Social Media
In Defense of Facebook
It didn’t come as a surprise for me to hear that the personal data of millions of Facebook users was used in an attempt to sway the presidential election of 2016. I’m surprised, however, to witness the level of uproar it’s causing and the amount of vitriol being hurled at Facebook as a result. Apparently,…
Read More »The Difference Between A LinkedIn Article and A LinkedIn Update
Our favorite business-to-business social media site, LinkedIn, has made a lot of changes over the past few months. The most obvious changes are in the basic layout. They’re working hard to make the platform more intuitive and user-friendly. (Being bought by Microsoft doesn’t hurt!). If you use LinkedIn to share your blog content and get…
Read More »The Difference Between a LinkedIn Update and a LinkedIn Post
Note: This post was revised to reflect the new changes on LinkedIn. Click here for the updated version. The other day one of my long-time clients asked me to explain the difference between an update and a post on LinkedIn. I was so glad she did because I was confused for a while and I thought you…
Read More »A New Way to Build An Ideal Facebook Audience In Only 4 Steps
The other day I discovered a feature that is a super cool way to grow an ideal Facebook audience. I am really jazzed about it and want to share it with you. As you may know, I’m all about marketing that will attract your most perfect, ideal customers. This new Facebook feature hits the nail on the head. It enables you to invite people who have “liked”…
Read More »7 Tough Business Lessons I Learned The Hard Way (so you don’t have to)
2015 was an incredibly good year for Be Visible. But frankly, I’m a bit surprised that business grew so much. All year long I felt like I was tripping over myself. I had some big wins but I also made some really dumb mistakes. Because of my mistakes I found better solutions, so I want to share them with you. I hope I…
Read More »5 Common Online Marketing Mistakes (& How To Avoid Them)
When I started my career in online marketing there weren’t a lot of people to learn from. I learned by research and testing. And you can be sure I made a ton of online marketing mistakes. I want to share some of the mistakes I made with you. And I’m going to show you specific…
Read More »3 Ways To Handle Social Media Marketing During A Disaster
In the aftermath of the attacks in Paris this past Friday, I made a decision to step back from social media marketing for a few days. It felt uncomfortable to be promoting my business while the western world was in shock. Unfortunately, there have been countless times in the past few years when I have felt…
Read More »How Social Media Can Hurt Your Business
Social media. The wondrous tool that has revolutionized the way the world communicates. Savvy marketers recognized its power early on. Social media agencies were formed. Social media “gurus” emerged. Everyone dove in; even mom and pop businesses created business pages. After all, who could resist the instant gratification all those thumbs-up, shares and comments from real people in…
Read More »A Surprisingly Simple Way To Use LinkedIn For Marketing
It’s a super powerful platform for B2B companies yet most businesses are only scratching the surface of how to use LinkedIn for marketing. But hey, we’re busy! So here’s a way you can easily take advantage of LinkedIn’s enormous reach without spending a lot of time or energy: re-post your blogs on LinkedIn’s article publishing platform.…
Read More »The 5 Best Content Marketing Tips of September 2015
Hey all you fledgling (and experienced) content marketers out there! I’m talking to you – if you fit into any of these categories: you have a website, you use social media marketing, you write a blog, or send emails to promote your business. So…that’s pretty much everyone who landed on this blog post. At the beginning…
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