media dominates and there’s content overload. Basically, those who want to reach audiences with their messaging need to connect with people who already have followers.
For example, if you are going to launch a fashion company, there would be huge benefits to having a well-known writer or model from a fashion magazine posting a photo or sharing a link, with a few friendly words of course, related to your brand on Twitter or Instagram.
Forget spending hundreds of dollars on foreign language lessons, immersion school or packing clumsy language dictionaries, those days are drawing to a close with the help of a new wearable tech that bridges the awkward language gap in real time.
Brooklyn-based Waverly Labs’ new prototype, the Pilot Translating Earpiece, is a translation device similar in fashion to earbuds with ambient noise canceling microphones. The earpiece can near instantaneously translate more than 15 different languages including Italian, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Hindi, Greek and English. The device fits comfortably in the outer ear canal and works via an online app on a wide range of smart platforms.
A pocket-sized drone could be the answer to a growing threat to our world's flora: the decreasing population of honeybees. Japanese researchers have successfully developed tiny drones, which are capable of pollinating flowers. This groundbreaking, artificial pollinator comes from Eijiro Miyako, a chemist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan. Horsehair bristles are attached to the remote-controlled drones, which are capable of coating them with a special gel. The gel enables these tiny drones to gather pollen from flowers and similarly to honeybees, distribute them.
Facebook makes quite the habit of copying Snapchat concepts. The idea of imitation being the highest form of flattery might not be such a compliment for Snapchat in the latest turn of events. From the not so successful feature Poke, to Stories on Instagram, and now Messenger Day, the older company has matched its younger competitor feature for feature with nothing new but a name change. Facebook is known for buying up potential rivals but Snapchat was not impressed with the over $3billion offer made by Mark Zuckerberg in 2013 for the company. Snapchat was warned that Facebook also had a clone of its upcoming feature.
A small, faint star has recently been discovered relatively close to our planet earth. While this fact in of itself is only somewhat interesting, it is the rest of the discovery that has scientists and much of the rest of the world buzzing. Discovered around these nearby star are seven planets similar in size to earth.
While a great deal of research still needs to be carried out, astronomers have thus far found that with these seven planets, the conditions seem to be right for liquid water. This translates to conditions that could also be ideal for life.
The discovery has set a number of records. Not only does this record apply to the most Earth-sized planets, but it is also the greatest number of potentially habitable planets ever found around a single star.
Instagram doesn’t just want you to use their Snapchat Stories-like feature to share more than a complete, single image of your experience. They want you to share stories like these through your normal feed as well. To that end, they have created Carousel, which is designed to make it easy to share one video or ten images in a single, swipeable post.
Think of them as Instagram albums that offer up permanent photos/videos around a specific theme.
Online marketing trends either evolve or simply disappear from the landscape altogether. As we continue to search for new and effective ways to market our brand or business, we find ourselves considering new technologies, new possibilities, and new channels. Video marketing isn’t a new concept but it has proven itself to be something that is more than capable of adapting to the times.
With a billion users signing in each day, watching hundreds of millions of hours of video, YouTube continues to be a leader in the world of video marketing. YouTube also has one of the strongest holds on that coveted 18 to 49 viewership. YouTube grew by more than forty percent over the course of the past year.
Are you taking advantage of Facebook as a powerful marketing tool? If you’re not sure whether you’re marketing your business correctly on Facebook or not, we’ve compiled some tips to get you started!
If you fail to follow Facebook’s guidelines, especially concerning Facebook ads, your business can get into some serious trouble. Facebook is known to deactivate businesses' advertising accounts due to improper use.
Make sure to publish a post to your business’ Facebook page once a day. Your followers will notice if you haven’t been posting . Make sure that most of your posts provide valuable info--remember, if you don’t give your fans a reason to keep coming back for more, they won’t.
In the early days of content marketing, it seemed as though everyone was excited and ready to get on board with everything the concept brought to the table. It allowed individuals from a wide range of businesses, ambitions, and backgrounds to essentially combine creative writing with marketing to increase engagement like never before.
