Practical Simple Marketing in the News - 6/15/12

What's new this week via links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News?

Lots of social networking comparisons...

Simple & Practical Marketing Data

Study shows consumers prefer Pinterest, Twitter over Facebook ow.ly/btWuO #practicalmktr

Which of these marketing tools do you use? Note: email ranks #1,2 #practicalmktr http://ow.ly/bu1mM

Practical Marketing Advice

Fr @MarketingProfs: successful pinterest pinning for marketers ow.ly/btYRM #practicalmktr

Perspective on Pinterest and Real Simple Mag [w 100k+ followers] http://ow.ly/bu1sV #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• Leave it to @whatsnext to capture why Twitter beats Facebook ow.ly/btVYt #practicalmktr
• Perspective on Facebook advertising from Buddy Media ow.ly/btXIN #practicalmktr
• Facebook to brands: you;re posting stuff wrong! [also refers to buddy media] ow.ly/btYGp #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• Great #practicalmktr perspective on Cirque du Soleil's social strategy: ow.ly/btX3E
• How Beef industry in Australia uses social media for promotion: ow.ly/btXa9 #practicalmktr
• 10 SoMe stars Walmart, Pepsi, Starbucks, Home Depot, Nike, JetBlue, Disney, Google, Capital 1, McDonalds ow.ly/btY8o #practicalmktr

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Practical Simple Marketing in the News - 6/8/12

Lots to digest in this week's links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News for 6/8/12.

Simple & Practical Marketing Data

RT @ShannonPaul: For the first time ever more than half of all seniors 65+ use the Internet bit.ly/L3QMux

Practical Marketing Advice

RT @kippbodnar: 6 SEO Tools to Analyze Your Site Like Google Does bit.ly/M8GfQs #practicalmktr Are you doing 'content curation' right? ow.ly/bksFc #practicalmktr >Effective content writing trumps Google Penguin changes! http://ow.ly/bkwwD #CMI #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• 7 terrific ways business blogs build social media success fr @heidicohen ow.ly/bkuRt #practicalmktr
• Impressive lessons to learn fr 'just a game' 18yo Tetris grand master ow.ly/bkv4a #practicalmktr
• Putting website visits fr keyword not provided into perspective http://ow.ly/bkwmP #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• Google+ success story: Cadbury UK ow.ly/bbfSi #practicalmktr
• Marvelous scientific + social media experiment: live tweeting National Zoo Panda artificial insemination ow.ly/bkrmF #practicalmktr
• How social media can help keep Olympians visible in b/n events: ow.ly/bkwah #practicalmktr
• Insight on GE's digital strategy: ow.ly/bkwdY #practicalmktr
• Perspective on Big Brands [i.e GM] & Facebook ads ow.ly/bkr77 #practicalmktr

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Practical Simple Marketing in the News 6/1/12

How did your post-Memorial Day Weekend week go? I hope well. In anticipation of the weekend, here are links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.

Practical Marketing Advice

• Advice on how to use Google+ fr @GuyKawasaki ow.ly/b1ZZJ #practicalmktr
• How ecommerce product pages help drive sales: 6 #practicalmktr tips http://ow.ly/b20ok
• H2 build brands by photo sharing: it's not about selling! http://ow.ly/bbcSW #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• Do you subscribe to the 'simplicity thesis'? http://ow.ly/b20CW fr @FastCo #practicalmktr
• Via @mirror_comms: Google Finally Puts Zagat to Good Use shar.es/qJSnf

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• Four Seasons Hotel leans on social to act local. Details: ow.ly/b1Z7z #practicalmktr
• J&J's priorities for 2012: social, mobile: ow.ly/b1ZVq #practicalmktr
• Creative use of internet & social to connect with 'customers': Maine Convent recruits nuns: ow.ly/b20dI #practicalmktr
• UN Global Pulse monitors data for real-time signals re: food, economy, jobs 19 min video http://ow.ly/bbcrc #practicalmktr

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Practical Simple Marketing in the News 5/25/12

Happy Memorial Day weekend! In case your weekend plans include reading time, here are links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.

Simple & Practical Marketing Data

• RT @markwschaefer: 35 Mind Numbing YouTube Facts, Figures, Statistics – Infographic goo.gl/ta27b via @jeffbullas #practicalmktr 

Practical Marketing Advice

• Google's new social report focuses on $ not likes ow.ly/aSEKM #practicalmktr
• Reminder about importance of Google Places: ow.ly/b1RG6 #practicalmktr
• Top 2 reasons LinkedIn is taking over world ow.ly/b1ucJ #practicalmktr
• Do you know/use these 5 LinkedIn tools? ow.ly/b1QwW #practicalmktr
• Ask 5 whys to get to larger story! #CMI #practicalmktr wisdom fr @Robert_Rose ow.ly/b1Xg2

