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.me creators rewarded for “making the Internet personal”
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON EXAMINER For those webmasters, bloggers, and social networks that have taken advantage of .ME extensions, as opposed to traditional .COM addresses, you could find yourself “reaping the rewards” of innovation in the upcoming weeks. As of January 4, 2014, .ME Registry personnel have announced “The .ME Loyalty Program” at the 2014 New Media Expo (NMX) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The loyalty program is a platform that connects all .ME users into one community and then rewards them with exciting perks and prizes within the community. Users can begin collecting points by “checking [.ME] social medias, joining .ME contests, bringing friends to the website, sharing related #hashtags on…
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Elements of Internet Marketing: The importance of the press release
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON EXAMINER DISCLAIMER: Every once in awhile, we cover “Elements of Internet Marketing” and why they are important for everyone to be aware or reminded of. Some of these topics are not new, but they are very important to consumers and service providers to repeatedly encounter and understand. Today’s “Element” is related to the topic of “Press Releases”. Enjoy! We all want to get our message out to the masses. We all want to scream it from the rooftops and keep the “telephone” effect going. But, what will really help our brand to succeed in today’s Global marketplace? How will we encourage rapid spread of our message to…
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Google implements NEW Category Search through Upgraded Google Images
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON EXAMINER Face recognition, Goggles, and now… A NEW and improved Image Search by Google. If you’re constantly using the World’s Leading Search Engine, Google, you probably have noticed something different about Google Images in the last few days based upon your inputted search terms. Personally, my first experience with the new feature implemented by Google’s Image Search took place when trying to find graphics from an upcoming TV Series that hits Showtime on June 30. That show is Ray Donovan; and I was working on a graphic for Kwame Patterson (known for his role as “Monk” on The Wire), who appears on the series as Rapper/Producer, Re-Kon.…
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Call to Action: Make THEM do what YOU want them to do!
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON EXAMINER Today, nearly everybody has a social presence, a website, a blog. Yet, there are so many consumers who are never converted into customers. The brand is then discouraged by the “Power of Social” and what great possibilities can be brought through Viral. So, what’s going on? What is being done wrong that could better create sales and conversions for the brand and increase bank account registers at the same time? Whether your content is “on point” or not, whether it’s elaborate or not… whether your content is optimized OR NOT, you more than likely aren’t going to convert consumers without a “Call to Action.” What is…
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A Marketer’s Nightmare: Content Block
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON EXAMINER You’re in between projects. Now is the time to beef up your own Social Presences. You are so used to putting your own projects to the side while working on client material…most of which are your own ideas. But, when it comes to your own presence, your own content, your own projects… NOTHING. You try, you try, you try and still — you come up with nothing. Content block! It’s a Marketer’s Nightmare, and we all surely go through it! It’s like you work on these amazing projects for others. Many of which, we can’t show anyone due to Non-Disclosure Agreements, and we feel the need…
