The internet is all a-buzz with news and speculation about Pinterest, its meteoric rise and birght prospects. Marketers are starting to take notice; at least the smart ones are. Jimmy Mancini has produced the Pinterest Marketing Guide just in time to get you in on the ground floor. Establish your brand on Pinterest so that as it grows, you will be a recognized, established marketer. Get all the facts about his guide and see a demo of his software here.  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How Ford Kicked Its Social Marketing Strategy Into Overdrive [VIDEO]”. Mashable team says, “You don’t have to look very far to notice that there are a lot of car companies trying to get in the social game — you can see plenty examples in this year’s Super Bowl ads. It wasn’t always this way for Ford. In 2009, they recruited Scott Monty to be their head of social media”. How Ford Kicked Its Social Marketing Strategy Into Overdrive [VIDEO] Mashable.com  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook Brand Timelines: 6 Big Changes Every Marketer Needs to Understand”. Victoria Ransom says, “Today Facebook announced to brand marketers the world over that, within the month, everything they knew about fan Pages on Facebook would be overturned. While you get your brand ready for the new Timeline format, here are six important changes to keep top-of-mind”. Facebook Brand Timelines: 6 Big Changes Every Marketer Needs to Understand Mashable.com  [...]

New PLR package builds your client base for Google Places consulting. Many local businesses still haven’t taken the step to put this powerful marketing tool to work for them. You just need to find them, show them your expertise and answer when they call. This PLR report on how Google Places helps local business can be branded with your name and contact details. It demonstrates to the local business owner why they need to hire you to set up and optimize their listing. Besides the report, you receive a squeeze page and banner ads to attract local businesses to your services. Discover the power here.  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Two Simple Steps to Take Control Over Google’s New Privacy Policy”. Sam Laird says, “Google’s new privacy policy takes effect Thursday. What’s new about it? Now, it allows Google to integrate information it collects about you from all your Google accounts. So instead of treating your YouTube, Gmail and Google+ accounts as separate entities, Google now sees you as just one user”. Two Simple Steps to Take Control Over Google’s New Privacy Policy Mashable.com  [...]

Todd Wasserman says, “Facebook gathered hundreds of people into the Museum of Natural History in New York on Wednesday for its first-ever Facebook Marketing Conference. At the top of the agenda was Premium, a new suite of products for marketers designed to leverage the social network’s access to your friends and friends of friends”. Facebook Ads Announcements: Everything You Need to Know Mashable.com  [...]

Charlie Cook’s latest blog post is titled “Small Business Marketing Budgets Too Small?”. Cook says, “While the majority (72%) of small business owners are starting to feel positive about the economy, and their future. There remains a big gap between aspirations and realty. Most still lack the funds to capitalize on the turnaround, and only have around $2,000 to spend on marketing”. Small Business Marketing Budgets Too Small? Marketing for Success  [...]

Say’s Power of Leverage shows how to magnify the effect of each of your actions to get the best return on your time invested. Simple examples include, posting an article you write in multiple places or in multiple forms (audio, video, text.) He has produced two e-books that uncover opportunities for leverage in your marketing work. The net result is that with his techniques, you can create an auto-pilot system, in which you do the work once, leverage it, and reap the rewards long-term He shows how to generate traffic virally on Facebook and a new media property that is still in the beginning... [...]

Charlie Cook’s latest blog post is titled “You’re Being Irrational And It’s Bad For Business”. Cook says, “You’d think that CEOs and football coaches, both who get paid millions of dollars would consistently make decisions based on maximizing profits or, in the case of coaches, increasing points. Right? But you’d be wrong in both cases”. You’re Being Irrational And It’s Bad For Business Marketing for Success  [...]

The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Lead Generation Tactics: How testing can help you choose the best tactic for your business”. Paul Cheney says, “According to MarketingSherpa’s 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report, lead generation is the top priority for B2B marketers. Yet it is also the second most challenging business objective for marketers. Part of the problem with capturing quality leads is that there are quite simply an infinite number of ways to do it. And every time someone comes up with a new way of doing it”. Lead Generation Tactics:... [...]