Social Consumers Are Sharing Your Growth Plan Every day, social consumers share – for free! – the kinds of data that companies pay market researchers a lot of money to help them gather. By monitoring and analyzing the information visitors and customers share via social media, brands can learn how to improve their products, sell […]
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A Social Media Policy: Brand Insurance
Despite the prevalence of social media use by companies and their employees, a surprising 76% of companies are still operating without a clearly defined social media policy. To safeguard your brand and make what might seem like the dull job of creating a social media policy more fun, the clever people of Mindflash have put a […]
Know the Best Times to Blog?
If you’re wondering what the best times for various blogging activities are, look no further. Veteran blogger Dan Zarrella, HubSpot‘s Social Media Scientist, delivers a simple Infographic (below) showing the best times to publish your blog depending on your blogging goals. He’s analyzed 40,000 blogs and suggested the best times (in US ET) to go […]
Timing is Everything: Post When it Counts
Social media marketers now have data to guide them in choosing the best time to post content on Facebook and Twitter. Argyle Social created a helpful infographic (see bleow) to help marketers maximize engagement by posting when their audiences are listening. Key Takeaways B2C audiences are generally more engaged on the weekend, particularly on Facebook […]
CIA Spies on Social Media
Know where the next social revolution will happen? The CIA and President Obama probably do thanks to hundreds of analysts monitoring social media at the CIA’s Open Source Center (OSC). The Center, a result of a 9/11 Commission recommendation, uses a crew of ‘ninja librarians’
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