December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Watchmsg:
Last night I went to dinner w/ my buddy Nick , his mom who was in town, and Charles.
We went to SPQR bc Nick was in the mood for lasagna and when he typed that into foursquare the machines suggested he eat there along with the fact that Foursquare displayed a Groupon Local deal that offered $20 worth of food for $15. Nick purchased the deal from his phone and we sat down to have our meal.
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August 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
5 posts
How Social Media helps CMJ Stay in Tune With Fans ...
It’s the time of year when college graduation is rapidly approaching. However, fans of college music and radio stations can stay connected to the music played on-campus long after they graduate thanks to CMJ, a network connecting fans and music industry professionals with the best in music through interactive media, live events, and print with a focus on non-commercial and college radio...
Build More Trust With Social Media
Want to get more customers and earn more loyal fans? You need social media. This method of marketing can help you promote your solutions to your ideal customers. Using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and other social media sites allows you to interact with and build a relationship with your audience in real time. You can take communication between individuals and turn it into an interactive,...
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Due to an emergency condition developing with one of our hosting providers, Postling’s web interface will be inaccessible tonight between 9:30pm and 11:30pm EST.
We do our best to keep site outtages as rare as possible, but this particular issue is beyond our control. We thank you for your patience in advance...
May 2011
6 posts
Announcing Postling Suggestions!
When we started Postling, one comment we heard from small business owners was, “I’m using social media, but it’s taking up way too much of my time.” As a result, we purpose-built Postling to allow small business owners, who have 100 other things to do each day, to manage their social media in 5 minutes a day. Another common comment we heard was, “I want to use...
Four Hidden Benefits of Social Media
Social media has changed the way that small businesses market online – but there are some hidden benefits that you may not be aware of. While it is well known that social media can help you create connections with others, there are four other “hidden” benefits. These benefits make using social media marketing for your business a “no brainer.
1. Social media is cost effective.
There are so many...
Yelp Aims to Deal With Problem of Fake Reviews -... →
In the face of unethical marketing companies hiring people in India to write fake reviews for 25 cents a pop, Yelp seems to have tuned their algorithm to overly aggressive. More people should read our interview with Dr. Bazan about what he does to help his customers avoid getting their real reviews from being hidden by Yelp’s filter.
LevelUp Now Lets You Swipe Your AmEx Card To... →
Very cool idea by our friends over at SCVNGR.
For those that haven’t used it, LevelUp’s model works as follows: first, customers are offered a special deal that’s very similar to what they’d receive from Groupon. They’re also informed that if they return to the same venue a second time down the line, they’ll be able to receive an even better deal (the same is true for the third trip). The model...
April 2011
10 posts
Using Social Media, Emails and Blogs Together for...
Successful marketing is all about putting your solutions in front of the right people on a consistent basis. The more you get the word out about your unique services and products, the more likely that people will think of you when it’s time to buy.
You can use social media in conjunction with your blog and email marketing list in order to reach your prospects consistently and effectively. It’s...
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Postling's Friday Finds — April 22, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
Cute Little Kids Sings Better Than You
Jorge and Alexa Narvaez take the cake when it comes to cute father-daughter duos singing covers on YouTube. They became overnight sensations with their cover of Edward Sharpe...
Postling, from Etsy.com Veterans, Looks to Manage... →
caterpillarcowboy:
jryu:
nice coverage on Postling
Hey, that’s us!
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Postling's Friday Finds — April 15, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
This Girl Can Rhyme Better than Busta!
Now, if you aren’t familiar with Busta Rhymes, we’ll educate you. Busta is a rapper who can rhyme faster than anyone else. It’s so impressive to watch. So check Karmin...
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How to Create More Powerful Results With Social...
Social media and search engine optimization (SEO) are often seen at opposite ends with the spectrum when it comes to online marketing. Social media is all about personal connection and making an impact with your audience en masse. Search engine marketing is all about finding the right key phrases to focus on in order to get the right search engine users connected with your website.
However, social...
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Postling's Friday Finds — April 8, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
iPhone Tricks
As a team, we’re easily entertained. Go figure we were like little kids when we read about this iPhone trick — google “tilt” in your iPhone broswer and the whole thing… well,...
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How Assistly Puts Customers First with Social...
Assistly is a powerful customer service tool that is simple, efficient, and affordable. It collects, prioritizes, and delivers customer requests to the right agents within a company. Postling sat down with Alyson Stone, Assistly’s Marketing tactician, to learn more about how this customer centric company puts its customers first with social media.
Can you give us a brief description of what...
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Social Media Right From Your Phone
This post originally appeared on Service Magic’s blog Pro Connection. See our weekly blog posts there every Thursday!
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The times certainly are changing. Not only is social media something that a majority of small businesses recognize they should be using, but the medium is changing faster than ever. Truthfully, who has time to sit at their computer all day monitoring Twitter and Facebook?...
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Postling's Friday Finds — April 1, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
Excuse me, Mr. President… Do You Have a Computer?
In a recent interview, a reporter asked President Obama if he had an iPad… and then asked if he had his own computer. What followed was Obama quipping that...
March 2011
18 posts
Social Media ROI – How Social Media Can Save You...
