A friend of mine had forwarded me a marketing email he received from a company that I have decided not to disclose. The email was full of wit and humor along with a reference to one of those internet memes I hear so much about. The problem is the email wasn’t funny, didn’t seem witty …
Google has released a Terms of Service update (read more) that will take affect on November 11th 2013. Google will use your face in Google Ads to endorse products or services you have reviewed or interacted with. Similar to Facebook recommending pages that your friends also like, Google will now be using any sharing, +1ing, …
Earlier this year the FTC released new guidelines on how advertisers are to display any disclaimers associated with their advertisements which now include social media including Twitter. With this release The Federal Trade Commission is on a mission to crack down on false advertising that could mislead a product or service for consumers. You see …
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With all the hype going on about Obamacare, the government shutdown, and the Ted Cruz talkathon, its easy to get lost in everything that is going on. Now the question is, who do you blame for the impending government shutdown? Is it the Democrats or the Republicans or both equally? From my perspective, it seems …
As we pass the 12th anniversary of the September 11th attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, a lot of people and companies had shown their support for those affected through their actions and through social media. Many companies like AT&T shared their thoughts and messages through social media updates. While its great to show your …
Google recently released a new feature for gmail to help fight the uncontrollable inbox that everyone seems to find themselves fighting with. Many people create rules and filters in Outlook or Gmail that move specific types of emails into specific folders and marks them as read or important. Now Gmail tabs are worrying email marketers on …
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Facebook has released an update of page insights which changes the reporting metrics slightly, but completely overhauls the user interface. I can tell you now, it’s pretty awesome! Facebook insights would give you great information on how your posts are doing along with your page likes, but the interface itself was a bit clunky and …
UPDATE: Since writing this post it’s been reported that Rolling Stone Magazine has seen a 20% increase in sales in their August release featuring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Although I’m not suprised at the uptick, I’m surprised it has been so drastic especially with major retailers such as Tedeschi Food Stores, Roche Bros. groceries, Stop & Shop, …
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This week marks the 5th anniversary of the iTunes App Store and to celebrate, Apple is offering several awesome apps at low and free prices. I’ve just started downloading and testing a few of them but I recommend you use the link below and download them for free while they last. The iTunes App Store …