Social Media Explained with Donuts
What do social media and donuts have in common? Both are something one may enjoy at the start of the day. Both are available in a wide variety of types and flavors to suite a broad range of individual tastes. Recently, a North Carolina based marketing company tied these two subjects together in an interesting … Continued
Share YouTube Activity on Facebook, Twitter in 2010
Social networks are getting even more connected! Case and point? Social media sites are allowing users to cross-publish activity from one social media profile…into another. Now you can announce YouTube uploads through Facebook, Twitter and Google Reader automatically. Ready to post a new video to YouTube? Follow these simple steps so your entire social network … Continued
The Value of Social Media
Not on the Social Media bandwagon? Check out what Nielsen Online, the global leader in media information, is saying: It may be time to hop on. In terms of “traditional media”, first came the radio, taking 38 years to capture an audience of 50 million. Then came the television, which took 13 years to capture … Continued
Social Media Marketing: In Action
Heard about our upcoming webinar, “Upright Presents: Leveraging Social Media for Business Growth”? A lot of people have (as I’ll explain below). Our SEO Director Allison Kulage is presenting on this topic Thursday 7/23 @ 2 pm ET. Sign up here for this FREE online seminar! We consistently preach the ROI effectiveness of Social Media for … Continued
Grow a Twitter Following the Smart Way
We encourage that our readers “Twitter for Business.” As a result, this blog has seen entries on creating an effective Twitter Username (known as an Avatar; 5/18/09) and developing a custom background to represent your business (6/2/09). My offer still stands to provide a start-up Twitter manual upon request, by emailing me at eric@walkupright.com. Today’s … Continued
UPDATED: Design Background for NEW Twitter Dimensions
We’re a growing resource for people using Twitter to benefit their business. Just started Tweeting? Search our past blog posts for useful tips. Don’t have a Twitter account yet? We have a great starter’s manual. Email me at eric@walkupright.com for more information. Twitter Background Musts Your Twitter background is the core of your Profile’s marketing … Continued
Get A Job Using LinkedIn and Twitter
Those of you in full job search mode right now can benefit from a wealth of online resources when trying to land a great job. Don’t let the current economic status hold you back because if you look, there are jobs out there, and many of them are posting them online… and not just at … Continued
5 Ways to Use Twitter to Get More Customers
Today on the ShoeMoney Blog there was a great post by Brian Norgard called “5 Ways To Find & Acquire Customers On Twitter“. I recommend that you click over and read his blog post. But first, we’ll summarize what Brian said here, and add a few comments of our own on a few great ways … Continued
Blogging and Social Networking – How to Create A Buzz
Social media or social networking is basically a type of word of mouth marketing. You’re more likely to purchase a product or service, or become more loyal to a brand if you get a positive recommendation from a friend or family member. The internet has allowed us to expand this friend base to more than … Continued
Twitter, Tweets, Twits, Twittequette… huh?
If you’re the slightest bit geeky like myself, you’ve probably heard about Twitter. A few months ago when this micro blog of sorts came out, the general consensus was, what’s the point? You sign up for an account and follow people (which kind of seems like stalking them) and you have 140 characters to “tweet” … Continued