Most marketers and advertisers would agree that a lot of thought goes in to target audience – particularly demographics and age – when creating a campaign. However, a new study is suggesting that marketing can be done much more effectively when the personality of the target audience is considered. It makes sense – the interests of a high school senior at age 17 are likely different than a young professional at age 24, for example. Read the article in ScienceDaily for more about marketing and targeting to personality profiles.
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Don’t Make these Marketing Errors…

by sagefrog on May 18, 2012

Marketing can be very effective when executed correctly. However, like anything else, it can also be ineffective if done poorly. People and businesses tend to get frustrated when they feel they have dumped a lot of time and money into marketing and aren’t seeing Return-On-Investment (ROI) or the results they want. According to an article by Ryan Caligiuri in The Globe and Mail, you can put all the money and time in the world into marketing and still fail to see results if you don’t remember one thing: marketing is a process.

Caligiuri says that there are 3 fatal marketing errors to avoid, including: failing to take it slow, neglecting your best buyers, and leading with tactics. To read about these errors and how to avoid them, check out the full article.

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Less is More in Marketing

May 10, 2012

We’ve all heard of the “less is more” concept. It turns out marketers should pay attention to these words of wisdom. In a world filled with information bombarding people all around, it’s important to keep your target audience in mind — and what do they want? A larger quantity of instant information? Or simpler, easier [...]

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Have you Written your Online Identity into your Will?

May 4, 2012

Ever thought about what happens to your email accounts, Facebook, Twitter and other online identities after you pass? According to an article by Rebecca J. Rosen in The Atlantic, nearly half a million people with Facebook accounts passed away last year. So what were family and friends left to do – create a memorial page? Leave [...]

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Want your Business to be Remembered?

May 2, 2012

What do some of the most successful businesses – think Coca Cola, McDonalds, Nike, etc. – have in common? They have all created a strong brand. And if you want your business to join the ranks of these and other successful companies, the key is to start with developing your brand. Unless, of course, you’d [...]

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Why Measuring ROI for Social Media is Different than for Traditional Marketing

May 1, 2012

If your business is like most, you probably have a Facebook page, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page, a YouTube channel and a blog. And you also may wonder how is the time and effort I put into managing these accounts paying off? It’s a question many businesses are constantly asking. According to Social Media [...]

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Social Media Tips for Job Seekers

April 19, 2012

After the recent news of prospective employers asking for job candidate’s Facebook passwords,  it makes sense that those searching for a job may be a little concerned about what their social media profiles say about them. But according to an article called “Social Media Secrets from Hiring Managers,” by David Mielach, a BusinessNewsDaily staff writer, [...]

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Is Social Media Marketing a “Bust” for Your Company?

April 10, 2012

The term “social media marketing” isn’t new. But many small and medium-sized businesses aren’t entirely sure how to effectively take advantage of social media marketing (SMM). And success story after success story proves that some companies are doing it right. However, according to an article by Chris Horton in “Business 2 Community,” the sad truth [...]

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Would you Give a Prospective Employer your Facebook Password?

March 28, 2012

In the last week, there has been a social media topic that has really exploded – should prospective employers be able to ask for your social networking passwords? It’s common knowledge that when applying for jobs, candidates should clean up their social networking profiles (e.g. removing photos of questionable behavior from Facebook; removing profanity from [...]

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B2B Marketing and Social Media

March 23, 2012

Business 2 Community recently released an article, How B2B Marketers can Embrace Social Media, in which author Dragan Mestrovic uses Sagefrog’s B2B Marketing Mix Survey to highlight the 4 ways companies can leverage social media: Increase brand awareness Humanize B2B companies Establish as thought leader Connecting with customers and prospects   The article also illustrates B2B social [...]

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