Questions to Ask Before You Launch Your Viral Campaign

On April 25th, 2010, Ryan Powszok wrote:

A viral marketing campaign is one of today’s best (and most cost-effective) ways to let people know about your business. It can take on many forms, like videos, pictures, interactive Flash games, e-books, and even text messages. If done properly and executed creatively, your viral marketing campaign can excite immediate word-of-mouth enthusiasm from people. It [...]

Lessons from Lady Gaga on Viral Video Success

On August 3rd, 2010, Ryan Powszok wrote:

Do you know that Lady Gaga has the most viewed YouTube video of all time? Yup – her “Bad Romance” music video is right on top of the list, beating hugely successful viral clips like “Charlie Bit My Finger” and Justin Bieber’s “Baby”. One can only dream of getting half as much as – or [...]

Your Social Media Checklist for Launching a Product

On September 16th, 2010, Ryan Powszok wrote:

One of the most exciting milestones that can be achieved by any business owner or retailer is a product or service launch. It marks the fruit of all the hard work that had been done. A launch, however, can also be one of the most terrifying, stressful, and expensive projects that you, as a business [...]

Top 9 Reasons Why You Should Use Coupons

On August 12th, 2010, Ryan Powszok wrote:

Coupons still work. Consumers may not find them as often as they used to in the Sunday paper or in magazine inserts, but this doesn’t mean that coupons are no longer popular or effective – because they still are. Just do a quick check on the Web and immediately you’ll find tens of thousands of [...]

Old Spice Revisited

On July 29th, 2010, Charlotte Dretler wrote:

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how Old Spice was enjoying wild popularity from its viral video campaign featuring “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,” a towel-clad hunk who responded to fans’ tweets with personalized videos. This week, Old Spice is finally seeing evidence of the results they had undoubtedly hoped [...]

What Small Businesses Can Learn from the Old Spice Guy

On July 16th, 2010, Charlotte Dretler wrote:

Social media is often used as a method for users and consumers to make public statements about products and services. While this gives the public more power to evaluate brands, businesses can also leverage social media to connect with customers. As social media becomes increasingly important in marketing campaigns, companies are turning to YouTube, Twitter, [...]

Great iPhone Apps for Managing Your SEO Campaign

On July 6th, 2010, Ryan Powszok wrote:

Do you find yourself always on the go, having to work – literally – from your Apple iPhone? Don’t worry. Running around doesn’t mean you cannot accomplish the tasks needed to manage your SEO campaign – as long, of course, as you have one of today’s most sought-after mobile gadgets. We’ve talked before of great [...]

7 Tips on Writing Irresistible Subject Lines for your E-mail Campaign

On June 8th, 2010, Ryan Powszok wrote:

An E-mail marketing campaign is a great, cost-effective way to communicate your messages to a target audience – but only, of course, if you get them to actually open the E-mails that have come from you. Which isn’t guaranteed: sometimes you spend hours crafting a message for your campaign and when it finally gets to [...]