TweetRecently, the partners at Evans Media Group, Kansas City’s Social Media Agency, were asked to be guests on a televised news segment at the local CBS affiliate station KCTV5. “We were to appear during the nightly news and be interviewed by the host of a web themed segment about our involvement in social media,” said [...]
Finding Love in 140 Characters or Less …
Holy Analytics! How to: Google Analytics for Facebook Pages
TweetNow, you are talking! Our position at Evans Media Group is that if you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it. We were excited to find this recent feature on how to track visits to your Facebook pages, just like you should be doing on your website. Google Analytics is the world’s leading analytical data [...]
Death of the Direct Message (Part I)
TweetUnfortunately, Twitter still finds value in the Direct Message and the automated DM. We don’t share that opinion, and the recent onslaught on Direct Message hacking and spamming only prove the diminished value of this feature. Beware of the recent spam DM that we have been receiving. See a preview of the messages here: Don’t [...]
Will Google Buzz Kill The Social Media Star?
TweetFor all of you little guys on the internet that have been leveraging your brand using social media and social search – sit up, and pay attention. Last week, Google launched their own social network, called Google Buzz. For those of you just getting up to speed on Twitter and Foursquare, did your shoulders just [...]
My Blog Has a First Name … It's B.R.A.N.D.
TweetIn the old days … that is, before the web and more recently social media … choosing the name for your business was a simple matter. If your name was Bob and you were a plumber’s apprentice, there finally came a time for you to spread your wings and go off on your own. Now [...]
Social Media Case Study: CEIVA.Com Leverages Super Bowl and Social Media Muscle
Tweet The Super Bowl and Social Media …Two of the most extreme forces in twenty first century marketing. Is tapping both the Holy Grail? As the whirlwind of Super Bowl mania approaches the Miami metro like a hurricane about to make landfall, companies and businesses across the country try to grab the coat tails of [...]
Quit Counting. Social Media Isn't About The Numbers …
TweetOr fans. Or followers. Or friends. Confused? Many people are. Most of us have been programmed to think that everything in life is about the numbers. How many minutes you’ve used. How much you weigh. How many screen hours your kids view each day. How many units you’ve sold. How much money you’ve made. The [...]
Top 10 Tweets This Week From Evans Media Group
Tweet 10. Building a Network of Gen Y Entrepreneurs: A Story of Optimism http://ow.ly/XYLc 9. Online Media Online Media Daily: Schedule Set For Social Media Week NYC http://ow.ly/16mSzo 8. Public Relations … Where have all the reporters gone? http://ow.ly/X5bI 7. Bill Gates Explodes Onto The Social Media Scene http://ow.ly/Zfxt 6. Twitter’s Growth Slows Dramatically http://ow.ly/YtrP [...]
Rewind: A Look Back at January 21, 2010
Tweet We share a lot of information each day! We are going to capture some of our favorites here each day and highlight our favorite interactions each day with the hope that you’ll find great new people on twitter to connect with. Here are some of our favorite tweets from today. Most Popular Battle for [...]
Bill Gates Explodes Onto The Social Media Scene
Tweet Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates finally joins Twitter on January 19, 2010 and in a near-record breaking frenzy of followers, has ended up with nearly 300,000 followers in 2 days. The account is real and is not a squatter or impersonator as you see across social media. It is a verified account and has also [...]