Social Media isn’t a Replacement for Good Customer Service

Customer Service

Carnival Cruise Lines One Ups Royal Caribbean with Customer Service She blew over our houses, tore apart our businesses, flooded our streets and cancelled our San Juan Cruise….Hurricane Irene showed travelers who’s boss. With the threat of … [Read more...]

This Is The Worst S*#% I Have Ever Read

This Is The Worst S*#% I Have Ever Read

How to Deal with Negative Comments on Your Page Tip 1: Never Delete a Negative Comment. The #1 rule of responding to social media comments is never to delete a negative post. If you must delete a post, due to certain circumstances such as it’s … [Read more...]

Blog For Marketing: To Blog Or Not To Blog

Business Blogging

Blogs are a growing tool for businesses. And for good reason. It’s a platform that offers organizations much more flexibility than traditional communications and other social media outlets. Blogs are engaging, authentic, and effective at persuading … [Read more...]

Investing In Blogging

Investing in Blogging

Why invest in blogging? There are billions of blogs already. Every college kid has a couple, every business tries it, and every government considers it. So what makes you different? How can you be different in blogging? How can your business make … [Read more...]

Turning Blogs Into Communities, Rustin Banks BlogFrog Interview

iBlogMarketing Interview with Rustin Banks of BlogFrog

Hi Rustin, tell me a little about yourself and your background. I’m the co-founder and CEO of BlogFrog. BlogFrog is a Boulder-based internet startup that turns blogs into communities. I got my start in online communities when I was 12 years old by … [Read more...]

How to Use Social Media in Network Marketing without Involving Your Ego– Part 1

Egocentric

You’ve created a social media profile, now what? Unless you are one of the biggest brands in the world such as Coca-Cola or Apple, people most likely haven’t heard of you and attracting brand advocates is going to be difficult. This means it will … [Read more...]

BlogWorld Highlights Friday October 15th 2010

Borders Books & BookBrewer

It’s been a great day at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in sunny Las Vegas, NV where 1000’s of exhibitors and attendees hang out and talk about the latest in digital mediums.  Of particular interest, we met several exciting companies ranging … [Read more...]

Personalized Business Talk Internet Radio Station Launched

ibizradio-world

It’s not often that I get to talk about a “first” or in reporters’ terminology “a scoop!” Yet, here it is for the first time in print. The world’s first Personalized Business Talk Internet Radio Station. What is it? It is the first … [Read more...]

Podcasts Yield High Return on Investment for Businesses – Part II

Part 2:  How can businesses monetize podcasts? A podcast is a lot like a Website. A podcast series (i.e. routine podcasts from podcaster or Internet radio podcast show like Radiospectives) is a lot like a blog. At first, these analogies may seem … [Read more...]

Podcasts Yield High Return on Investment for Businesses – Part I

businesspodcasts

Part 1:  What are business podcasts? Podcasts have become one of the fastest growing media of all time. According to eMarketer.com, February 2009, almost 22 million U.S. Internet users are listening to podcasts. eMarketer.com is forecasting the … [Read more...]

Social Media Marketing Critical To Business Success – Part III

Part 3:  How can I harness the power of Social Media Marketing? To answer this critical question, we need to start by understanding that the social media landscape is at best chaotic, made up of a number of elements, and continually evolving.  … [Read more...]

Social Media Marketing Critical To Business Success – Part II

Part 2:  Why is Social Media Marketing critical to business success? All the buzz about social media would be a “so what” if it weren’t for the incredible reach of social media. According to WebProNews March 18, 2008, social media has a mass … [Read more...]

Social Media Marketing Critical To Business Success – Part I

Social Media Markeing

Part 1:  What is Social Media Marketing? There is an old saying:  “If you live long enough, what’s old becomes new again!”  That saying generally referred to fashions, but it is also becoming true of Social Media Marketing. Most businesses … [Read more...]

Internet Marketing Required to Fuel Economic Recovery- Part I

Economic Recovery

Part 1:  The Current Reality At this point, almost everyone is being affected by the worst recession since the great depression.  Both small and large businesses alike are scrambling to cut losses and find a way back to profitability. There … [Read more...]

Welcome to iBlogMarketing

Welcome to iBlogMarketing

Welcome to iBlogMarketing, an online Internet marketing blog updated by TMA E-Marketing.  We launched this blog early 2006 as a place to share online marketing articles and resources.  As you may have noticed, this appears to be the first post to … [Read more...]