A few social media developments that are currently on our radar: New Facebook Promotions Guidelines In early May, Facebook revised their promotions guidelines, simplifying them and making them easier to understand. The most important change to Facebook’s...
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Twitter for Business: Getting The Most Out Of Twitter
by Crissy Campbell | May 25, 2011 | Social Media Marketing
Twitter is an excellent tool for sharing information, promoting your business and engaging with your fans. Whether you’re new to Twitter or just need to polish up on your skills, here are some helpful resources for using Twitter for business. Find Your Twitter...
Is Your Business Blooming?
by Crissy Campbell | May 18, 2011 | Internet Marketing Strategy
It’s May. Is your business blooming? Back in December, the Underwire Newsletter posed 3 questions related to business planning for 2011. Now it is time to see how things are going. Did you work out how to answer yes to the 3 big questions? Would you say your...
How To Use Social Media For Events Part 2
by Crissy Campbell | May 10, 2011 | Social Media Marketing
Photo by Jerk with a Camera How to Use Social Media for Events is a two-part blog series on best practices for event promotion and management using social media tools. Part 1 looked at tools such as WordPress, Eventbrite, Facebook and Twitter for organizing and...
How to Use Social Media for Events
by Crissy Campbell | May 4, 2011 | Social Media Marketing
Photo by kk+ How to Use Social Media for Events is a two-part blog series on best practices for event promotion and management using social media tools such as WordPress, Eventbrite, Facebook and Twitter. Part 1 will look at tools to use for organizing and promoting...
How To Use Analytics To Optimize Your Website
by Crissy Campbell | Apr 19, 2011 | Google Analytics, Underwire Newsletter
Analytics data can be overwhelming. One way to get the most out of your data is to use analytics to monitor how your site is performing and what to optimize. Here are 3 Google Analytics tools you can use to discover how to improve your site. (And if you don’t...
The Art of Marketing 2011: Canada’s Marketing and Innovation Conference
by Monique Sherrett | Apr 8, 2011 | Events
The Art of Marketing, Canada’s Marketing and Innovation Conference is coming to Vancouver on June 9, 2011. Register Now General Admission is $399, VIP is $499 and includes copies of the speakers’ bestselling books. The conference presents remarkable...
Boxcar Marketing At BookNet Canada’s Tech Forum
by Crissy Campbell | Apr 5, 2011 | Publicity, Speaking, Work
The Vancouver Sun recently published an article by Sean Cranbury that highlights Monique Trottier’s presentation at BNC Technology Forum 2011. Tech Forum is an annual event that showcases experts and visionaries from the international publishing and bookselling...
How To Run A Facebook Contest
by Crissy Campbell | Mar 29, 2011 | Social Media Marketing
Why Run A Contest On Facebook? Facebook is a great platform for running a contest because it can expand your audience, raise awareness about a product or service, boost audience engagement and increase your fans. For example, So Nice, an organic soy milk company based...
How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
by Crissy Campbell | Mar 22, 2011 | Social Media Marketing
Social media makes sense for nonprofits because it’s an excellent tool for building relationships and connecting with audiences. Social media helps to give organizations a human face and being willing to engage on social networks helps to build trust and...
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