One of the seemingly improbable outcomes of digital social networking is the increased interest in live events for building relationships to further to accomplish practical business objectives. To do this well, while also maximizing your return on what is likely to be a significant investment, thorough preparation is essential. This is something I’ve been working […]
Social Media Pay to Play: When it Makes Sense
January 19, 2014 by Jeff Korhan
One of the important social media trends for 2014 is making financial investments in the major social media networks in order to accomplish specific objectives, otherwise known as pay to play. The key is to distinguish between an investment and expenditures that deliver little future value. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are now public companies. They […]
Google+ is Content Marketing on Fire
December 30, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
Sustainable communities are often described as ecosystems in which everyone gets what they want. This explains why Google+ is steadily gaining momentum for attracting the attention of a wider audience than even Facebook, and quite possibly one that will prove to be more powerful for content marketers Over the past couple of years we’ve watched as […]
Social Media Success in Two Words or Less
November 4, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
How is your business leveraging the unique qualities of each major social media channel? One of the commonly expressed social media challenges is communicating a congruent business or brand message while managing multiple social channels. The solution is to distill the primary success factor for each social media channel into just a couple of words – […]
How to Write Emails that Get a Response
October 10, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
Email is invaluable for communicating with customers, with its effectiveness significantly increased when care is taken to adapt to the new expectations of this powerful form or communication. Many of the web marketing practices you are using to get your online content read and acted upon will also work equally well to do the same […]
Organizing Your Social Media Marketing
September 20, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
You can take the stress out of your social media marketing process by organizing it into written plan that is consistently implemented. That organized and written plan can then be refined as you grow with it. The key to an effective social media marketing plan is following specific rules that are organized into a process. […]
5 Tips for Using LinkedIn Contacts
May 23, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
LinkedIn is in the process of rolling out LinkedIn Contacts. In addition to several new features that are giving it a new look and feel – if offers enhanced functionality for better managing your relationships and social engagement. There is no question that all of the major social networks want you to use their service as your social […]
If I Were Starting Social Media from Zero
May 13, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
A couple of months ago without notice, all of the social media sharing counters on my primary website had reverted to zero. Just like that, thousands of shares that had accumulated over a period of nearly seven years had vanished. Why is this significant? Social sharing is what is known as “social proof.” It’s evidence […]
Social Media for Small Business – It’s Still Early Days
April 15, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
The art of marketing has always been about making meaningful connections with ideal buyers. Modern marketing is a practice that is new to most small businesses. Prior to that small businesses made meaningful connections through selling, not marketing. One of the reasons for this is that most of the media available in recent decades, including magazines, […]
Being the Best Connected Business
March 24, 2013 by Jeff Korhan
In this connected economy, your marketing message is traveling through complex and interconnected networks of relationships. This is why marketing today is more than a process of earning the attention of people and engaging them with your business. It also requires that you do the same with their friends and influencers, and then theirs too […]
