Frank Capra once said “Don’t follow trends, start trends”. This is sound advice. However, in the social media world, staying on top of current trends is vital to a successful eCommerce online presence. Social media trends are ever-changing. What dominates the social media scene in 2017? Here’s what a few pros had to say: “I see ecommerce brands investing a lot more …
Social Media Strategy: Three Key Questions for Success
Strategy and measurement are often cited as the two biggest challenges facing social media marketers. They are also considered the two core elements to a successful social media strategy! To build a successful social media strategy, you need to focus on these three questions: what are you trying to achieve? who are your customers? what is your competition doing? Understanding …
Campaign Development Process: Discovery and Diagnostics
Have you ever just gotten into the car and begun to drive, not sure of your destination? Sounds like fun. Would you do that for a family vacation, with three kids in tow? Of course not!! Do you know how many businesses and organizations do exactly that? They make plans for a business launch or marketing campaign without deciding what their goals …
Campaign Development Process: History
© Thinkstock How often do you interact with creative firms? Do you outsource to a creative firm or agency for your business’ graphic and website design? How has your experience been, working with creatives? Do you find them unpredictable, inconsistent? Since 2004, we have polished an approach, called the Campaign Development Process, to take the mystery out of the creative. …
10 Ways Associations Can Use Live Streaming Apps [Part 2]
Is it mid-January already? If you’re like me, you’re hustling to get back on track after the Holidays, and are optimistic to reorganize every aspect of your life. With New Year’s resolutions looming over our heads, association professionals and marketers alike, must look ahead to which efforts we will implement in 2016, and plan how we will accomplish these tasks throughout …
Top 3 Live Streaming Apps to Humanize Your Organization [Part I]
Feeling overwhelmed with all this talk about the “next big things” in marketing and social media? First Facebook, then Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat popped up. Lately BigData and the Internet of Things has created a lot of buzz for marketers. But nothing has taken off with as much speed and intensity as Live Streaming apps. Recently, I’ve been watching …
12 Best Practices for Twitter Cards
There are three basic elements to all Twitter cards: the image, the Call to Action (CTA) and the tweet copy. Your image should show off the business. The headline and CTA together call out the offer. The tweet copy generates curiosity and interest. In order to maximize the value of all three elements, it’s important to keep the following best …
HOW TO USE TWITTER 4 BUSINESS
I once heard someone compare the conversation on Twitter to that of a cocktail party—short interactions meant to make a quick impression. Where’s the value in that? There may be more than meets the eye. Consider some of these facts gathered by a recent survey released by Edison Research. The full study of over 1,700 respondents is 49 pages …
Member Engagement vs Engaging Your Members
© Moodboard Which questions sound more like your association’s internal conversation: How can we get members to buy more of program X, product Y or service Z? OR How can we enable members to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them? How can we get members to help us accomplish this goal? OR How can we better understand the …
Lapsed Membership: What You Can Learn
Nobody likes looking at stats that paint a negative picture. But you won’t have the full picture if you’re not willing to look at everything. Remember, when it comes to marketing, you don’t know what you don’t know! Three primary reasons for lapsed membership Sherry Jacob has conducted lapsed member surveys with a wide variety of organizations, from small to large, …