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How to Find New Content Ideas for Your Business Blog: 7 Ideas
If you’re having difficulty coming up with ideas for new articles for your business blog, you’re in luck: Social Media Examiner offers these seven ways to find new and interesting content ideas for your blog. Among them is Bottlenose, which offers a live look at what’s trending in social media right now. The Sonar tab […]
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Takeaways From Econsultancy’s Funnel 2012 for B2B Marketers
Econsultancy hosted about 600 marketers in London for its Funnel B2B marketing conference. Here’s a rundown of a load of takeaways and sound bites from the speakers at the conference. For instance, Catherine Toole, CEO of Sticky Content, says to reuse content and aim for 3-4 pieces of content when you interview someone; Kleran Flanagan, […]
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OutboundEngine Launches, Secures $1.6 M in Series A Funding
Promo Labs Rebrands as OutboundEngine, Reaches Beyond DIY Email and Social Tools AUSTIN, TX-OutboundEngine,
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Local-Commerce Profile: Q&A With Tippr
This continues our series of profiles of local-commerce companies. The purpose of these Q&A spotlights is to give merchants, marketers and others in the industry a look at what some deal platforms out there are doing. These profiles are also meant to offer different outlooks on the future of the local-commerce industry. This week we’re […]
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Facebook Tests In-Line Replies to Comments on Page Posts, Threads Ranked by an Algorithm
Facebook is testing a new option to allow users to reply to specific comments for page posts. Threads on page posts will be sorted by an algorithm to boost the most engaging comments toward the top. This will make comments on page posts more like Facebook’s comments plug-in for third-party sites, which have had both […]
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How to Measure the Impact of Social Media on Content Marketing
Social media is a key driver in the success of content marketing, but to measure this impact you need to have accurate data. To do this, marketers need to implement a system to tag all links to their site’s content placed on social channels. This requires parameters that can be focused on measuring each individual […]
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Quora Introduces Online Now for Quick Answers
Quora, the Q&A website, has launched Online Now, a new feature that be visible in its Ask to Answer product. As the name conveys, Online Now will show when experts relevant to a question are on the site now, akin to an online status. This could be great for questions that are time-sensitive, and could […]
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Groupon Goods Adds Free Shipping and Returns, Toy and Holiday Catalogs
Groupon is now offering free standard shipping and returns for the discounted products sold through Groupon Goods. Free shipping is offered for orders in the U.S. and Canada of at least $15 before tax. Returns on eligible products are free within 14 days. This move comes as Groupon tries to push its Goods section as […]
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Mark Cuban Is Angry, Taking His Brands Away From Facebook
Mark Cuban, known for his ownership of the Dallas Mavericks and his appearance on “Shark Tank,” is frustrated with Facebook and is taking his businesses away from the social network. A couple weeks ago, he took a screen shot of an offer from Facebook to pay $3,000 in order to reach 1 million people. “FB […]
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TroopSwap Steps Away From Daily Deals to Digital ID, With an Eye to Being a Marketplace
TroopSwap began in 2010 as a daily-deals business for veterans, but with the industry’s big players seeing slowing growth, the company is seeking to make a transition. “The firm’s Troop ID widget will provide online retailers and other Web sites with a window where veterans and active-duty military personnel can enter a unique user name […]
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