Posts Tagged ‘Social media’

Increase Your Google Ranking Now

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By now you probably know how much we love Mashable. It’s a great source for all things social media and tech. A recent post gives some stellar advice on how to increase your company’s Google ranking. Simple, straightforward rules to follow. Trust us, you’ll want to check it out.

Google+ to Brands: No Promotions for You!

There has been much speculation about Google+ and the impact it will have on the social media landscape (ie, Facebook). Google+ initially resisted branded pages, but recently relented. However, brand owners shouldn’t get their hopes up about the ease of use of these pages. Google+ will not allow the use of the platforms for contests, [...]

Domino’s: Reviving Sales by Reinventing Pizza

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You probably remember Domino’s huge barnstorm of an ad campaign in 2010, Build a Better Pizza.  The company was struggling with sagging sales and after conducting extensive market research management found that the issue wasn’t one of the usual suspects: cheaper competition, long delivery times or poor customer service. The problem was their pizza. Simply [...]

The Google+ Game Plan – Change the Game

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We posted this past July about the epic matchup between Facebook and Google+. It’s a high stakes battle and it may take years to ascertain a winner. With 800 million users, Facebook is off to quite a head start. But in a recent post in TechCrunch, Google’s Sergey Brin alludes that the company may not [...]

Occupy Wall St Journal Wins Big on Kickstarter – A Lesson in Social Media Cross Promotion

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Kickstarter, the wildly popular startup funding Website and past subject of Forge Ahead, has just helped raise $54,000 for the growing #occupywallst movement. Whether you’re for or against the protest, $54,000 is big money. According to reports, backers on Kickstarter have picked up the printing bill for 50,000 copies of the newly printed Occupy Wall [...]

Banks Using Social Media to Evaluate Credit Risks. Consumer Beware.

The dawn of the social media age has meant many things to many people. And now we’re seeing what Facebook and Twitter mean to banks: valuable data to mine for consumers’ credit risks. It shouldn’t come as a big surprise. What you post online is a record that will stay with you long into the [...]