Showing posts with label brands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brands. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

How The Top Performing Brands Are Growing Fans On Facebook

Everyone looking for the Formula - How do the top performing brands become the top performers? Let me tell you for sure, They do not do magic and they are not born famous. In this article you will read how they have become what they are and how even you can achieve what they have:

1.    First and foremost it is essential to determine the key audiences which form the major communities of Facebook. There are three major audiences:

•    Joiners: they form the major percentage of audiences which can go as high as 83%. These people just join your community. Their participation ends here. Once they have joined, they forget about your community and do not put in any effort to promote it. Therefore as much as they look like they are vast in numbers, here’s a number-zero. That is what they are accountable for and you should not pay attention to them much.

•    Sharers: These people, though low in numbers (15%), they are much more active than the joiners and should be paid more attention. They share your posts, participate in your campaigns and make more and more people aware of your existence. The “friends of friends” metric is reached by them.

•    Advocates: these people are very low in number comparatively (1.5 %), but do not go into the numbers as these people make you who you are. They have the ability to make or break you. They do the sharers’ work and also convince other communities to join you.

2.    Constantly offer various ways to make your fans engage. This is possible by holding various campaigns, competitions and giving away free gifts. Maybe initially it will seem like a waste but later this stuff will make your brand gold.

3.    Tell them constantly which posts to follow, which links to follow and what questions to answer. This way the audience will know how to promote your brand in ways it will actually matter.

4.    It is really important to know which posts should be posted when. If you post extremely important stuff in a time where it does not matter at all (like posting about woolens in summers), your effort will go to a waste and people will stop looking forward to anything else you have to offer.

5.    People will not share as many advertisements and promotions as they will share a quiz especially the one which is more related to them for eg. A personality quiz. People want to hear about themselves and know about themselves. This makes them feel personal and special.

6.    Don’t just stick with Facebook. The more social media outlets, the better. Try Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Myspace, Youtube, Tumbir, Pinterest and even a blog. It is never enough. Your brand growth will take place in multiples if you use all of them. So there is basically no reason for you to avoid them.

Now that you know, how the top performing brands became who they are, follow all the tips religiously and smartly and your brand will surely gain the popularity it deserves.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Facebook Makes You Grow Hit Among Internet & Mobile Audience

Facebook may be well termed as the mother of all social networking sites. It has somewhere near about more than 300 million customers according to the last count. It is expected that the number of Facebook users will grow rapidly at the exponential rate. You can adopt a great way to increase and engage your audience with the help of Facebook. To do this you can simply create a Facebook fan page. The Facebook fan page enables the user to connect and interact with the brand that they love. If you have a fan page that has sufficient amount of good quality content, then it will surely bring about improvement in your status. If the page is easy to navigate through then your value will be created. It is very easy to create a fan page. You have to just open the website of Facebook and follow some simple steps. Once you are done with all the steps, your fan page is ready.

Advantages of Fan Page Creation

The creation of a fan page has many advantages. The foremost advantage is that it will enhance your status as an expert in the relevant field. You can use the fan page in a great way to make your fans or customers aware about what is actually your brand are going through. Facebook doesn't pose any limitation on how many people you can mail simultaneously from your fan page. There is a great feature known as the update fans feature which can be used to send a message automatically to all your fans. The key for success is building trust among the people that follow you and your brand. Fan page can help you out to achieve this. Fan page allows the people to put their opinions. This is a very good way to build trust. If you do not where to go then starting a Facebook fan page can be a bit difficult task. This is not a very difficult task if you know the link to go to the fan page.

What you can do with the Fan Page?

Once you have created your fan page you should plan the next phase of action. You can do lot many things to increase the page's functionality. The simplest thing is to start a discussion. It will allow the users to actively participate in those discussions that are already running in your fan page. This is really a great idea. At the people are discussing about a topic that really interests them, they are also seeing your brand constantly. There is a discussion tab at the top of your fan page. If you click it a new window will open. You will be able to see the title and the comment section. If you want to talk about an idea that is controversial, then discussions are a great way.  You can tactfully put different topics for discussion. This will help you to gauge the power of your network. You can also keep yourself updated with the latest concerns and ideas. You should be very open when you discuss. You can also ask your fans what they want to talk about on your fan page. This help you pay attention to your fans and get the benefits. You can get great response from your audience and eventually attract fresh fans.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Insights of Social Media Platforms

One of the hottest domains of the internet these days is the social media. These social networks are being used by affiliate marketers who operate online, use the social media effectively and extensively to promote their products and services. The big companies and organizations also use social networking to create awareness about the brand among the people. According to a study conducted by Nielson Research, social networking has been found to be the most popular activity over the internet. Its popularity is increasing exponentially and the reason behind is more and more people who are getting addicted to social networking.

You will be surprised to know that the social media has become most popular online activity and most popular Social Network Facebook has been ranked number 1 in terms of users leaving Google at 2nd rank now. It has been also found that almost two third of the total internet users visit social networking sites regularly. With the help of these social networking sites they can interact with people from all across the world. They can take part in conversations. People can also take part in projects in association with people who live in very far off places. Even the geographical presence of a person is no more a bar. This has established social media as a very important and powerful marketing tool. A person can use its far reaching effects to reach a greater number of audiences. One can showcase his product to anyone who is using social networking services.

Online marketers have started to interact with the customers through blogs or through social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. It has been seen that they can manage their business in a much better way using these internet tools. They can also build a better brand reputation and awareness and the relationship with the target audience also becomes stronger. The users of a particular product or service get the chance to place their views. This increases interaction between the customer and the marketer. The person who has launched the product can use the suggestions and views to improve the quality of the product or service he is offering. In this way customer satisfaction increases. It is an amazing fact that the most of the social media users like to build a relationship with the businesses of their choice. A study conducted by Cone research and insights shows that about 85% of people who are using social media like to engage themselves actively with the businesses they like.