When you’re running a small business, every dollar you spend on marketing has to have a positive impact on your bottom line. You don’t have a budget of several thousand to “play” with as you figure out the right strategies for growing your business. You need to be able to rely on solutions that will not only be effective but also be easy to maintain on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. That’s why...
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Is Tumblr the Right Blogging Platform for You?
This post originally appeared on Service Magic’s blog Pro Connection. See our weekly blog posts there every Thursday!
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Tumblr is one of the newest and most exciting blogging platforms on the block. Today we’re going to outline the top three reasons why Tumblr may just be your gateway into a successful business blog.
1. There is no easier way to blog than on Tumblr
Tumblr makes it so...
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Postling's Friday Finds — March 25, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
Rebecca Black’s “Friday” Gets Even Funnier
One week out and we’re all still talking about Rebecca Black, which may be some sort of record for the internet. Almost 50 million views in, the world...
Moo Life Group Brings a Taste of Australia to New...
In a few weeks, the Sunburnt Calf Restaurant and Bar will turn one year old. To celebrate, they’re throwing a birthday party, and the first invitation were sent out via Facebook. In a matter of hours, the responses populated the event’s wall. We sat down with the creator of the event and social media, office, and reservations manager Matilda Boland to learn more about the social media...
Facebook’s New Real-Time Analytics and How it Can...
This post originally appeared on Service Magic’s blog Pro Connection. See our weekly blog posts there every Thursday!
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We’ve mentioned several times the importance of being active on Facebook and how Facebook Insights can help provide you will valuable information on customer engagement. Well the all-power site just updated their analytics… and it’s only going to help you.
First off, let’s...
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Postling's Friday Finds — March 18, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
Today is Friday, Tomorrow Will be Saturday
Holy internet sensation. Rebecca Black’s painful to listen to, but hilarious to watch, video for “Friday” is literally taking the internet by storm. With almost 17...
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How Small Businesses are Using Social Media in...
Every six months Network Solutions and the University of Maryland update their “The State of Small Business Report”. This report has become an industry standard and speaks to the trends and acceptance of new technology in the small business community. They recently released their January 2011 survey results and there are some interesting things that really stuck with us. Here are our...
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Prep Yourself! Get Ready to Launch Your Social...
Many business owners struggle to create results with social media marketing because their participation is haphazard and unbalanced — but it shouldn’t be. Without a strategy, your social media campaigns will be ineffective at best and harmful to your business at worst! Making the time to create a simple plan will help you get clear on your goals specific to social media. It will also help you...
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Social Media Styles: How Soon Beauty Lab Designs...
When you leave the hair salon after getting a cut or blow dry, your style is practically perfect. However, replicating that look at home may not be as easy. But, what if you could get recommendations on your stylist’s favorite product or get a discount on your next appointment without even stepping foot into the salon?
That’s just what Soon Beauty Lab, an NYC based salon with two locations, offers...
3 Easy Ways to Track Engagement
This post originally appeared on Service Magic’s blog Pro Connection. See our weekly blog posts there every Thursday!
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So you’re doing a great job with social media, you’re creating great content, you’re reaching out to new audiences like never before… but how do you know if your audience is really engaging with you and what you’re putting out on social media?
1. Sign up for a...
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Postling's Friday Finds — March 11, 2011
Every Friday the Postling team brings you the things we loved from the past week. From music and movies, to food and the world at large, we’ll put it all here.
Earthquake and Tsunami Paralyze Japan, and the World
Today, instead of our usual Friday Finds, we’re dedicating this post to the tragedy that occured in Japan and the other affected areas. We’ve been watching...
IMPORTANT: Tsunami Disaster 2011 - Text Donations...
fitvillains:
Please GIVE & REBLOG to let your followers know! It’s the easiest and fastest way to donate. It’s also really EASY.
CANADA: Text ‘REDCROSS’ to 30333 for a $5 donation.
USA: Text ‘REDCROSS’ to 90999 for a $10 donation.
UK: Text ‘REDCROSS’ to 70600 for a £5 donation.
All donations will appear on your NEXT cell phone bill. It’s less than the price of a movie.
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Social Media Mistakes All Businesses Should Avoid
Social media is becoming more and more of an essential tool for businesses of all sizes. But unfortunately, due to the newness of the medium and a lot of accompanying misleading hype, many businesses are led astray. Either due to their own misguided social media attempts or using bad advice from inexperienced “social media experts”, businesses are making mistakes left and right.
If you’re confused...
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3 Ways to Make Social Media Easier
This post originally appeared on Service Magic’s blog Pro Connection. See our weekly blog posts there every Thursday!
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We’ve talked a lot about social media over the past few weeks, provided tips and tricks, and hopefully helped answer some of the big questions ServiceMagic readers have. However, one thing still remains — there are so many things that can go into social media that getting...
Busting Through Tumblr Walls
caterpillarcowboy:
ladyofthehouse:
A thing that should be known…
During Tumblr’s massive brainfart this morning, my Postling account managed to bust through the wall during the .5-second slot Tumblr allowed posting before it crapped out again. I was off refilling my coffee at the time. My post went up anyway, y’know, like it’s supposed to.
Thanks for being fabulous without needing...