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Start-ups: 5 Not So Obvious Things To Consider For Your Business

Start-ups: 5 Not So Obvious Things To Consider For Your Business

Feb 18, 2015

Since the recession in 2006, there has been a growing appetite for people to start their own businesses and over 1 million start ups are launched worldwide each year. Unfortunately, not all of these are successful, with research suggesting that half of all UK start ups will fail within 5 years. How can you give your start up the best possible chance of...

Why Just Manage Social Media Marketing When You Can Measure?

Why Just Manage Social Media Marketing When You Can Measure?

Jan 26, 2015

Are you wasting your time and money? 2015 is the year to get really serious about optimizing your social media strategy. The first step is to upgrade the tools you use. With 2000+ marketing technology tools to choose from, this is no easy task. For the purposes of this post we’ll focus on two types of social media related tools: management and...

Overcoming Social Media Hurdles: MyBlogU Interview

Overcoming Social Media Hurdles: MyBlogU Interview

Jan 12, 2015

When it comes to business, social media can be more of a struggle than many people may think. Sure, it is easy to post photos, updates, and news for your personal life. But, in business it is much different. You must create engaging Facebook posts, interesting or interactive Twitter tweets, and eye-catching Pinterest images all to further your business...

5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Social Media

5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Social Media

Nov 10, 2014

The realm of social media has evolved quite a bit over the last decade. It is now the place to be on the Internet for reconnecting, networking, marketing, news, and even entertainment. Whether you are a heavy social media user or a light one, it is likely that social media has sucked you in via one of these five reasons. I believe that they are all in their own...

#TSU: Is There Really a Model to Let Social Media Users Earn by Being Social?

#TSU: Is There Really a Model to Let Social Media Users Earn by Being Social?

Oct 26, 2014

With the new neat social media network on the rise, I went ahead and asked my fellow MBU users what they think of its future. I was inspired by this article and given the (well-grounded) negativity in it, no wonder the discussion was geared against the startup. Now, I don’t really want to be ONLY negative here. TSU is already under hackers and...

Best Social Media Blog from Loyal Readers

Best Social Media Blog from Loyal Readers

Sep 29, 2014

There are so many social media blogs out there, yet we find ourselves going to our selected once again and again… Why have we picked those? Why we love reading them so much? Let’s try to figure out: The REAL feedback from the REAL readers! A. Cormac84 I must say that I like Heidi Cohen’s blog – simply because in the most part it’s a fluff free...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring What Twitter Contributes to your Bottom-line

A Step-by-Step Guide to Measuring What Twitter Contributes to your Bottom-line

Jun 4, 2014

Twitter has arrived and entrenched itself as an indispensable marketing channel for both B2B and B2C brands alike. What started out as engaging with customers using a free and quick social platform has now transformed into the fine art of extracting value out of every interaction and co-relating them with the gold standard in measurable returns – SALES. So how...

Websites – Update The Content, Or Start Over?!

Websites – Update The Content, Or Start Over?!

Mar 10, 2014

Maintaining a Website is Like an Office Think of your website as being the same as an office space. You might sign a 3 to 5 year lease, furnish the office, and add signage. When the lease is up, you have the opportunity to renew, or relocate. Website content is similar to having an office. After several years you may need to move, renovate, or only invest in...