The Rise Of Content Marketing
Not surprisingly, the concept popularized, and spread out across a number of different industries very quickly. Even in the present, it still isn’t difficult to understand why content marketing remains so popular, even vital. You have a cost-effective marketing solution that allows for a considerable measure of creativity.
Certain technologies simply fail to gain popularity and die a humiliating death. In 2017, the 3D television is officially dead with all major players ceasing production of the once revolutionary digital media and entertainment technology.
Sony and LG were the last two TV manufacturers to incorporate 3D functions in their high-end gadgets. It is now a fact that the production of televisions that have the capability of giving the viewer the chance to watch 3D television shows or movies will come to an end. These two followed in the footsteps of other television manufacturers to dump 3D technology such as TCL, Vizio, and Sharp, who proceeded to do away with the technology.
In recent years, Pinterest has keenly established itself as a proven revenue-driver for retailers. This is why it has become a powerhouse when it comes to digital marketing strategies for a number of brands.
The social media giant has now added a search ads feature to the site. What does this mean for retailers and other brands? Quite a bit that is well worth getting excited about!
A Look At The New Pinterest Search Ads Feature:
When people use the search engine on Pinterest to search for something specific, they will receive search results that consist of pins that match what they were searching for. The search ad concept is simple enough. It will include advertiser pins in the search results and these pins will be clearly marked as being promoted. Pinterest will determine the number of ads that are going to appear on each page.
Working from home definitely has its advantages. On one hand, it can be the path to optimal productivity. On the other hand, staying motivated can be challenging when the atmosphere of a professional working environment isn’t being felt. Thankfully, there are several things you can do in order to stay motivated while working at home.
1. Defining the workspace: You need to create your own professional atmosphere. This doesn’t mean completely changing your interior space. What it comes down to is finding a room that makes sense as a workspace and taking the necessary steps to turn that space into a space that will allow you to focus and be productive. Set the tone for a happy work environment. All you really need is a desk, a comfortable chair, and some inspirational images pertaining to your line of work to get your creative juices flowing! A cup of coffee or two probably won’t hurt either.
2. Create (and stick) to a schedule: With great power comes great responsibility. Being able to create your own hours isn’t much of a benefit unless you build a schedule that will allow you to complete the tasks that keep you working. Organize your daily, weekly, or even monthly demands into a schedule that will allow you to deal with the most important tasks first, moving down the list from there in order of importance. Use a calendar (or an app) to help you keep track of everything that’s going on.
Designed to promote news/media literacy, Facebook has announced the launch of their journalism project. One of the main objectives of the project will be to strengthen the ties Facebook currently shares with media groups and organizations throughout the world. Additional objectives include the ability to promote new products, while also striving to promote only trusted, consistent news sources.
NOAA recently released new, amazingly detailed images of Earth. These pictures were taken by their most recent weather satellite that is orbiting the Earth 22,300 miles above us. The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration collaborated with NASA in order to work on this incredible satellite.
This new and improved satellite is known as GOES-16 and does not move in relation to one spot on Earth. The current GOES satellite is only able to measure five spectral bands, while the new GOES-16 can measure sixteen. The difference is obvious when you see how clear and high-definition the new pictures are. The satellite uses new technology that allows it to calibrate pictures using the moon. This has been compared to how a photographer uses a light meter when taking pictures.
If you have a number of social media posts that you don’t want to lose, there are a number of different steps you can take in order to ensure your social media profile is backed up safely and securely. Downloading your profile, content, and contacts is a good way to make sure you have everything saved securely so that you do not lose any information that’s valuable to your brand. Specific measures can give you the ability to ensure that your business is always going to run smoothly, no matter what might happen.
Recently, the Japanese insurance company Fukoku Mutual Life made the decision to reduce thirty-four employees and replace them with the IBM Watson Explorer AI. This is news that comes to us in the face of an understanding that as time goes on, computers and machines are going to take on an increasing number of jobs. These would be jobs that were once performed by humans.
