Facebook traffic tricks come and go. Crowdsourced publisher Blasting News, which produces a staggering 23,000 general-news and entertainment stories a month in 24 languages from a network of 2,500 contributors, is paying people to distribute its content through niche interest groups. Since last June, Blasting News has recruited roughly 1,000 people who manage groups, mostly…
Chatbots have become so popular that just about everybody is suggesting you use one. If you’ve somehow missed what they are based on reading, say, not a single tech or business publication for about 8 months, they’re essentially a program that does a job by you talking to the computer with your keyboard. They can…
If 2015 was the year mobile live-streaming broke onto the scene, 2016 was the year that live-streaming became a game-changing weapon. These days, you can’t scroll your Facebook or Twitter feed without coming across a live-stream in some form – I, personally, have conducted over 1700 live streams since March 2015, including broadcasts with brands…
A well-planned, carefully-executed marketing strategy can be one of the best ways to get the word out about your brand, but without an expert to guide you, that can be a big challenge, especially if you’re just starting out. Since many small businesses don’t have access to a full-time marketing consultant, it’s important that they…