Since 2010, marketers and advertisers have engaged consumers through advertising via promoted tweets on Twitter. Recently, however, the popular social networking site took advertising a step further by launching its new advertising API. The new advertising API, which is still in its Beta stage, is aimed at helping companies engage and target more Twitter users and general consumers with their products or services.
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A new social media application was recently launched and has mobile users flocking in herds to download it. Vine is Twitter’s new video-based social media application. This application gives its users the opportunity to record six-second videos that are then uploaded on to the user’s profile. These videos, which by appearance are similar to GIF files, can be shared via a user’s other social media profiles, like Twitter. Although it has rapidly grown in popularity among the social media crowd, is Vine the appropriate social media outlet for your company?
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Since its first Promoted Tweet in April of 2010, Twitter has continually evolved their Promoted Tweets Service. Now, more than two years later, Twitter has announced its newest update to help companies attain a valuable return on investment for their Twitter marketing efforts.
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The words behind your company’s Facebook posts or tweets are important. More important, perhaps, than the act of posting or tweeting itself. Understanding the science and thought process that goes behind an effective and engaging social media post can help boost your company’s influence online.
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The latest buzz around the Twitter block is the new header photo option. This new option available on both the mobile app and the website allows users to upload a photo that will appear at the top of their profile. It is the perfect opportunity to effectively market your company in the social media world.

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Everyone’s on social media, but not everyone’s enjoying the experience. Although Facebook ranked lower in the 2012 American Customer Satisfaction Index for social media networks, Twitter received a disappointing 64 points out of a 100 rating. Not one to be indefinitely outdone, Twitter already has designs on an all-new mobile app that they hope will make the network more relevant and user-friendly for mobile users.
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I’m judging you. So is he. So is she. So are they. When you or your employees post to either personal or collaborative social media accounts, your institution’s personality receives instant exposure, automatically opening you up to criticism, misinterpretation and commentary. Examples of social media gone awry...

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Social media may be new, but the pros learn fast – especially when they learn from mistakes. New social media networks, tools and strategies develop at breakneck speed in a seemingly endless stream of technology, interaction and innovation. It’s a lot to keep up with and...

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Maybe you don’t get Twitter. Maybe you’re a total Twitter pro. Either way, Twitter’s new user interface will help you get your message across and connect to other users more easily than ever before. With a new look that rivals Facebook’s, Twitter has revamped their...

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When it really comes down to it, how effective IS your social media presence? At some point all web marketers, business decision makers and regular users ponder this conundrum. Social media is a unique tool, one designed to serve, not only an informative function, but...

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