Social Media

“The great dividing line between success and failure can be expressed in five words, “I did not have time.” ~ Franklin Field Whether or not to participate in social media is a dilemma for managers and owners of small companies. Active participation requires an investment of time and resources that are often unavailable in a [...]

The path to a successful business is never straight. There are forks in the road along the way that are often identified as challenges or problems. Every successful company has a unique path that was followed from conception to reality. Another company in the same industry trying to follow that exact path would most likely [...]

The battle lines between traditional marketing and social media were drawn in 1999 when The Cluetrain Manifesto was created. The promise of the world without advertisement and outbound marketing appealed to many, myself included. Generating revenue without expensive advertising would be a game changer for my clients. The bandwagon started traveling through marketing circles everywhere. [...]

Facebook’s recent addition of a “Save” button gives a limited measure of control to users. The algorithm changes that rendered organic Facebook marketing ineffective may be offset with the ability to archive posts, links, places, and media. In theory, it is a good first step to creating a more user friendly experience. In reality, issues [...]

The first sign that things were changing on Facebook appeared a few weeks ago. There was a significant drop in reach for almost all of our clients. Reach is the metric provided in Facebook analytics that is supposed to show how much exposure a post receives. The drop happened on the same day immediately following [...]

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