Are you a business owner who is wondering how you can get the most value out of social media? So many business owners I speak to sign up for twitter and facebook with no real strategy. They simply sign up because they have heard the buzz about these networks, or because someone said that they…
We’re very excited to announce that we have hired a new creative director to join the Brand Advance team. Here are some details from a recent press release: Cutting-Edge Artist Named Creative Director for Orlando’s Brand Advance ORLANDO, Fla. (July 2, 2010) – Rich Johnson, an award-winning artist who has distinguished himself as an innovator…
At Brand Advance we have a steady stream of people that discuss their online ventures with us both from a marketing and web development perspective. A relatively large amount of these projects involve some sort of community or social aspect. When it comes to growing a community based site or social network I always caution…
Think Social Media is a fad? Think again. I found this video had some very interesting stats. It reminded me of the “Did you know” video I shared last year, but more geared towards social media. Well worth watching…. It’s clear that social media can be used for many different purposes….customer service, building relationships with…
A few days ago Facebook announced that they hit 300 million users and they are now cash flow positive. Other interesting facts: More than 2 billion photos uploaded to the site each month More than 14 million videos uploaded each month More than 2 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes,…
Recently twitter published a guide called Twitter 101 to help businesses get started and get the most value from their popular application. Twitter 101 includes: best practices, glossary of terms one should be familiar with, case studies and more. If you are a business looking to get involved in Social Media, specifically twitter and don’t…
Mashable just published an article stating that facebook is now valued at $6.5 billion dollars. That’s more than CBS, Discovery Communications, and Macy’s. Mashable’s article was in response to a report released by the New York times which articulated that fb employees were allowed to unload their stocks at $14.77 a share giving them a $6.5…
Recently I’ve been viewing a lot of resumes and talking with a lot of recent college grads looking for jobs. Lots of the resumes I see are dull and unimpressive. Even many designer resumes I’ve reviewed have been bland with no personality. It really made me think about how helpful engaging in social media can…
Social Media Marketing can be a powerful way to grow your business if done correctly. Forrester Research, a top technology and market research company recently published an excellent report explaining Sponsored Conversations and how to integrate them into your social media strategy and marketing plan to grow your business. The Forrester report is typically $749,…
Rumor has it that a new innovative social media site and nano-blogging software is growing extremely quickly and according to it’s numbers is poised to surpass and overtake twitter within several months. It’s name…Flutter Obviously this is a joke….The video does pokes fun at some real issues though. For instance what’s next in the realm…