As you’ve probably heard, Facebook will get rid of like-gating on November 5. For years, brands have used like-gating to prompt Facebook users who haven’t already “liked” their page to do so before they can see content, redeem a coupon, or enter a contest. Like-gating increases Facebook fan numbers so, predictably, not everyone has welcomed…
Like it or not, Facebook isn’t afraid to make big changes. And with their announcements yesterday, they’re going to be making some very big changes to business pages, as well as a number of other tools for marketers using the site. We’ll focus on the business page updates for now … trust me, these updates…
How do I leave a comment on my brand’s Facebook Page as myself, not as the Page? I’ve been getting this question a bit more often lately, so I figured it might be easiest just to share it here. First, being able to switch how you use Facebook is a handy feature that has been…
Imagine the following statements as a part of any marketing message: Visit our website! Call us on your phone! Come to our store! None of these would be very helpful to me as a consumer unless I knew the web address, the phone number or the physical address of the business. They’re not worth much…
Facebook is on a roll, recently crossing over 400 million users. Marketers want a piece of that action, so it’s no surprise that Facebook Pages for businesses are hot right now, too. It seems like a Facebook Page is a must-have for most marketers. But before you start accumulating hundreds or even thousands of fans,…
What does this have to do with me? Social media has made it much easier for us to spread the word through blog posts, status updates, photos and videos. Unfortunately, it has also increased the amount of noise that you need to cut through to ensure that your message is heard. You need to work…
Is social media just a fad, or is it fundamentally changing the way we communicate? Think about some of this data: By 2010, Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers — 96% of them have joined a social network. 80% of Twitter usage is on mobile devices. People update anywhere, anytime. Imagine what that means for…
Thanks to a whole bunch of people (especially Lisa Trosien), the first #AptChat was a great success, with many industry professionals participating in the conversation. Consider this recap a high-level overview of the top tweets as we wandered through a variety of questions and topics related to social media and its use in the apartment…
Lately I’m starting to see a lot of social buttons, widgets and feeds popping up on websites and blogs of all types. They all say basically the same thing … “Follow Me!” “Be our Fan!” “C’mon, you know you want to!” “Click this glossy icon, then click on more of our junk.” Stop it. Just…
Recently, BusinessWeek asked readers to submit their nominations for the “Voices of Innovation” in social media. Out of all the names that were submitted, they choose four individuals to profile, including Scott Monty from Ford, Beth Kanter from the Sharing Foundation and Noah Brier from Brand Tags. The fourth person profiled was Eric Brown, President…
Are you looking for an easy way for prospects and residents to engage your staff when they are on your website? Try chatting with them with web-based chat tools. One very easy chat application that can be embedded on any website is MeeboMe by Meebo. Anytime a user visits your site, a small window (called…
Recently, TechCrunch announced that CrunchBase, their database wiki of technology companies/people, will integrate with LinkedIn. You can now click a button on CrunchBase and see if you are linked to any of the employees at any particular startup. BusinessWeek has featured the same integration on its site. This announcement really got me thinking about similar possibilities in other industries….