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Top 3 social networks to market yourself on in South AfricaTop 3 social networks to market yourself on in South Africa
Entrepreneurs are always being spread to thin having to do all the work in the business. So with this in mind I though your would like to know the top three social networks that should give you the best return on your marketing effort online.
Facebook
Only because everyone is on Facebook. This is a great network [...]
Did someone say Video?
Did you know that Youtube is the 5th largest website visited by South Africans? That means that Youtube is bigger than Twitter! yet for some reason business people and brand managers seem to think that South Africans don’t watch video on the internet. Something about bandwidth costs apparantly (Mweb and Afrihost seem to be sorting [...]
A new platform in Facebook: Community Pages
Facebook have released a new platform call community pages. I have expanded of what community pages are on my blog if you need to catch up a little.
This article however looks at something important to consider now that Facebook has created and unofficial basis for discussing brands online.
You see big brands have started to take [...]
Facebook the muse?
I posted this to my blog and had people loved it so I thought I would share it with all the fun-loving ideate folk.
Mike Saunders is an internet marketing consultant and social media coach. If you like what he has to say visit his blog on internet marketing strategy or follow him on twitter and [...]
Google – no longer the King of the Internet?
Two weeks ago Facebook received more traffic than Google in the US.
Although this is a statistic about American traffic there is cause to believe that this is a sign of the future of the internet. Americans in general use the internet more than the rest of the world and have become the internet trend [...]
Social Media: Show me the money!
Jerry Maguire screams “SHOW ME THE MONEY” into the telephone to convince his client that he is committed to making him more money. Its a great scene by Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tom Cruise and is worth watching. If you need a little reminder then check this out.
Cuba Gooding Jr. basically chose to keep Tom [...]
Using ‘word of mouth’ marketing in social media
Word of Mouth Marketing
I have had about 15 conversations with small businesses over the last week that still claim that word of mouth is still their number one lead generator.
Word of mouth marketing works so well because people hold the reference of a friend or family member in very high regard. The experience of [...]
Where 5 Internet Businesses Got Started
Ever wondered where Google, Youtube and Facebook got started? Michael Dunlop posted an article on where his favourite top internet businesses were started and I thought to share 5 of these businesses with you. Quite a few of these businesses were started in dorm rooms and bedrooms with just laptop and an idea.
Yolandi Janse van [...]
Is linking Twitter to Facebook a good idea?
I have noticed something very disconcerting in the social media marketing arena. People have taken to duplicating their status updates and blog posts into as many social networks possible. What’s even more disheartening is that most people thinks that this is a great idea.
Duplicating updates to social networks shows that we have technical expertise but [...]
The Ten Most Influential Internet Moments of the Decade
It’s time to reflect the 10 most influential Internet moments of the past decade. The Webby Awards have set up a list of the 10 biggest moments of the Internet. This list includes both high-profile moments and quieter moments that are seen as turning points on how we use and view the Internet. Here are Webby’s top [...]
