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    Internet Ad Sales Beat Broadcast TV for First Time Ever

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 28, 2014 11:00:00 AM


    Revenue from U.S. Internet advertising beat broadcast television advertising for the first time in 2013, driven by a surge of spending in mobile ads.

    Digital ad sales in the U.S. reached $42.8 billion, up 17% from 2012, according to data complied by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and prepared by PwC U.S. 

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    Topics: Online Marketing, internet ad sales, internet

    Webinar: Why You Need to Make Your Surveys Mobile-Friendly NOW

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 25, 2014 11:00:00 AM

    Join the American Marketing Association and SSI on May 15th for the Webinar: Why You Need to Make Your Surveys Mobile-Friendly NOW.

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    Topics: mobile marketing, mobile, Webinar

    Twitter Announces New Photo Features

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 23, 2014 11:30:00 AM

    Twitter has recently rolled out two new mobile features that make photos on Twitter more social. One is photo tagging, which lets you tag the people in your photo; the other is the ability to include up to four photos in a Tweet.

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    Topics: Online Marketing, twitter, social media

    Social Media: What to Post?

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 22, 2014 11:00:00 AM

    Creating content on a regular basis can be a real struggle for almost everyone. At times, it can even be very frustrating when you can’t think of anything clever or engaging to post on your businesses social media sites.

    Flair Interactive Services has created a list of content ideas to help inspire you on future social media posts.

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    Topics: facebook, Online Marketing, twitter, linkedin, social media

    Google Places Updates Bulk Location Management Tool

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 21, 2014 9:30:00 AM

    Google announced recently, in the Google Business Help forums, that there is another update coming soon to the bulk location management tool. The update includes status of your updates, a conflicts interface and an improved edit timeframe.

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    Topics: google, Google Places

    Webinar: Making it Count - A Guide to Content Marketing Analytics

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 18, 2014 11:00:00 AM

    Join the American Marketing Association and ReadyTalk on April 25th for the Webinar "Making it Count: A Guide to Content Marketing Analytics".

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    Topics: Online Marketing, Webinar, Content Marketing, Analytics

    Social Media Local Marketing Tips

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 17, 2014 10:30:00 AM

    We tend to hear more about the large companies out there who are really making their presence known on social media. But social media marketing is imperative for the local market as well.

     

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    Topics: mobile marketing association, social media, Local Business

    Get Moving, Relax and Change Your Work Life Balance

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 15, 2014 1:41:00 PM

    Creating a better work life balance is something all of us desire to do, but often we over think just what it takes to do that. Many times we go into great depth to try to simplify our lives, we look at working fewer hours, we try delegate more tasks and more. But what if creating a better work life balance was as simple as getting moving and learning how to relax  -what if that could change your life?

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    Topics: Work Life Balance

    Coming Soon: New Twitter Profile Layout

    Posted by Julie Lyons

    Apr 14, 2014 10:00:00 AM

    Twitter recently announced that a new profile design is coming very soon and has already been made available to a small group of users.

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    Topics: Online Marketing, twitter, social media

    Patch for Heartbleed Security Threats

    Posted by Lisa Kirschner

    Apr 11, 2014 4:14:21 PM

    As you may be aware, there was a major security vulnerability announced this week for OpenSSL software libraries.This security threat, which has been nicknamed Heartbleed, allows unauthorized users to "steal" information that is usually protected by SSL/TLS encyption.

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    Topics: heartbleed, ssl, security

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