“Those that take an outside-in approach (to co-creation), by listening to and observing customers, are in a position to discover ways to create mutual value.” — Jeffrey Grau, eMarketer principal analyst * As marketers, we want to pack our Facebook photo albums with images of fans showing off our brand. Of course, few fans have ...
This post originally appeared as a guest post on Jay Baer’s Convince & Convert. Not long ago, the ultimate measure of a successful Facebook promotion was fan growth. That was sooooo 2010. Fan growth is simply not enough. Disagree? Throw out a sweepstakes app, dangle a free iPad, and buy some cheap Facebook ads. ...
I was a Facebook marketing novice before I joined Bulbstorm as an intern six months ago. I was an avid Facebook user, but I never considered the growing trend of social media marketing. I just blindly meandered through pokes, updates, and social ads without a care in the world. My experience at Bulbstorm, which comes ...
Facebook giveaways, contests and sweepstakes are a great way to drive engagement and customer loyalty. With proper planning, the benefits can extend beyond the promotion period. Over the next month, we’ll show you how to drive engagement before, during and after your Facebook promotion. Part 1: 4 things to do before you launch 1. Choose ...
Each year, Facebook make numerous updates its platform, and 2010 proved to be no exception. But some changes had a big impact on social media marketers. Check out our list of the top three Facebook changes for social media marketers.
Bart Steiner explains the concept behind Bulbstorm's Facebook "Idea Challenges" application and its successful results to Arizona State University business students.
Facebook contests and promotions are among the hottest social media tactics for increasing engagement and fan count right now. Whether it’s a photo or video contest, or perhaps one of our Idea Challenges, a well-constructed Facebook contest will give you plenty of UGC (user-generated content) and lots of buzz around your brand. In this series ...
You don't have to jump through hoops to run a Facebook contest. Check out Facebook contest myth #3: Facebook makes contests and sweepstakes a pain.
Bart tells Arizona State University business students about the importance of social media and social networking sites (especially Facebook) for marketers to engage and gain trust from consumers.
Offering up chances to win prizes is a great way to increase Facebook fan loyalty, grow your fan base and increase engagement. Prize selection for a contest can be quite a science. Many people believe that with a bigger and better grand prize, will come bigger and better results. Unfortunately, it isn’t that simple. Upping ...