by James Ball | Feb 22, 2010 | Marketing, Social Media, Strategy
As I was putting together a presentation, I came across these three images quite by accident. I could only assume that is was a sign, and that they belonged together somehow: A Funnel A Funnel Cloud A “Sales Funnel” Social media marketing is just that,...
by James Ball | Feb 18, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, Facebook, Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter
The writing may not bear any resemblance to Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind”, but there is some common ground here, quite literally. The writing is in the form of 140 character “tweets” posted to Twitter.com from the Oakland Cemetery account, and Margaret...
by James Ball | Feb 15, 2010 | Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Strategy
It’s 2010, and you’ve heard that this is the year of “social media ROI” right? This is not necessarily true for you and me. Somewhere somebody may have dropped the ball and let you down. If you feel like social media has been a waste of time for your business, it very...
by James Ball | Feb 12, 2010 | Advice, Other, Resources, Social Media
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by James Ball | Feb 12, 2010 | Networking, Resources, Social Media
If you aren’t using social media icons and/or links in EVERYTHING that you put out on a regular basis, such as email and newsletters…well, you just ought to be, that’s all. These “social stamps” belong everywhere; they’re not just for websites and blogs. Email isn’t...
by James Ball | Feb 9, 2010 | Blogging, Community, Networking, Social Media
Cathy Iconis, with the help of several contributors, started a blog for Atlanta Small Businesses on January 1, 2010, called Atlanta Small Biz. I too, am now a regular contributor there. I will be providing the readership with social media marketing ideas, advice, and...