5 Social Media Hacks Every Marketer Should Know

5 Social Media Hacks Every Marketer Should Know

By   November 26, 2014   No comments:

Handy tricks to make the most of your posts By Garett Sloane

 

So many boundaries limit marketers and their social media goals. No GIFs on Facebook. No buy buttons on Pinterest. Fortunately, there are plenty of creative workarounds.

Marketers are doing whatever they can to upgrade their social media tactics, even if the platforms haven’t officially sanctioned such activities yet. They've figured out how to livestream events to Facebook, for instance, and add e-commerce to Instagram. Here's a look at five clever ways brands are hacking social media.

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Why America Needs an Exit Tax

Why America Needs an Exit Tax

By   November 25, 2014   No comments:

President Obama’s executive action on immigration will end the threat of deportation for as many as 3.7 million parents of American citizens, while also protecting about 350,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. It’s being sold as a stopgap measure until Congress passes a comprehensive immigration act. If Congress does finally address immigration (and it’s a big if), it could use the opportunity to make emigration more equitable, as well—and raise some revenue at the same time.

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Nike Doesn’t Sell U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Jerseys to Men

Nike Doesn’t Sell U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Jerseys to Men

By   November 22, 2014   No comments:

Women’s soccer jersey (left) and men’s soccer jersey

  
 When a national soccer team wins a FIFA World Cup, it marks the accomplishment by embroidering a small star onto its uniforms—the sporting equivalent of Dr. Seuss’s Sneetches on Beaches. After Germany’s men’s team won in Brazil this summer, its fourth World Cup victory, Adidas (ADS:GR) couldn’t keep up with demand for the team’s new four-star jerseys.
In the U.S., the men’s national team has zero stars; the women’s team has two. Nike (NKE) sells replica jerseys for both, and their design, other than the stars, is the same. Nike doesn’t, however, sell the two-starred jerseys in men’s sizes.

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Facebook Turns Away From NewFronts Over Lack of Original Content

Facebook Turns Away From NewFronts Over Lack of Original Content

By   November 21, 2014   No comments:

Social network was removed from schedule By Michelle Castillo 

UPDATE: Facebook has been removed from the 2015 NewFronts schedule because the company didn't plan to present original content.
The tentative 2015 NewFronts lineup obtained by Adweek on Wednesday afternoon showed Facebook was slated to present between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., April 30. Facebook said that it decided before the slate was officially released on Thursday morning that it was not going to participate.

"We had initial talks with the IAB about participating in the NewFronts, and as we got closer to the schedule being confirmed, we had more in-depth conversations about the goals of the NewFronts and IAB's vision for the event," a Facebook rep said via email.

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Enjoy cheap International Calls With Toolani

Enjoy cheap International Calls With Toolani

By   November 21, 2014   No comments:

 

Now a days, calling worldwide with friends and relatives is so costly. In today’s world of internet we make friends from all over the world, from different countries and tries to be connected with them and also with our relatives or family members who lives in different countries. But because of these costly call charges sometimes we ignore calling or phone disconnects just because of charges.But now making international calls are becoming cheap with our latest app toolani.

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We Now Spend More Time Staring at Phones Than TVs

We Now Spend More Time Staring at Phones Than TVs

By   November 20, 2014   No comments:

Marketers think of smartphones and tablets as the “second screen,” places where people direct their attention during commercial breaks on TV. It may be time to reverse those distinctions.

People with access to a smartphone or tablet now spend an average of 2 hours and 57 minutes on them each day, says digital analytics firm Flurry, putting phones ahead of televisions as time-sucks.

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Get 20% Cash Back On All Recharges

Get 20% Cash Back On All Recharges

By   November 19, 2014   No comments:

Get 20% Cash Back On All  Mobile Recharge, DTH, Shopping and much more with simple & Incredible Mobile Recharge.
Use Paytm for prepaid recharge, DTH & datacard recharge, or pay your mobile or utility bills and even shop online. With endless payment options and seamlessly secure transactions, you are bound to have an incredible experience. Now you can pay with Paytm on your favourite sites as well. You get all of this and more for free.

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The Wrong First Job Can Hurt Your Whole Career

The Wrong First Job Can Hurt Your Whole Career

By   November 17, 2014   No comments:

According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more Americans are quitting their jobs. That’s good news. It means people are confident they will find work elsewhere, or already have, which translates to more stability and certainty for workers. At the same time, the job market is still tighter than it used to be; even before the recession, turnover was dropping. And that raises the stakes, particularly for people starting their careers

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8 Sex Positions for a Good Romantic Day

8 Sex Positions for a Good Romantic Day

By   November 13, 2014   No comments:

We might be perfect, but we all have those dreaded fat days when looking at your naked self is abhorrent, let alone having your man see you. Feeling pudgy is but normal when PMSing or after festival celebrations are done. So worry not, put your fat fears to rest and try these sex positions with a twist to get the temperature soaring in the bedroom.

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Pizza Hut Goes Flat With Redesigned Logo

Pizza Hut Goes Flat With Redesigned Logo

By   November 12, 2014   No comments:

 
Pizza Hut is reworking its pizza options to include such exotic ingredients as sliced banana peppers, sriracha, and curry. The pizza chain will double menu offerings with customized toppings, crusts, sauces, and drizzles. To signal the revamp, Pizza Hut is rolling out a new logo inspired by a swirl of tomato sauce on stretched pizza dough.

