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Twitter Advertising Changes & What They Mean

By Carrie Tylawsky As Twitter evolves into a more advertising-friendly platform, there will be many changes in the upcoming months. Here are the takeaways from its most recent announcement that you need to know:

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5 Must-Haves For Your Brand’s Social Media Policy

By Carrie Tylawsky Chances are, your company has a social media policy. Whether it’s buried in the back of an HR handbook or requires a full day of rigorous training to understand all the rules, almost everyone has some form of dos and don’ts when it comes to the social space. However, as social media [...]

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Why No One’s Entering Your Facebook Contest

By Carrie Tylawsky  This is a tough blog for me to write since I’m actually a big proponent of contests, sweepstakes, and anything that adds fun value to your community online. However, sometimes I see these contests and programs that are just so off-brand that I want to call up their social strategy team that [...]

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Why It’s Ok For Brands To Sometimes Just Say NO

By Carrie Tylawsky  As a member of Likeable’s new business department,  I speak to brands all day long about their social media strategy. Everytime I get on the phone it’s to discuss challenges, opportunities, goals, and what we will actually do in social media to impact business’ bottom line. One thing I get all the [...]

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3 Ways to Use Your Social Community for 2013 Business Resolutions

By Carrie Tylawsky  It’s the New Year, and we all know what that means – a clean slate. Clean books, clean calendar (hopefully), and, most of all, the perfect opportunity to turn over a new leaf. This can be significantly harder for a full company vs. one person, but there are still changes that can [...]

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5 Myths about Social Media for Business & Technology Companies

By  Carrie Tylawsky Social Media has become that marketing outlet that’s a bit of a wild card for most companies. For some industries (food & beverage, e-commerce, fashion, etc.), it has been nothing short of the holy grail when it comes to generating awareness and sales. For others, namely those in more standardized industries (enter, business [...]

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What The Changes To LinkedIn Mean For You

By Carrie Tylawsky The social media world is a buzz with new announcements from LinkedIn about its new INfluencer program. Now, when you land on LinkedIn Today, you will immediately be alerted that you can now follow 150 INfluencers, all well-known for the skills they bring to their specific field. But what do these changes mean for the [...]

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3 Reasons Why E-Commerce Companies Need To Be on Social Media

By Carrie Tylawsky  As the web evolves, more and more companies that have traditionally been brick and mortar or catalog/magazine-based are moving towards e-commerce, and all the changes that come with it. This both opens the doors to huge amounts of opportunity, but also requires some serious social action, to ensure success. So, why can [...]

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Three Ways Brands Can Optimize Their Pinterest Presence

By Carrie Tylawsky  Pinterest – it’s the buzz word for everyone looking to develop a social strategy, but it’s still such a new network that it can be hard to find examples of  applicable brand use. The ROI has been clear from the start – drives huge website referral traffic, boosts awareness around a brand, [...]

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Foodie Faves: The Five Most Likeable Food Bloggers

By Carrie Tylawsky No matter what your current cooking skill level is – barely able to boil an egg, or whipping up ten-course meals, everyone loves a food blog. Whether you’re looking for basics of baking or going for a Julia Child style feast, these five blogs will help you get there. Not only that, [...]

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