Brandon M.

We’ve managed to expand various clients’ Instagram presence simply by hitting the right hashtag at the right time. We’ve noticed that artists only use hashtags when they are extremely pertinent and they’ll only use one to two per post. This is a two way street:Ads will undoubtedly grow your online presence; More people will see your page, but you also run the risk potentially alienating long time followers. In short, Ads are a highly effective way to reach a lot of people fast, but you don’t want to solely come to rely on them.

Today, a teacher from Lakota Schools, Christy Knopp, sent us some of her student’s questions about graphic design & animation. As I said before, the programs that are out now make it almost obsolete, but you never know when you may need the most basic skills, like drawing. Some of the most famous works of art in the world were created by people that may have not have any skill at drawing…  paintings by Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and many others or anything that Pixar Studios produces, for example. I personally like using the Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop, Illustrator, etc.), but I think it’s because that’s what I know best.

When it comes to marketing and search engine optimization, video has evolved into a critical component for boosting search engine ratings and a higher conversion rates. A 2009 Forrester study indicates that Google is 53 times more likely to rank pages with video on the first page of search results. Google is smarter, according to Eric Sui of Entrepreneur.com, than it used to be in the fact that “Google now cares less about whether you’ve optimized each individual page on your site to a particular keyword and more about whether your page’s content answers the question presented by the search user.” Users Push Play AimClear conducted a study that reveals users are 41 percent more likely to click through a web page with video rather than a page with only text.

Your company’s ability to both reward positive feedback and strategically manage criticism, will impact both your immediate and long-term business. Companies that effectively manage Social Media complaints are rewarded twice. When you strategically manage your complaints, you turn a disgruntled customer into a satisfied and more loyal customer. On top of retaining a greater number of customers, strangers who visit your Social Media properties are able to see you high level of customer service and satisfaction.