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• RT @nateriggs: 5 Pinterest Boards Every Content Marketer Should Follow >> bit.ly/LsxDTY #practicalmktr
• What's yr reaction to 'unsocial' networks? ow.ly/b1Xb1 Solution to data overload, no? 
• Social Media marketing: ludicrously complicated ow.ly/b1TgP Agree? Disagree? #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• Role of social media in financial services marketing: #practicalmktr insights incl fr @FrankEliason ow.ly/b1T6F
• Optimizing Facebook timelines: 6 brand examples fr @MarketingProfs http://ow.ly/b1YS4 #practicalmktr
• Reference resource: 5 all time best Facebook Campaigns via @FastCo http://ow.ly/b1XuD #practicalmktr

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Practical Simple Marketing in the News - 5/18/12

Happy Friday! Here are links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.

Notice that there's not a single mention of Pinterest, but lots about content and perspective on managing communities.

Simple & Practical Marketing Data

• 5 mobile trends brands need to monitor fr Mashable ow.ly/aJq14 #practicalmktr

Practical Marketing Advice

• Step by step guide for content curation ow.ly/aJn8d #practicalmktr
• Are you using these great content marketing ideas on Google+? ow.ly/aSCwt #practicalmktr via #CMI
• Creating effective email and landing page content tips: ow.ly/aSDHr #practicalmktr
• Given image focus on many social sites, what is your image strategy? http://ow.ly/aSEeX #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• Classic fr @rohitbhargava: Manifesto for content curator ow.ly/aJnaQ #practicalmktr
• Lovely advice via Benjamin Franklin for getting what want in life ow.ly/aSCzH #practicalmktr
• Fascinating perspective from a social media manager at larger retailer: ow.ly/aSCOh #practicalmktr
• What makes successful community manager? it's always personal http://ow.ly/aSEIq #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• Ferrari uses social media to drive visitors to microsite ow.ly/aSDP1 #practicalmktr

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Practical Simple Marketing in the News - 5/11/12

Ready for the weekend? Here are this week's links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.

Practical Marketing Advice

• 8 rules of Pinerest etiquette ow.ly/aJhJg #practicalmktr
• RT @YouTooCanBeGuru: Here's the Best Time to Share on Pinterest on.mash.to/JVHi5i by @mashable via @TheFabSocial #practicalmktr
• Have you tried any of these 3 must-have Pinterest tools? ow.ly/aJiaQ #practicalmktr
• Love these Facebook engagement recommendations: ow.ly/aJi3D #practicalmktr
• RT @AventeTile: 5 Google+ Tricks to Dominate G oogle Search Results 5 Google+ Tricks to Dominate Google Search Results via @HubSpot #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• Content curation for SEO: http://ow.ly/aJl1L lots good #practicalmktr insights!
• RT @BrennerMichael: How Google Creates a New Era for SEO goo.gl/zYUrf via @1stwebdesigner #practicalmktr
• The future of mobile via @cxdnyc ow.ly/aJjiC #practicalmktr
• Great ideas! RT @TALV58: SocialMedia4Builders: "How I Use Social Media to Promote My Blogs" bit.ly/KySUxt great video #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• So how will social media affect 2012 Olympics? #practicalmktr infographics ow.ly/aJhTy
• Social and digital case study: Adobe http://ow.ly/aJmij #practicalmktr
• Thought-provoking brand examples re: H2 use Pinterest creatively ow.ly/aJixX #practicalmktr

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Practical Simple Marketing in the News - 5/4/12

Here are links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.

Practical Marketing Advice

• Pitching bloggers via Pinterest: ow.ly/arpmJ #practicalmktr
• H2 tell your brand story through facebook timeline: ow.ly/aAtUV gr8 examples #practicalmktr
• A must! Great tip! RT @TALV58: SocialMedia4Builders: Add alt tags to your photos ow.ly/aBoOT It really helps #practicalmktr
• H2 create successful blog editorial strategy fr #CMI ow.ly/aAudh #practicalmktr
• Making facebook work for yr brand fr @SocialSteve http://ow.ly/aAu0R #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• Perspective on Blendtec's marketing strategy & 'will it blend' ow.ly/arp0w #practicalmktr
• RT @TALV58: Whom do Americans trust when they shop? http://jan.ocregister.com/2012/04/30/whom-do-americans-trust-when-they-shop/78838/ Interesting #1 #practicalmktr
• How do U set healthy work boundaries? ow.ly/aAuzv #practicalmktr
• Notion of 'simpler hybrid life' sounds wise, no? http://ow.ly/aAtm3 #practicalmktr

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• A digital perspective on politics and election related communications ow.ly/aroSe #practicalmktr
• Valuable PR lessons from Heineken's bizarre dog-fighting crisis ow.ly/arp5Q #practicalmktr
• Well done @brandonuttley! 9 social media crisis questions Dole failed to answer ow.ly/arpip #practicalmktr

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