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My mother is on Facebook. It feels like everyone is. My grandmother has a Facebook profile and she’s 92. That sums up the underlying power Facebook holds in the marketing world. In yesteryear you could only find certain key publics and markets through social media. Now you can find everyone in one place. But is Facebook the marketing tool that…
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For those who are Instagram users, I wanted to take a moment to go over the hashtags that have been popular and trending in the social media field for everyday of the week. Monday For those who dislike Mondays, #MondayBlues has over 80,000 posts on Instagram from those individuals who post things that show “this day sucks” – from spilled…
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If your family Thanksgiving get-togethers are anything like mine, you’ve got dads telling bad jokes (sorry, Dad), teenagers tuning out with earphones, and toddlers fighting over toys while running around the kitchen. Sound familiar? Well, it’s easy enough to remove yourself from the family holiday world by pulling out your phone and entering your own little social media world, but…
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The Genius of Coldplay There’s something about Coldplay that I’ve noticed, and maybe you’ve seen it too. This brilliant 4 piece from England has been around for over 15 years now and they’re somehow still at the top of their game! Haven’t you noticed? A band’s popularity is usually what destroys them. Once everybody likes them, nobody likes them anymore….
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Growing up with a love for music in the 90s often meant waking up on Saturdays to listen to the top 40 on the radio, or dialing up your local radio station to ask them to play your favorite song, which you couldn’t actually hear otherwise. But the 21st century has evolved music listening entirely. Going to the store to…
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Learn More Than Just the Basics You’re probably pretty familiar with Facebook. You know how to stalk your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, post photos, “Like” posts, join a group, create an event, etc. BUT here are four things that you may not know. I know I didn’t know about them. Four Facebook Tips 1. Post Embedding: Facebook lets you embed a post from…
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We’ve all been in a conference that just won’t end. Sometimes I think the business world thrives off coffee, paper clips, and 2 hour discussions that should only take 15 minutes. If I thought it were possible, I would write about how to end these time wasting “discussions”. Unfortunately I do not think it’s possible. There will always be someone…
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Jake Wixom Three Personal Favorites You probably wouldn’t think of Provo as one of those big “food” towns, loaded with quirky little restaurants and hole-in-the-wall diners that become world famous, would you? You may be surprised, however, at the fantastic variety and great quality of the food in our little Provo. As a university town, it has developed an impressive…
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Incorporating successful marketing strategies for your business takes an innovative mind and thinking outside the box to effectively reach potential customers and meeting their needs. I have researched some solutions for companies to try in their marketing plans. 1. Infographics should have accurate information and be collaborated with experienced data journalists and a unique and informative story behind your infographic…
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Scott Christofferson From the Beginning So it’s almost October 31st which means we’ll soon be celebrating Halloween. But where does the holiday come from? It all started in Europe more than 2,000 years ago by a group of people called the Celts. They celebrated the end of summer on November 1st and thought that ghosts visited the living on October…
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