Forget What You’ve Heard – Email Newsletters Are Still Relevant Forget What You’ve Heard – Email Newsletters Are Still Relevant The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, July 4, 2023 0 1451 Article rating: 4.5 Newsletters have been around for forever and there’s a reason for that. They work. If you don’t have a newsletter for your company, it’s time to reconsider. Read more
Update your Web Content Because It's Always New to Someone Update your Web Content Because It's Always New to Someone The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, June 6, 2023 0 1810 Article rating: 4.0 Because content creation is important to both your website’s SEO and to your social media marketing, don’t hesitate to mine content you have already published. Read more
Head Off Punishment by the FTC by Following Their Social Media Marketing Guidelines Head Off Punishment by the FTC by Following Their Social Media Marketing Guidelines The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, May 9, 2023 0 1993 Article rating: 3.0 For the last twelve months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been considering updates to their Endorsement Guide, which I first wrote about in 2015. Here’s what your marketing team needs to know: Read more
A Heads Up on How Influencer Marketing Has Changed Over the Years A Heads Up on How Influencer Marketing Has Changed Over the Years The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, April 11, 2023 0 1706 Article rating: 3.0 When I first wrote about influencer marketing on social media, it was new and a real game-changer. But is it still a thing in 2023? Read more
Pursuing Quality, Not Quantity, Is the Best Use of Your Marketing Dollars Pursuing Quality, Not Quantity, Is the Best Use of Your Marketing Dollars The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 0 1943 Article rating: 3.0 While there is power in numbers, you might be wasting valuable marketing dollars trying to reach people who don’t care what you’re selling. Let’s review: Read more
What to Keep in Mind When Adding Hashtags to your Facebook Posts What to Keep in Mind When Adding Hashtags to your Facebook Posts The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, February 14, 2023 0 2359 Article rating: 3.0 Hashtags have been around since 2007, but how important are they in 2023? Read on to learn whether you should still be using hashtags in your social media marketing. Read more
How Do You Figure Out Which Social Network is Best for Your Business? How Do You Figure Out Which Social Network is Best for Your Business? The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 0 2022 Article rating: 4.0 When new social media platforms seem to pop up every minute, how do you decide which network deserves the biggest chunk of your resources? Answering these questions helps: Read more
Thumbs Up on the Improved LinkedIn Analytics! Have You Looked Yet? Thumbs Up on the Improved LinkedIn Analytics! Have You Looked Yet? The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 0 2466 Article rating: 3.0 Way back in 2015, I wrote about how LinkedIn upgraded its reporting, but so much has changed since. In fact, they improved their analytics again earlier this year. Here are the highlights: Read more
Avoid these Faux Pas in your Business Social Media Avoid these Faux Pas in your Business Social Media DIY Sprocket Solutions The Sprocket Team / Tuesday, October 25, 2022 0 2049 Article rating: 3.0 I've had severe secondhand embarrassment for questionable posts – and brands are not immune to social media faux pas. Do me a favor and try to avoid these “don’ts.” Read more
Unite Social and Email to Give Your Marketing a Leg Up Unite Social and Email to Give Your Marketing a Leg Up Kate Gingold / Tuesday, September 27, 2022 0 1360 Article rating: 3.0 Is your business active on social media? Do you also email a newsletter or something similar? Then you should be making the most of both by integrating them together! Read more