http://www.brandadvance.net/blog At Brand Advance our team of experienced web-designers, programmers and marketing specialists focus on helping you to build your online presence & take your brand to the next level. Whether you're just starting off, looking to reinvent your company, or desire to grow your brand's visibility contact us today for a free estimate. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:06:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently tasked one of our interns, Adam Lang, to write how SEO and social media were intertwined. I thought his response was very well done and am posting his reply in it's entirety on our blog. Making the most out of Social Media... The Intertwining of Social Media and SEO If ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/relationship-seo-and/ Recently we were referred to a growing author and successful business man to generate buzz and awareness for his upcoming book and tour. After several interactions with him it was clear that he was viewing social media as traditional "push" marketing. The points below were articulated to him ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/understanding-social-media/ One of the perks of working in the creative field is that part of our job is to know what new technologies or devices are coming out and how that will effect the market. What will the new Sprint Evo be capable of? Can the Ipad do this? How ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/gadgetsandgimmick/ In an effort to constantly build my marketing muscles, I try to often go through a set of mental calisthenics. I think about how I would market a particular product or service, and what campaign I would recommend if it were solely my responsibility to craft the strategy. Many times ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/catastrophe-marketing/ Did you know there are over 400 million active Facebook users?  How about the fact that there are over 50 million tweets every day?   When you mix in YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs, Yelp, and hundreds of other social, review or community based sites what does this mean to your business?  It ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/measuring-social-media-roi/ Ever since we first smashed bricks with Mario or flipped the Tetris blocks, America has loved video games. Did you know that over one-third of cell phone users play video games through their mobile device? A branded video game, known as an advergame, has the potential to create maximum exposure for your brand by your product being ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/from-mario-to-mobile/ Social Media can be utilized in many ways outside of standard interactions and basic communication.   Some additional ways that social media can be used that people often don't thing about include market research, customer service, participation marketing, reputation management and as the title of this post suggests....Developing customer reward or ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/customer-reward-programs/ Like a parent with children on opposing basketball teams I have sat in marketing department meetings and listened to internet marketers and traditional marketing experts banter back and forth about how the customer was won.     In internet marketing it is relatively easy to track a campaign's effectiveness -click a button ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/domo-arigato-mr-roboto/ Social Media can be an extremely powerful way to grow your business if utilized correctly.   There are many aspects of your business which can be improved by integrating social media into your marketing strategy.  For example social media can be used as a customer service channel, a tool to conduct ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/utilizing-social-media-best-buy/ Our team at Brand Advance is excited to add Robert Urban as our new Chief Operating Officer. Robert comes with much talent and experience that will aid in the growth of Brand Advance, including extensive experience in sales and marketing operational strategy and staffing implementation. After being honorably discharged from the ... http://www.brandadvance.net/blog/welcome-our-new-coo-robert-urban/