Timothy Goleman, May 12, 2016When you update Instagram you may notice some changes. The first thing you notice is there is a new logo. The camera icon we have come to love over the last 6 years is gone. They have a brand new logo. But that’s not all that has changed with the app! First, I am not […]
Timothy Goleman, May 11, 2016Instagram and Snapchat are similar services. Both involve images and videos. However, there is one big difference. On Instagram pictures stay and on Snapchat they disappear after viewing, or if a story a day. So which of these services should you be on for your marketing? If I was giving advice to a client I […]
Timothy Goleman, May 6, 2016AdWeek posted yesterday that Instagram is testing out Brand Accounts/Profiles. I”m not sure this is a good thing. They have some great features that will be released for brands. Will the pages come at a price? Meaning will it be run similar to Brand Pages on Facebook? What is being Tested? First, lets talk about what […]
Timothy Goleman, May 3, 2016This may sound like a no brainer. When you get all the social properties for your brand get them all the same when possible. Meaning the part after after Facebook.com or instagram.com. This is true when getting user names for Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and others. I think the only exception maybe Facebook. I say this because […]
Timothy Goleman, April 29, 2016I have been looking for my next opportunity. There have been a number of different companies I have been been seeing online. While working at Plaid, one of the biggest crafting companies in the world, it taught me to step outside my box and learn a new industry. I was literally thrown in and it […]
Timothy Goleman, April 28, 2016Google had some changes this week to YouTube. Some good and interesting changes are coming to the service. The first thing they did was redesign the mobile Apps. The second is they will start rolling out 6 second bumper ads. Bumper ads have been a source of controversy this week. But more on that in […]
Timothy Goleman, April 20, 2016Movies are a social experience. That is if you like movies! If you’re like me and my friends you want to go to opening weekend to see movies like “Captain America: Civil War”, “The Hobbit – Battle of Five Armies” or “Deadpool”. Notice a trend. We definitely tend to like Marvel movies. We usually plan […]
Timothy Goleman, April 19, 2016How many times do you scroll through your news feed on Facebook and just tune out all ads? I will admit there are very few side ads I even remember. Most of them are not relevant or are showing up previous things I searched for on Google or looked at on Amazon. A lot of […]
Timothy Goleman, April 15, 2016This week Facebook had the f8 conference. If you aren’t familiar with the conference. Its when Facebook announces new things to developers. In the past they have launched major changes to the service. These have included Timeline, new profile pages, and mail/messages. While many of those things are no longer still around. Now they tend have […]
Timothy Goleman, April 13, 2016This post may not apply to too many small businesses. I am posting it because it’s an interesting change that Facebook is doing. Some things to know about Branded Content on Facebook. These Branded Content is just for verified pages. Rules must be followed by all Verified pages. There is a Branded content tool for […]