social media promotions

LinkedIn Strategies

• by Dan Bailey

Here are my takeaways of Sean Nelson’s well-structured thoughts on LinkedIn strategic communications: All of us in LinkedIn, whether we know it or not, are operating under a strategy. The better we understand this point, the more we can use our LinkedIn communications to our advantage…

Atlanta Integrated Marketing Summit

• by Dan Bailey

The other day I attended the Atlanta Integrated Marketing Summit (sponsored in part by the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association). Here are some takeaways…

Social Media & Self Marketing Primer

• by Dan Bailey

This Thursday I will be speaking in a panel at a SCAD Alumni Atlanta Chapter event on “Social Media and Self Marketing.” There’s a lot of potential in these topics (from one-to-one marketing and the “prosumer” to Web 2.0 technology capabilities) but here are some basics for discussion…

Email Marketing Today: Growth in Spite of Social Media?

• by Dan Bailey

I recently listened to a pre-recorded webinar on the AMA site regarding email mktg trends in 2009 and projections going forward. A sponsor of this webinar was www.EmailInstitute.com, who also makes available reports from the initial study. Below are my key takeaways from both media sources.

Far from dead, email continues to grow in cross-channel and integrated mktg mix roles. The study results driving this webinar also show that vertical customers show favoritism toward email mktg, as receiving permission-based emails from their provider generates more loyalty and positive feelings toward the purchased brand. Regarding social media, social media heavy users include not only younger generations, but the more affluent and educated as well. Email marketing works hand-in-hand with social media, as the heaviest users of one channel are simultaneously the heaviest users of the other channel. As one might expect, the most loyal email recipients are also most likely to act as “brand messengers,” virally spreading positive word about the brand to others. RSS feeds work well (and have good engagement) for customer loyalty programs…

How’s Your Social Netiquette?

• by Dan Bailey

The concept of “social netiquette” essentially focuses on appropriate behavior and social practices online, especially now in social networking software. I’ve surmised some major, recurring (and somewhat obvious) recommendations…