Big Break for Small Business: Where is My Coupon Code?

AMEX Facebook Big Break for Small Business

The Facebook advertising coupons for the Big Break for Small Business promotion by AmEx should have gone out by now. They haven’t. Here’s the response from AmEx…

I Need Your Help! Select Facebook Video Training Topics

Jon Loomer Facebook Video Series Help

I’m on the verge of starting a new Facebook video tutorial project, but I need your help first before I get started. Help me pick the topics!

Inbound Marketing More Efficient than Outbound [Infographic]

Difference Between Inbound and Outbound Marketing Panorama

This week’s featured infographic is Inbound Marketing Rising: The Dawn of Marketing You Won’t Hate, showing how costs and ROI now favor inbound marketing.

Vote: Nominate the Best Content Marketing Blogs

Best Blog Ever

In an attempt to assemble the Master Resource List of content marketing blogs, I appeal to you: What are your favorites? Nominate them, nominate your own and pass this on!

Anti-Social: What Happened to Facebook Social Reading?

Facebook Social Reading Gone

My favorite feature within the new Facebook WordPress plugin was Social Reading. Problem was that within days, it no longer worked. What happened to it?

Big Break for Small Business: Free Facebook Ad Coupon

AMEX Facebook Big Break for Small Business

Enter the Big Break for Small Business promotion sponsored by American Express for a chance to win a cool 25k. Entrants receive a free Facebook advertising coupon code.

Facebook Marketing: What Are Your Biggest Obstacles?

Facebook Logo Orange

What are your biggest obstacles around Facebook marketing? Ask your questions, and I’ll try to provide answers in my next podcast!

How to Create a Facebook Page Photo Strip

Facebook Fan Page Photo Strip

Note: Since Facebook moved to Timeline, Photo Strips are no longer part of the design. If you are a brand or business with a Facebook page, one often overlooked tool at your disposal is the photo strip at the top of your page. Get creative, and it can really pop and set your page apart [...]

How to Use Facebook Page Post Ads

Facebook Page Post Ad

A Facebook page post ad is exactly what it sounds like. It’s an ad based on one of your Facebook page posts. Could be a status update, link share, video, photo, Facebook Question, or whatever it is you’ve shared on your page’s wall. You can select any recent post you’ve made, provide the custom post [...]

How to Win the Facebook Small Business Boost Contest

By now, you’ve likely heard about Facebook’s Small Business Boost contest that gives small business owners in the US with a Facebook page of at least 50 likes the opportunity to get $50, $150 or even $10,000 in free Facebook advertising. This is nuts! Is there a catch? Not really. The $50 is automatic to [...]

How to Get $50, $150 or over $10,000 in Free Facebook Advertising Coupon Codes

Facebook Small Business Boost

NOTE: This promotion is no longer available. Fill out this form to be alerted of Facebook marketing tips and when new ad coupons are available! Really big news for small business owners from Facebook Marketing Solutions, the official Facebook Marketing page. They have launched a contest called Facebook Small Business Boost that will award a [...]

Cause Marketing on Facebook

Special K Cause Marketing

[message type="custom"] [custom_frame_left shadow="on"] [/custom_frame_left] The following is a guest post by Ehren Foss, the CEO of HelpAttack!, which is a platform for using any kind of online content to support a cause with microdonations and awareness. As part of your cause marketing campaign, you can use HelpAttack! to donate – and ask your audience [...]

How to Get More Facebook Likes: Write More Good Content

Facebook Like Sources

Content is King Yeah, yeah. We’ve all heard it a million times. You need content. You need good content. You need a lot of it. It’s what keeps your social media accounts fresh and drives up your search engine results. But we often say things with authority that simply aren’t true. It’s nice to have [...]

The Reason Social Media Campaigns Fail

No Fear Facebook

This is a subject that’s been on my mind lately. I keep asking myself… What are the reasons that social media campaigns fail? …and I keep coming back to one thing. Sure, lack of knowledge contributes. Lack of planning. Lack of resources. Lack of time. If you were to create a list, these items would [...]

Tagging Sessions: The Underground Facebook Page Liking Scam

Facebook Scam

I feel so naive. I’ve been on Facebook for five years. I first used it for business purposes five years ago when the NBA (I was an employee) partnered with Facebook to have an application developed. Yes, this was so long ago that you couldn’t create your own app. And this was when businesses had [...]