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Unplanned sex does wonders to love life

Unplanned sex does wonders to love life

By   November 11, 2014   No comments:

Don't let monotony creep into your relationship — there are plenty of things you can do to spice things up.

Ditch the 'I have a headache', 'The kids have tired me out today' or 'I'm too busy' excuses and win your partner over inside as well as outside the bedroom. We list out some simple ideas...

- It is easy to get stuck in a mundane routine. Experts suggest you keep aside date nights exclusively for yourself and your partner. Why should marriage stop you from having fun just by yourselves? Be spontaneous and do things that you used to do as a couple but haven't since a while. - Planned sex needn't be boring. Get busy in places around the house which you haven't explored before. Many couples say that they're usually so tired that when they enter the bedroom, all they can think about is sleep.

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Spice up your long-distance relationship

Spice up your long-distance relationship

By   November 11, 2014   No comments:

So distance makes the heart go fonder? It can also make you go loopy. Here's how to make a long-distance relationship last

Love is magical. But those blessed to be in it will vouch that it's also an awful lot of effort. And if you are trying to work things out with someone who's not in the same city, or worse same country, as you, it's twice and more the grind. Relationship experts tell you tips to remember when committing to someone in faraway land. Ensure there's daily communication
Speaking to someone every day is what keeps the conversation going.
And sharing details of one's routine is what keeps a relationship strong and thriving. In the era of quick Wi-Fi, email, WhatsApp, Skype and

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How YouTube's Hottest Personalities Are Becoming Offline Superstars

How YouTube's Hottest Personalities Are Becoming Offline Superstars

By   November 10, 2014   No comments:

Michelle Phan, Rosanna Pansino and Bethany Mota are icons of a new generation By Michelle Castillo

Beauty tutorial maven Michelle Phan, 27, baking impresario Rosanna Pansino, 30, and fashion and lifestyle guru Bethany Mota, 19, hardly need an introduction. The three women were the first YouTube stars featured in the video service's 2014 marketing push (for which PHD won a Media Plan of the Year), which introduced the online personalities to the offline public.

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India's Best Emerging Companies

India's Best Emerging Companies

By   November 10, 2014   No comments:

BT's endeavour this year is to handpick large- and mid-sized firms - lesser-known names and not listed on stock exchanges - that have thrived in a challenging environment.

 

 

Last year, Business Today kicked off the Emerging Companies awards in the background of pessimism and despair.

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Taylor Swift Pulled Music From Spotify for 'Superfan Who Wants to Invest,' Says Rep

Taylor Swift Pulled Music From Spotify for 'Superfan Who Wants to Invest,' Says Rep

By   November 09, 2014   No comments:

"If [a] fan purchased the record...and then their friends go, ‘Why did you pay for it? It’s free on Spotify,’ we’re being completely disrespectful to that superfan," says Scott Borchetta

Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty

Taylor Swift and Scott Borchetta at the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 6th, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.

Taylor Swift's decision to remove her music this week from Spotify is a "big fist in the air" that other prominent artists are sure to follow, says her longtime record label president.

 

In the week she sold 1.3 million copies of her new album 1989, Swift abruptly pulled her single "Shake It Off" and all of her previously released music from the streaming service, frustrating its 40 million users.

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What We Learned About Mark Zuckerberg From His Candid Talk With Users

What We Learned About Mark Zuckerberg From His Candid Talk With Users

By   November 07, 2014   No comments:

He's not cool and not into appletinis By Garett Sloane
 
Mark Zuckerberg finally admitted it: He's not cool, and he never built Facebook to be cool or meet girls. Oh, and he never heard of an apple martini before the movie The Social Network.

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When This Lingerie Brand Stopped Photoshopping Models, Sales Shot Up 9%

When This Lingerie Brand Stopped Photoshopping Models, Sales Shot Up 9%

By   November 06, 2014   No comments:

Aerie's pledge is paying off By Hanna Masaryk


Aerie's bold decision to ditch Photoshop and other retouching tools in its lingerie ads may be paying off in more than just good karma and public approval.

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These Subtly Animated Posters for Disney's Into the Woods Are Creepily Compelling

These Subtly Animated Posters for Disney's Into the Woods Are Creepily Compelling

By   November 06, 2014   No comments:

Putting GIFs to good use By David Griner

Animated posters for movies? Sounds annoying. Wait, subtly animated posters? Now you have my attention.

Disney's cinema adaptation of the Broadway musical Into the Woods is being teased with a series of animated portraits that do a good job setting the mood for a dark fairy tale.

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Don’t Google Health Information

Don’t Google Health Information

By   November 04, 2014   No comments:

According to recent studies, more and more people are searching health information via Google. Not without danger, because googling symptoms often makes it worse. People end up at platforms with unreliable comments and sometimes downright wrong advice. The Belgian medical site Gezondheidenwetenschap.be wanted to address this with a campaign on the internet itself.

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ICICI Lombard assigns creative to DDB Mudra West

ICICI Lombard assigns creative to DDB Mudra West

By   November 04, 2014   No comments:

 

DDB Mudra West has bagged the creative duties of ICICI Lombard General Insurance post a multi-agency pitch. The agency’s Mumbai team will lead the account.

 

Rajiv Sabnis, executive director, DDB Mudra Group, and president, DDB Mudra West, said, "ICICI Lombard General Insurance has already established a strong leadership through its promise of efficient and speedy claim settlement articulated as 'Nibhaye Vaade' in its communication.

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