New Media-Designs

08/24/2016

Here is a nice little article to inspire you to keep in touch with your past or current customers. http://www.forbes.com/sites/davelavinsky/2013/02/14/the-hands-down-best-place-to-advertise-your-business/

According to Ad Age, there are scores of companies that spend over $500 million each year on advertising. Firms like Kohl’s, General Motors, AT&T, Apple, Amazon and more. In fact, you might say that we live in a nation of advertisers. Even people not the least bit interested in football will [...]

06/21/2016

Our Tuesday lunches are still going on, 1pm Niles Pie. And they typically generate some great conversation. Today we are talking about scheduling tools based on Cristi's research. We can also take a look at some keyword tools if we have time.

06/03/2016

"Successful innovators optimize for randomness, discovery, and chaos." Here's an early start for https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/innovation-comes-from-who-you-what-do-chris-shipley?trk=hp-feed-article-title-like

Note: This piece was originally published on the NTT i3 innovation blog. To mark the opening days of the SXSW 2016 festival in Austin, parody news site The Onion ran a headline that ironically poked

06/01/2016

Are you tired of clicking on disappointing articles? I am! This one captures some good content advice. https://medium.com//are-you-a-sucker-a495dfb58367 #.fc5fg5k1p

8 secrets writers use to trick the smartest readers into reading their sh*ttiest writing, backed by psychology and scien…

06/01/2016

Thanks Shirley for posting this. Lunch, a little shared dessert an good conversation about all kinds of Marketing ideas for small businesses.

Thanks for this afternoon's weekly SEO & Social Media Office Hours meet-up. See you and others next Tuesday, 1:00 pm at Niles Pie Company!

05/25/2016

How is this for an attention grabbing title?

Microsoft has released the debut version of its news-finding bot. Named "Rowe," this news bot is housed inside News Pro, Microsoft's personalized news reading application powered by Bing.

05/24/2016

With all of today's social media channels, branding can be a daunting experience. Here is the cheatsheet we discussed today at our lunch meeting so that you can have the right size logo for each channel. http://www.mainstreethost.com/blog/social-media-image-size-cheat-sheet/

We understand you're busy. That's why we decided to create this helpful cheat sheet that has all of the 2016 social media image dimensions in one place!

05/09/2016

Here's a good reason to come have lunch on Tuesday. I found it under in my morning reading. https://lnkd.in/bJDpsGW

I have spent decades “being educated” – in college, graduate school, numerous professional certifications, and now a PhD program. All of that schooling and training helped shape the person I am

05/06/2016

One of the biggest challenges for the small business owner is mapping new tools to their business needs and using them effectively. This is a great article for so I am posting a little early.

The modern digital marketer has many responsibilities and works with teams cross-functionally. Here's how to be a successful digital marketer.

05/05/2016

This is important to marketers and consumers. Watch for "verified" before you believe.

Amazon is cracking down on fake reviews.Our tech reporter

04/22/2016

This is a nice summary infographic for our Tuesday lunch discussions.

We all already know that content is king and distribution is queen. But is it possible for this royal couple to rule effectively if the castle they live in is poorly built? What if its foundation is ramshackle, its construction is unsafe and its wall...

04/20/2016

This article gives a little insight and data to defend my position that small businesses can benefit without having to post every day. Post what is right for you and in the channels that are right for your audience. http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1012348