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Episode 69

This week’s headlines: Microsoft Launches So.Cl, Facebook Faces a Shareholder Lawsuit, Oracle Acquires Vitrue and Facebook Launches an Instagram Competitor (Say What?!). The week’s news quick hits cover: TBS ...

created on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 12:01AM by Taylor within Podcast
Brave Ad World - Episode 69

Happy Memorial Day (to those in the US)! We hope you're having a great weekend. Episode 69 of Brave Ad World has been released, and we have a lot to cover. ...

created on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Blog
The Auto Industry: Two Views on Facebook Ads

Last week the auto industry ignited a debate around the effectiveness of Facebook advertising. Days before Facebook’s IPO, General Motors announced plans that it was “reassessing” its spending on Facebook advertising, ...

created on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 11:19AM by Taylor within Blog
Getting Social Media Marketing Out of the Petri Dish

Social media marketing too often finds itself stuck in a silo. The question of ‘who owns social’ has led it to be relegated to internal experts and/or small teams. That’s understandable ...

created on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:18AM by Taylor within Blog
Episode 68

This week’s headlines: Twitter Launches Email Digest, The Auto Industry Raises Questions around Facebook Ads, and Facebook’s IPOs and Makes Another Acquisition. The week’s news quick hits cover: Facebook’s ...

created on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Podcast
Brave Ad World - Episode 68

Social media dominated all aspects of the news this week as a little start-up by the name of Facebook made it's stock market debut. Twitter also made news with an email ...

created on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Blog
A Following or a Community

Marketers that create a brand presence on social media platforms lack one very important thing in the beginning: an audience, and that is what marketers and their bosses constantly hunger for. ...

created on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 8:45PM by Taylor within Blog
Episode 67

This week’s headlines: Facebook Lays the IPO Groundwork, Google+’s Hangouts on Air Coming to All Users, The App Center is Coming to Facebook , Bing Offers Next Evolution of Social Search ...

created on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Podcast
Brave Ad World - Episode 67

After a brief hiatus, the podcast is back and not a moment too soon! This week was huge with big news and opportunities for marketers. This week’s headlines: Facebook ...

created on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Blog
Does Your Content Work for You or Is It Just Noise?

Facebook recently released the findings of a study that analyzed 1,200 posts from 23 brand pages, according to AdAge . The findings of the study provide insight regarding what is and ...

created on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 8:13AM by Taylor within Blog
Episode 66

This week’s headlines: Twitter Moves Forward Without Instagram, Tumblr Makes Moves Toward Monetization, Twitter Makes Moves to End Patent Wars and Foursquare Ads are Coming. The week’s news quick ...

created on Monday, April 23, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Podcast
Brave Ad World - Episode 66

The constant evolution of the social media ecosystem continues, and this week we're discussing the biggest stories. This week’s headlines: Twitter Moves Forward Without Instagram, Tumblr Makes Moves Toward ...

created on Monday, April 23, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Blog
The Age of Platform Stacking

“What’s next?” is on the tip of everyone’s tongue in this industry. People are always hungry for what’s going to replace what exists now, but from a social platform perspective, we’re ...

created on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 3:34PM by Taylor within Blog
Monitoring to Inform Content Strategy

Social media monitoring is becoming less of a question and more of a necessity for businesses. Whether it’s using a combination of free DIY solutions like Google Alerts and Twitter Search ...

created on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 10:49AM by Taylor within Blog
Episode 65

This week’s headlines: Facebook Acquires Instagram, LinkedIn Introduces New Tools for Marketers, and Google+ Gets a Redesign. The week’s news quick hits cover: YouTube Allows Live-Stream Monetization, Spotify Introduces ...

created on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Podcast
Brave Ad World - Episode 65

It's been another packed week with social ecosystem-changing acquisitions, redesigns, tools and much more. We've got you covered with Episode 65 of Brave Ad World. This week’s headlines: Facebook ...

created on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Blog
Don't Forget to Welcome Newcomers

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/993600 There’s nothing more awkward than walking right into the middle of a conversation with no context and only a hint of what is being discussed then being asked to contribute. ...

created on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 4:54PM by Taylor within Blog
Temper Enthusiasm, Embrace Possibilities

The idea of social media marketing usually triggers one of two reactions from marketers just getting into the space. First, there are the evangelists who believe social media is ...

created on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 8:18AM by Taylor within Blog
Guest Post: Instagram's Android Launch Complete's the Picture for Brands

The following post is from Kevin Dugan, co-host of the Brave Ad World podcast. You can find more of Kevin's work on his personal blog . ...

created on Monday, April 9, 2012 at 12:20PM by Taylor within Blog
Episode 64

This week’s headlines: Foursquare Blocks “Girls Around Me” App, Twitter Rumors Indicate Changes for Brands and Twitter Takes Spammers to Court. The week’s news quick hits cover: Tumblr Integrates ...

created on Monday, April 9, 2012 at 12:00AM by Taylor within Podcast