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Facebook Announces Design Changes and New Features for Pages
Yesterday, Facebook For Business announced a new, more “streamlined” design for Pages, which will begin rolling out this week. In addition to the new look, a new feature called “Pages to Watch” will launch, allowing page admins to monitor and compare their page with that of other businesses. Ch-ch-changes! Overall, …
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New Search Influence Production Members
Take a look at our newest Internet Marketing Associates! Alex Talbot Alex is a native New Orleanian. He grew up in Gretna and went to Jesuit High school. Alex recently graduated from Loyola University with a degree in marketing and economics. Before joining us at Search Influence, he worked in …
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Google Places For Business Email Update
We’re still not panicking about all of Google’s updates! As many of you already know, Google has been sending out a Google Places for Business email that reads as follows: The Message Hello, We’d like to inform you that Google Places no longer accommodates more than one authorized owner per …
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Gram it up! 5 Tips to Expand Your Brand on Instagram
If you‘re like me, Instagram is the place to be. I find myself spending a lot less time on Facebook and Twitter and a whole lot more on Instagram, or as I like to call it “Insta.” I tend to follow many businesses I enjoy and liking almost everything they post. …
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Mardi Gras Season At Search Influence
Here in New Orleans, we celebrate a few extra holidays. Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Carnival Season, began on January 6th this year with the Phunny Phorty Phellows parade. The season culminates tomorrow, with Mardi Gras Day itself, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday. Tradition In addition to the parades, drinking, …
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Content Marketing: Doing It Right in 2014
You might have heard the buzz: content marketing is not only here to stay, it’s critical for business success in 2014. The Internet noise is getting louder every day, and discoverability is becoming a greater challenge as the data streams expand with chatter from websites, blogs, and social media. If …
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Part Time Influencer on Balancing Work and School
It’s no secret that college students are busy. There is an old diagram that portrays this pretty well. Students want good grades, a social life and a good night’s sleep, but only have the time to choose two of those. These days, the pressure on students is higher than ever …
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14 Social Media Mistakes to Avoid in 2014
We’ve all seen them… misfired tweets, Facebook fails, and huge national brands that just don’t get it. Last year we recapped the 12 worst social media mistakes of 2012, but brands just keep making the same errors over and over again. For 2014 we’re going to be proactive. Here are …
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Should You be Using Google’s URL Shortener in Your Social Media Campaigns?
The other day I was visiting my normal news sites, Mashable, Coding Horror, and news.google.com among others. While getting my information download I came across a few postings I thought had true value, and I wanted to share them with my social media friends and family. I immediately went to my …
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New Influencer Faces: February 2014
We’re still growing over here at Search Influence! We’d like to introduce our five newest employees to join the team! Sydney Lippman has been hired as a Junior Account Assistant. Originally from Atlanta, Sidney moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University where she is pursuing a degree in communications …
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