Pinterest is continuing to gather speed in the business social media race and smart marketers are using this visual platform to its fullest extent. If you are a small business owner and have already set up a Pinterest business page, good for you! If you haven’t yet, it is not too late to start profiting from the popular act of pinning images onto virtual boards! Pinterest has definitely earned the…
Today’s blog post is meant to inspire those of you starting out in your businesses or perhaps stalled in your businesses and thinking the big brands or larger companies are the only ones getting all the followers on social media. We found out through Social Media Examiner.com about a work-at-home mom who has capitalized on social media and the number of her followers is quite amazing. Read on to find out…
An article I read recently gave great examples of how big brands successfully use the most popular social media like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to reinforce their branding to current and potential customers. Here are three popular companies and how they brand themselves across different platforms: Let’s start with Target. They seem to have cornered the red color market and it works beautifully for them. Their Facebook cover image shows a…
Most of us know the story behind the start and rise of Facebook thanks to the success of the movie, The Social Network and all the publicity that Facebook generates. But did you know that since its roll out to the public in March 2011 (and developed in 2009), Pinterest has been named by many organizations, including SAP and Netbase, as the fastest growing social site ever? Smart businesses are…
It’s 2013 and time to take a fresh look at your social media marketing strategy and make sure it will include everything you need to achieve the best results for the coming year. If you are a business owner who hasn’t set up a business blog yet, then this is the year to do so! It is not as intimidating as it might seem at first and don’t worry–you don’t have to…
With the addition of photo sharing programs like Pinterest and Instagram to the social media revolution, business owners can no longer afford to ignore the benefits of jumping on this bandwagon. Today we are going to talk about how to use Pinterest for business and to attract more customers. According to a recent survey conducted by PriceGrabber.com, 21 percent of the people who were surveyed and had accounts on Pinterest claimed…
You know all about Pinterest and what a great resource it is for…well, everything. And let’s not even talk about how addicting it is! Let’s look into it a bit further… Pinterest is essentially a visual bookmarking tool. There are a number of sites and platforms that serve as social bookmarking tools: Delicious is probably the best known one; StumbleUpon, Reddit and Digg are variations on the concept of the merging of…
Have you been wondering if the rapidly growing Instagram photo sharing community could somehow benefit your business? How can it be an integral part of your social media strategy? Where does it fit into the big picture (no pun intended)? Long before its acquisition by Facebook and the release of an Android version, Instagram was THE smartphone photo sharing tool of choice for millions. And it’s only growing more…
Meet our newest designing diva, Amanda. She’s a dabbler in many things and brings a variety of experience to The Savvy Socialista team. From an intern at VH1 to meticulously planning her own wedding (including designing her dress!), Amanda’s talents have touched everything from advertising and marketing to signage, environmental graphics, graphic design and branding. But, when she’s not drawing pictures on the monitor, Amanda is usually wielding a needle…