Google Analytics is a mainstay for most websites and blogs. Google has slowly been transferring all of these accounts to its new property called Universal Analytics. Universal Analytics started out as a beta product for Google in October 2012. In March of last year it was opened to all users of Google Analytics. More recently, they have entered the phase where they will force all accounts to convert to the new standard. This new platform was developed to better track the devices and digital touch points that have become so common. According to a post on the read more...
How to Sell Products on Twitter Using #AmazonCart and the Drawbacks
Amazon has a new way to buy products while browsing Twitter. Once you have connected your Twitter account to the Amazon Cart service, you can reply to a tweet with the #AmazonCart hashtag, and whatever product was linked in the original tweet will show up in your shopping cart on Amazon. It requires no set up for the merchant, brand or even the average person. I ran a test today and it was fairly easy. 3 Steps to Run #AmazonCart + Twitter promotion Step One Tweet read more...
David and Goliath: How a Small Company Pivoted When Attacked By SELF Magazine
You know the feature. A stylish magazine takes a photo of someone and makes fun of their fashion choices? It’s totally mean girl, but it sells magazines and can be entertaining for even the most compassionate among us. But imagine it happening to a woman who is wearing a superhero costume with a tutu because she is in the middle of fighting brain cancer. This is what happened last month when SELF magazine editors started to notice the trend of women running with tutus in races. They reached out to Monika Allen, the runner on the right, and asked for a photo as they were writing about the trend. Not grasping that the magazine read more...
Reputation Management For C-Level Executives
It isn’t just organizations that need a strong online profile, but also the executives of those organizations. In January, PRNews asked me to write a column about how companies can manage their online reputation. But often when there is a crisis in a company or organization, it is an individual that takes the fall. And usually, that individual does not have a digital footprint that extends beyond their read more...
The Language and History of #Hashtags
I was lucky enough to be a very early adopter of Twitter, though in the early days we weren’t particularly brilliant in our communication. Behold, my first tweet – I know, underwhelming. On my way to pick up Kyler, don't want to be late on the first day back from the holiday. Wondering if this is how twitter works? — Kami Huyse (@kamichat) January 2, 2007 We DID learn how to use Twitter to connect fairly quickly, but we found it lacking read more...
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