Measuring Success in Twitter

by on December 30, 2008 · Social Media Marketing Optimization

Our good friend, Eric Peterson of Web Analytics Demystified, has a great post on the topic of measuring success in Twitter. He asks if “influence is the best way to ... » Continue

BusinessWeek’s List of Most Influential Companies and Social Media

by on December 13, 2008 · Online Reputation ManagementSocial Media Marketing Optimization

BusinessWeek has compiled it’s first ever list of the most influential companies, voted on by a 14-member advisory board. BW says their list is more art than science, and that ... » Continue

8 Twitter Tools We Are Loving

by on November 30, 2008 · Social Media Marketing Optimization

Don’t you wish Twitter had more functionality built in and that you didn’t have to use 8 additional tools to basically do what Twitter should in the first place? I ... » Continue

Adding social media to your scorecard

by on November 3, 2008 · Social Media Marketing Optimization

Mid last month, Federated Media Publishing (FM) made a huge step in tracking conversations on the web. FM beta-launched their Conversational Marketing (CM) Toolbox to select FM clients including American ... » Continue

Blogs Influence Purchases More Than Social Sites

by on October 28, 2008 · Online Reputation ManagementSocial Media Marketing Optimization

ClickZ just covered a study sponsored by our friends at BuzzLogic that says blogs can have more impact on purchase decisions than social networks. The study, conducted by Jupiter, notes ... » Continue

Businesses on Social Networks

by on September 26, 2008 · Social Media Marketing Optimization

Cone research group recently released a study on how consumers would like to interact with businesses and brands online. If you don’t have a social media profile, get one today! » Continue

An Interview with the Yelp Elite Squad

by on May 31, 2008 · Online Reputation ManagementSocial Media Marketing Optimization

We work with many clients on getting their product evangelists to spread the word even more than they do. After all, there’s so much potential in tapping those that already ... » Continue

10 Things Learned from SMX Social Media

by on April 28, 2008 · conferencesSocial Media Marketing Optimization

While I didn’t attend this last conference, I did feel like I was in the loop after reading all the coverage. Here’s my summary of the top 10 things learned ... » Continue

Tool Review: Spokeo Activity Tracker

by on January 29, 2008 · Social Media Marketing OptimizationTool Review

What happens when 5 Stanford classmates come up with an idea to create a tool that will help you keep up with your friends across multiple social networking sites? Well ... » Continue

The Most Credible Travel Industry Review Sites…

by on January 29, 2008 · Local SearchSearch Engine OptimizationSocial Media Marketing Optimization

Well, that is in Google’s mind. So you have a hotel, restaurant, or run a local attraction? Then you need to read this very informative and in-depth report from Search ... » Continue