Category Archives: Social Media

Google to Show Company Logos in Search Results

Companies and brands who have verified their publisher status (similar to Google Authorship) could start to see their company logo or brand logo show up in the Google Search Results. Companies and brands who have created a Google+ company page … Continue reading

Posted in Google+, SEO, Social Media

Online Travel Marketing: Reach New Guests and Increase Bookings

I spent the past week in Snowmass, CO at the Mountain Travel Symposium. It’s a really excellent conference that brings together everyone from the mountain travel world to focus on improving the mountain hospitality community.

Posted in Marketing, PPC, SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized

How to Find and Hire a Blogger to Work With Your Brand

The personal experiences of bloggers, and the audiences they influence with their blog posts and social media promotion, are more valuable than ever to brands. Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Social Media, Uncategorized

Social Media and Crisis Management: The Case of SimCity

I’m a huge nerd. I’ve said this before on this blog, and I’ll just reiterate right now. While my Steam game collection isn’t the largest at Standing Dog, it has to be in the top three, and my love for … Continue reading

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Social Media Best Practices: Avoid Looking Like Spam

Social users avoid spam like it’s the plague. The minute that your content is determined spam, readers will stop reading and ignore it. It’s important to try your hardest and avoid making your content look like spam on social media. … Continue reading

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How to Add Google Authorship to Your Blog

Google Authorship is becoming more and more important. Properly setup blog posts will show up in Google results with the author’s picture next to the meta description. While it doesn’t seem like much, this picture tends to draw the attention … Continue reading

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Identifying and Reacting to Buying Signals on Social Media

You woke up this morning wanting something. Maybe your stomach growled and you needed breakfast. Maybe you caught a whiff of your morning breath and needed to brush your teeth. Regardless, we all have needs and wants, and we have … Continue reading

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Facebook Graph Search Announced Today by Mark Zuckerberg

Have you ever wanted to search for things you might like based off what your friends think and not Google or Bing? Now you can! Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced Graph Search in a secret press conference held at Facebook’s headquarters … Continue reading

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Resolutions for a New World

While the world may not have ended, it does feel like we’re living in a new era, just like the Mayans predicted. We tweet, like, and chat online more than we do in person. We Facetime instead of getting face … Continue reading

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