The Beal Deal with Brett Tabke (@btabke)
Posted on 11. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
Congrats! You made it to another weekend! You don’t get a prize, but you do get to read this week’s Beal Deal interview with none other than Brett Tabke. Brett has built Pubcon into one of the biggest and best internet marketing conferences around. I sat down and asked him about that and his decision [...]
Study Shows Vine is Slowly But Surely Winding Its Way Through Twitter
Posted on 10. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
Vine made a big splash back in January with the introduction of the six-second video loop. In just a few months, the app has wormed its way into the hearts of Twitter followers everywhere and now users share an average of 5 Vine tweets per second! What’s neat about Vine is that the one-touch record [...]
Study Shows Vine is Slowly But Surely Winding Its Way Through Twitter
Posted on 10. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
Vine made a big splash back in January with the introduction of the six-second video loop. In just a few months, the app has wormed its way into the hearts of Twitter followers everywhere and now users share an average of 5 Vine tweets per second! What’s neat about Vine is that the one-touch record [...]
Nicola Mendelsohn and the Four-Day Week
Posted on 09. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
Nicola Mendelsohn has a new job. This British mother of four is about to become Facebook’s Vice-President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. But that’s not the big news. Rumor has it, she’ll also be a rare tech exec who only works four days a week. In the past, Mendelsohn has insisted on the [...]
Want to Know the Mood in America? Check the Twitter Hedonometer
Posted on 08. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
As a nation, we’re not shy about expressing our feelings in public. When things happen – good or bad – we react en masse, pouring our heart out in blog comments and on social media. When it comes to tragic events in particular, Twitter is like the first responder on scene. People close to an [...]
For Maximum Productivity People Would Rather Work Alone but Not at Home
Posted on 07. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
I sat down to write this post two hours ago. Then I got distracted. I took a phone call, that led to a couple of follow-up tasks, and then two emails came in that I could deal with in under ten minutes, so I took care of those, too. Then I had to deal with [...]
Will People Pay to Watch YouTube?
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
There’s a rumor running around the internet that says YouTube is going to start charging for certain content streams. Don’t panic yet. You’ll still be able to watch people doing embarrassing things in public and cats doing cat things for free. The move would initially involve about 50 specific channels of curated content. And when [...]
University Study Shows Happy News Leads to More Twitter Followers
Posted on 05. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
Good news, everyone! If you Tweet good news, you’re more likely to attract new followers. That’s the main takeaway from a new study out of Georgia Tech. (Thanks to the Daily Mail for the tip.) Researchers Hutto, Yardi and Gilbert (which would be a great name for a band. . . or a law firm), [...]
The Beal Deal with Janet Driscoll Miller (@janetdmiller)
Posted on 04. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
What is up with this weather? The midwest is getting snow and here in Raleigh, NC, I had to turn the heating back on! Come on Spring, get with the routine, or you’re fired! Now I’ve got that off my chest, let’s turn to this week’s Beal Deal interview. You’re probably sick of me gushing [...]
New Instagram Tagging Could Mean a Boost for Brands
Posted on 03. May, 2013 by admin in Marketing Pilgrim
Tags are the internet equivalent of the Rubbermaid silverware caddy. They were both created to help keep like items together and neatly organized. You can tag blog posts and YouTube videos. Add a “hash” and you’re good to go on Twitter. Facebook took tagging to the next level when they created a tool to tag [...]
