Secret Sauce: What Does It Take to Create a Viral Video?

I think most of the time its luck to create a viral video.  The moon, stars, planets and the Trinity must all align perfectly to hit a homerun.  You gotta swing to hit a homerun so you must try.  Plus even if the video does not go viral you SEO on youTube and other [...]

Facebook e-commerce: the next big thing? – The Economic Times

I think this will be a home run since everyone wants to keep up with the Jones’.  If your friends can see what you have and or bought or going to buy, I think this psychological push will persuade your friends they need one too.  Look how customer reviews as referrals has driven Amazon [...]

M-commerce is the new e-commerce – Fort Worth Business Press – Fort Worth, TX

Would be interesting to see breakdown of product categories bought on m-commerce.  Is this mostly apps, music and videos?

M-commerce is the new kid on the block, and it’s not going away. Amazon’s report of more than $1 billion in mobile sales this year is proof that mobile shopping is here to stay.

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4 charts that show how social media drives sales relationships

Pretty much the same reasons your customers signed up for your email campaigns.

The top reasons people press the “Like” button on Facebook is to have a sales relationship with a brand - either to receive promotions, coupons, stay informed and show their support for companies.  In other words, when consumers are on Facebook, what we are saying to [...]

77 Percent Of Us Want To Get Marketing Messages Via Email & Theres No Close Second Place, Study Says

To be honest, not a whole lot of Internet Marketing strategies that actually work have changed since 1999. Ya, Ive been doing Internet Marketing that long and longer; 1995.  eMail is still king of conversions and SEO drives customers to your website.  Facebook is the new AOL and blogging and twitter are just more [...]

More Smartphone Users Taking Pictures, Updating Statuses at Restaurants [INFOGRAPHIC]

I know before I go to dinner I am also checking reviews on Yelp and Google Maps.  I have not embraced letting everyone know I am not home but I am in an older demographic at 48.  My wife and I do post good review of restaurants on Facebook and used friend recommendations to [...]

The Future of Marketing: Blogging and Social Media | Visual.ly

If you are not blogging your company is missing a huge opportunity through content creation SEO.  Google loves blogs.  My experience with using WordPress blogs both from WordPress.com and WordPress.org are very positive for Inbound Marketing / Internet Marketing.  In a good way, a blog forces you to update your site with new content [...]

Social Media – Six Ways to Prepare Your Brand for Social Media’s Visual Revolution : MarketingProfs Article

As social media continues to evolve, one reality is coming into focus: Brands are becoming more visual.

One indication is the emergence of new kids on the block, such as the image-driven social network Pinterest. Another is the recent updates to more established social platforms, such as Facebook’s Timeline. What’s clear is that brands [...]

Using Data To Better Understand Tablet Consumer Behavior

The numbers indicate that tablets do bridge the gap between desktop and mobile behavior patterns. Similar to mobile, tablet users search for a purpose and are more likely to click through an ad.

But unlike mobile, tablet users are not necessarily mobile and are more likely to engage with a site after clicking, displaying [...]

Nielsen: Most People Use Tablets, Smartphones While Watching Television | MacTrast

I know I use my Tablet, Phone and Laptop while watching TV everyday.  Sounds to me like Internet TV might finally be ready to take off with the Integration of Internet TV apps and TV Remote apps to Tablets.  Maybe the tablet is just another screen for the TV, sorta like the Split screen [...]