Akamai Marketing Archives

7 tools for combining social media and event marketing

Recently, there has been much discussion by me and other marketing folks about the importance of content within a social media campaign.

I can’t help but think of events as the ultimate in content with social media. After all, what is more social than actually meeting face to face? Interactive is where its at. That’s why [...]

Why should you care about net nuetrality?

Today’s news that Google and Verizon have struck a deal that will end the internet as we know has barely made even a trickle in the Twitter-sphere. Everyone there is still talking about the demise of Google Wave. The Huffington Post, The NY Times and Fast Company have all reported on the Google-Verizon deal, but [...]

Blogs and why I am a Wordpress evangelist..and you should be too.

When was the last time your marketing efforts included a content calendar? For social media, content is hugely important. If you don’t have a content strategy, you don’t have a strategy, no matter what social media tool or platform you are using.

Also, if you have a website you should be incorporating an SEO strategy, which [...]

Engagement is a top priority for businesses

Social media and event marketing are the two most effective ways to engage customers. They create passionate brand advocates. Customers who identify themselves by the owners of a particular brand. They give marketers a chance to listen to customers instead of just pushing information.

Its all about the content

More and more people are jumping into social media. As a practitioner and social media advocate, I think its great. The more people in social media,the better it becomes. Sort of. I mean, we’re now to the point where social media users are being inundated by the mundane.

The challenge for most businesses though is what [...]