The University of Copenhagen recently conducted a study with some surprising results. Those who are “addicted” to social media sites particularly during the Holiday Season, such as Facebook, are as likely to make you unhappy and envious of others as deliver seasonal happiness. This study, with over 1,000 participants, found that there is a negative result of spending long stretches of time on social media.
Is it possible to get more out of your social media posts? Can you save time when it comes to your social media efforts yet still increase engagement? The answer to all of these questions is a definite yes. However, in order to take advantage of that potential, you need to reexamine your relationship to your social media accounts.
It is important to give each of your social media sites your full attention. Creating original content for each channel is certainly a good idea as well. However, if you have a post on Facebook or Twitter that you think could do very well for itself elsewhere on social media, then there are a few simple things that you are going to want to keep in mind.
As workers throughout the United States and other countries continue to fight for their rights, France workers now have something to celebrate. A recent law has now given them the power to ignore emails from the office that arrive after hours. The United States currently rates dead last in this specific arena. In a number of other areas that relate to wages, equality, maternity leave, and other crucial aspects, they continue to lag to a significant degree.
Even though checking your phone for emails or texts while driving still isn't considered to be as much of a crime as not fastening your seat belt or driving while under the influence, cell phone addicts might soon find themselves cell phone-less in their vehicles. And not by choice!
As you look into further marketing your business online, you may be asking yourself, What exactlty is SMO? SMO includes Blоgѕ, Social Nеwѕ, Sосiаl Nеtwоrking, and Onlinе Vidеоs. These аrе thе elements facilitating thе рrосеѕѕ to whiсh wе rеfеr to аѕ social media орtimizаtiоn (SMO).
Thе соnсерt of SMO iѕ ѕtrаightfоrwаrd: аррlу орtimizing сhаngеѕ tо уоur site in a wау thаt makes it more еаѕilу linkеd to, highlу visible in ѕосiаl ѕеаrсhеѕ, аnd more often inсludеd in related роѕtѕ оn blogs, forums еtс.
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SMO, whеn uѕеd аt the right timе, tоwаrdѕ the right аudiеnсе, can bring inсrеdiblе amounts of trаffiс to уоur site. Fоr starters, mаking your wау to the frоnt page of Digg саn offer you inѕtаnt visibility. If your brand is аlrеаdу quite еѕtаbliѕhеd, it саn rеinfоrсе уоur brаnd imаgе. Thе kеу tо social media lies in knowing hоw to control it, аnd оnсе уоu ѕuссееd in dоing thаt, you'll be аblе to аttrасt nеw viѕitоrѕ into соnvеrѕiоnѕ.
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• Bе frеѕh, original and write genuine соntеnt
• Mаkе linking, tagging, bookmarking, аnd sharing еаѕу for the uѕеrѕ
• Mаkе уоur соntеnt flоаt thrоugh RSS fееd, nеwѕlеttеrѕ, and е-mаrkеting.
• Be open tо соmmеntѕ аnd reviews, and address thеm properly
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Here are a few reasons as to why you should be thinking about Local SEO:
Exроѕurе оn a Local Scale
Thе mаin rеаѕоn you have a business website iѕ because you wаnt more реорlе to nоtiсе уоur business. Thiѕ iѕ bаѕiсаllу whаt SEO аnd Lосаl SEO аrе uѕеd fоr. Thе оnlу diffеrеnсе iѕ that Lосаl SEO will target the реорlе in the аrеа thаt your business is located, mаking it highly beneficial for уоu as a ѕmаll business оwnеr.
The World Wildlife Fund is an organization whose purpose is to protect the prospect and future of nature. For more than fifty years, this organization has made use of a huge animal, the Giant Panda as its logo. We are of the opinion that this logo should be changed since a recognized and well-researched report has claimed that the Panda is not prone to extinction anytime soon.
