By Frank Emanuele In the marketing field, there are some basic Dos and Don’ts. We’ve all heard the basics at conferences and in business books, but it can be hard to remember these key learnings when the time comes to put them into practice. For the sake of self-improvement, it’s important to stop and take a moment every [...]
Why Facebook Ads Matter More Than Ever
by Adam on 1:40 PM in Advertising, Blog, Facebook
By Adam Lichtenstein The consensus of late is that Facebook Ads are a waste. One catalyst was GM’s $10M ad spend renegging practically minutes before Facebook’s IPO. The media construed this to mean GM may have known something we didn’t. This sparked more questions over the platform’s capabilities for effective advertising. Large corporations have spent [...]
Everything You Need To Know About Graph Search For Your Brand
by Cara on 12:36 PM in Facebook
By Cara Friedman Let us all drop our jaws in fake shock! Facebook is developing their search capabilities! Earlier today, Facebook made a big announcement about what they feel will be a third pillar of the Facebook ecosystem. The first two we are very familiar with; the ever popular and ever changing newsfeed and both personal and [...]
3 Ways You Should Be Using Influencers, But Probably Aren’t
by Frank on 10:00 AM in Blog, influence, marketing
By Frank Emanuele In recent years, the emphasis in social and digital marketing has been on paid media. By and large, brands are concerned with determining the budgets necessary to meet their goals and hit their KPIs. In 2013, I predict that we’ll see a shift toward earned media as the more likeable brands continue [...]
Social ROI for Dummies
by Frank on 2:39 PM in Blog, ROI, Uncategorized
By Frank Emanuele One of the questions echoing in the offices of every social media marketer is the value of social. Here at Likeable, we even recently published a whitepaper on the subject of ROI. Marketers always ask themselves: how much return can we expect to see on our investment? How will this benefit us? [...]
The Likeable Podcast 11: The Cause for Cause Marketing
by Frank on 4:21 PM in Blog, Brand Management, Social Good, The Likeable Podcast
By Frank Emanuele Cara and Frank are back to discuss the most philanthropic social media campaigns, NBC’s new SNL social promotions, the iPhone 5, and more! Check us out on iTunes to subscribe and get the latest episodes delivered directly every week, or click here to start listening right now! And remember to tweet #LikeablePodcast and join the conversation!
The Likeable Podcast 11: The Cause for Cause Marketing [ 26:23 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHow to Activate Your Facebook Community
by Brian on 12:54 PM in Blog, Facebook
By Brian Murray For quite some time the only visible number on Facebook for brand pages was “Likes”. This was the instrument that we used to measure the Facebook presence of every company, small or large. That all changed when Mark Zuckerberg rolled out the “People Talking About” metric. This metric placed a whole new emphasis on [...]
The Likeable Podcast 9: Keeping It Honest with @arilevine
by Frank on 3:06 PM in Blog, Brand Management, The Likeable Podcast, Tumblr
By Frank Emanuele Tumblr’s Ari Levine stops by the podcast this week to discuss everything going on at Tumblr, as well as the power of social media to define your brand’s voice and keep you honest. Also a chat about the value of paying for Twitter followers, and the latest social media news! Check us [...]
The Likeable Podcast 9: Keeping It Honest with @arilevine [ 53:12 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSocial Relevance: The @MarsCuriosity Story
by Frank on 12:01 PM in Blog, Brand Management, Content
By Frank Emanuele When Neil Armstong stepped foot on the Moon for the first time, millions watched with bated breath all over the globe. Ever since that historic July evening in 1969, public interest in the US space program has steadily declined. When NASA sent their Mars Science Laboratory rover (affectionately dubbed Curiosity) on its mission [...]
Small Business & Social Media Series, Part 3: Content and Integration
by Katie on 11:00 AM in Blog, Content, small business, social media
By Katie Kearsey Well, small business owner, you’ve already established your strategy and initial presence on a social channel, and you’ve read through some time- and money-saving tips. In the third part of this four part series, you’ll learn how to tie everything together by generating excellent content for your audience, socializing your website, [...]


