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Cultivate your social media with our May wallpaper

posted by Design

It's time to get those gardens going, but don't forget about nurturing your social media—your online profiles need attention to grow! This month, decorate your desktop with an earthy flower pattern for your green thumb and another marketing tip that will keep you on your toes.

Download our May wallpaper to your desktop or mobile device.


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April 2013 social media marketing roundup

posted by Public Relations

It’s time for another monthly roundup of social media news. From Foursquare updates to an introduction to Facebook Home, keep reading for a quick overview of the latest social media changes and what they mean to marketers.

Foursquare updates will offer data to advertisers

Foursquare has done marketers and business owners a solid.

Now when users launch the Foursquare app on their phones, the first thing they’ll see will be the option to explore the opportunities around their current location. This will include showing current business specials nearby. The Explore update features a quick way for users to see what’s interesting around them and a much easier-to-navigate search and filter option.

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SEO is Simple. It’s About Giving People What They Need.

posted by Search

We often read articles and attend seminars on the topic of SEO and how a marketer can best execute it. The problem is that many firms and people tend the feel that once they have the initial idea of SEO, nothing will change; it will not evolve or adapt. This is ultimately where they begin to lead clients, listeners and readers horribly astray. The latest such article was written for Financial Planning and delves very heavily into “keyword use.”

Sadly, the ideas stated in the above article have been ones that good SEOs have moved on from in the past couple of years. We’ve learned that there is no magic number for keywords, no golden ratio, nothing that says “if you use a keyword this percentage, you will have solid value in rankings.” One needs to look no further than Matt Cutts, head of Web spam at Google, in this video from 2011:



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March social media news you may have missed

posted by Public Relations

Social media changes every day and it’s hard to keep up with the latest news and trends.
We know it’s hard.
We sympathize.
We’re here to help. We organized all the social media news you need to know from the month below. Now go catch up!

Who’s Pinning What?:: Pinterest Introduces Web Analytics

All you Pinterest addicts, businesses and marketers, rejoice! Pinterest has (finally!) introduced Web analytics. Pinterest analytics have been launched in accordance with the new look of the website. The Web analytics feature allows brands (well, actually anyone) with a verified website to see the stats.

Overview of Analytics Features:

• Track pinning activity::

See how many people are pinning, repinning, viewing and clicking on your content. Select a custom timeframe to track changes over a period of time.

• Find out what pinners find interesting::

Discover which pins get the most repin action, who is pinning them and what other content these same pinners are pinning.

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SXSW Quick Takes :: Melanie

posted by Public Relations

Members of the thunder::tech team attended the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive conference in Austin, Texas last week! The five-day festival included panel discussions by some of tech’s best minds, incredible networking, big-brand parties, music and general shenanigans. We had to find a way to bring our experiences back with us, so we challenged each team member who got the chance to go to Austin to give us a quick take and grab some pics.

Catch up if you missed our introductory post and Andrea's or Justin's Quick Takes. Now here's Quick Take #3 from our from our communications team manager, Melanie Eyerman. Yes, she did write the introduction denouncing the cat that shall remained unnamed, but below are more takeaways from the experience.

Melanie’s SXSW Quick Takes:

• Common theme at SXSW – brands MUST create a valuable experience for the consumer. What do THEY want or need? Not enough brands ask that question and execute well.
• Oreo, that real-time marketing powerhouse? This is what they brought to the main convention center:

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