Digital Marketing And Social Media PR – The Future Buzz

2011 has been another thriving year for the marketing industry. As I’ve said at conferences, to clients and to industry friends: for those who are creative and motivated to learn, it has never been a better time to be a communications professional.

We sports fans all know how it is: Whether we’re celebrating a home run, yelling at a failed shot attempt at the net, or even arguing with the broadcaster, we are constantly talking to the teams and whoever surrounds them as if they can hear us. Well, guess what? Now they can, with the help of social tools.

I don’t normally pause what I’m doing to create a rage comic. But then again, I don’t normally see writers for major tech blogs publish a story that’s equal parts inaccurate and frustrating.

Sharing a link is one of the simplest and most social actions you can take on the web. It should be consistent across platforms. And Facebook has broken it (at least to leave Facebook) adding unnecessary complexity and poor user experience to an action the rest of the web thrives on.

Previously, Adam shared a post outlining 7 signs you shouldn’t hire that SEO agency. But what happens when you find a quality agency? Should you hire them at all, or should you have someone in-house instead?

Can companies boost their bottom lines by doing good during the holidays? Should they? Absolutely. And not just the big ones. Companies should not apologize for trying to create business value from the gift-giving or charitable giving they do.