Marketers know that the ability to measure success online is far more accurate than measurements offline. Tracking, analyzing and responding to the data is your key to success. Begin by defining the key performance indicators, or KPIs, for your campaigns. With your...
Back in April we talked about How to Understand a Google Analytics Report and since then we’ve been providing a lot of Google Analytics tips. Since it’s handy to have all of our tips in one place, here is a roundup of our Google Analytics guidelines and...
Facebook Pages aren’t a new feature, (although they keep changing the types of pages available), but when creating a Facebook Page it is difficult to know which type of page to choose. And Facebook doesn’t make this easy—once you’ve chosen a...
Facebook has been releasing a ton of changes lately and, I don’t know about you, but we’re finding it difficult to keep up with them all. Most of the changes were introduced at the Facebook F8 developer conference back in April where Facebook released its...
If you are new to Google Analytics, then understanding the monthly Google Analytics Report can be a challenge. Here’s a breakdown of a standard monthly report and what the numbers mean. The Dashboard The Dashboard gives you a quick summary of the entire report....
The beginning of the year is a great time to reflect on the tools we use and to experiment with new ones that will help make our jobs easier for the next 12 months. These are the online marketing tools that we recommend for 2010. Listening Tools At the heart of any...
Reviewed from Uncorrected Proof Friends with Benefits is one of the few books that offers social media marketing case studies with accompanying stats. Although every company has to set their own baseline for metrics, having a reasonable idea of what to expect...
Using Facebook as a business can be an interesting exercise in anger management. Facebook is a powerful tool, especially for individuals, but it can drive an intern batty as she tries to set up new pages or migrate Groups to Pages. (Yes, Crissy, the Boxcar Marketing...
Boxcar Marketing has been out and about on the speaking circuit lately and the following myths keep presenting themselves. Let’s dispel them, shall we? Myth #1: Social media is a marketing strategy. Social media is not a marketing function; it’s an overall...