It is very evident that social media has gained such immense popularity within a short period of time. Most of the social media sites did not even exist 10 years ago. Then how did they become prominent so quickly? If you look at the history of online marketing, you will see that social networks are in existence for a long time. The existence of social networks dates back to the 1970's. It allowed people to exchange their thoughts and ideas. These platforms were known as usenets. These services existed even before the conception of search engines like Yahoo or Google. Thus social media is a huge development as it allows people to share information, ideas and thoughts.

Monday, July 30, 2012

360 Degrees of Branding - SEO, SEM, Social


 Online marketing had a profound effect on the different strategies to provide fillip to the sagging rankings of the websites in the search engine listings. Specter of the holistic approach including the 360 Degrees of Branding enables the organizations to broaden their horizons and increase the number of visitors to the target website in search of products as well as services. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is an important part of the strategy which has been created, nurtured and applied over a wide spectrum of industries over a period of time.  Optimization techniques are the lynchpin helping customers to identify with a particular brand which helps the companies to increase their fan base. Propounding theories imbibe secrets of the techniques followed to accomplish the task by increasing the revenues of the business and the inherent focus on the keywords around which the content is created. 

360 Degrees of Branding includes the unflinching desire to induce different blogs and press releases as a part of the procedure so that organizations are able to clock high web traffic accompanied with an increase in popularity. Striking a relationship with the prospective user is of utmost importance to the companies because it enables them to correlate with various updates of products and services. SEM (Search Engine Marketing, which includes Pay Per Click or PPC) is one of the most important strategies to prioritize branding because it involves the usage of the social networking websites to gain a foothold in the market with amazing élan and panache. 

Brand identity with stupendous dedication on the part of customers could be the secret to unlock the key towards the horizons of business success.  Era of dot com boom to recruit high flying professionals is over and the course correction has allowed the entrepreneurs to deploy innovative techniques in the maze of competition so that they would get desired results. 360 Degrees of Branding comprises of the intricate web of information intertwined together to exert an instantaneous impact on the prospective user. Niche market pertaining to the products or services would go a long way in accomplishing tasks of high rankings in the search engine listings.

Social network platforms are utilized by deploying the bogs and the commenting techniques which allow the experts to interact with the users and generate quality back links to the intended destination.  Imagination and dedication is required on the part of the SEO whiz kids to create stories or articles regarded as epitomes of public relations exercise. It will enhance and inculcate the interest among the users to access the website and convert casual visitors in strong business leads.

360 Degrees of Branding is being used by top notch corporate behemoths in the past resulting in huge popularity among the niche segment of the users. By using the multitude options like Directory submission and the back links, it is possible to exemplify the number of visitors so that the website becomes famous and viral within a stipulated time period. Grabbing a foothold in the vastly competitive market, 360 Degrees of Branding is the way to move forward providing leeway to the organizations in building the folklore around their products among the new clients.

Monday, July 23, 2012

The Role of Social Media in creating a Brand


Role of the social media

The changes in the field of technology have given rise to quite a number of merits which are experienced through the use of this technology. The social media is one of the accompaniments of modern day technology. Social media has played quite a major role in boosting economies as well as enhancing communication amongst other benefits that come along for instance creating a brand. It is also quite notable that it also serves as a means through which businesses can be able to market their products as this media attracts quite a number of potential consumers. This therefore means that it is quite beneficial to those that interact with the social media in day to day activities. This therefore means that it is quite a good tool to embrace in this modern age and time when businesses are getting competitive where only the strong survive. It can also be used to create a brand which is quite a challenging technique which turns to promote businesses.

How to go about when creating a brand?

Creating a brand can be quite a challenging task and this is more so because a brand is quite sensitive. It requires that the specific business should be able to come up with a unique brand for their business as stealing a brand is a serious offense that is accompanied by serious consequences.  This therefore means that proper research should be carried out to avoid such instances. A brand also identifies the business to the consumer and thus should be something that is persuasive. This is because it also serves to advertise the firm to some extent. The social media addresses what people love and it can thus be used for brand creation. This is because one can find ideas from other people and use them to create a unique brand for their business as people will be able to address what they want. This is what should be incorporated during the brand creation. 



The need to embrace the social media

It is now quite evident that the social media can be quite resourceful in terms of business ideas. This is why it is a good tool to use for brand creation. This is also the reason as to why it ought to be embraced bearing in mind that this is using modern technology to grow businesses as well as take them to new heights. The social media can also be used to compare markets which in turn will help to determine the best brand to come up with for a business.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Growing importance of Online Reputation Management (ORM)



What is online reputation?

It is quite important that an individual or a firm for that matter should be able to portray a good reputation in business. This is more so because it actually reflects the image of the business to the outside world. Online reputation entails having good relations with the consumers and demands that the firm or individual should always put their best foot forward. This can be quite a challenging task but is possible. Experience comes in handy as it teaches the individual on how to handle themselves as well as follow business ethics and maintain a good reputation. A good online reputation is aimed at eliminating the negative aspects that come about in the course of doing business. In this regard, it is important to take care of one’s reputation once it is earned. This is more so because it takes time to earn reputation and at the same time takes a very short time to ruin it.

Why maintain a good online reputation?

A good reputation serves to advertise the business to some extent and this plays a major role towards the growth of business. A customer would opt to go to your competitors for the same services at the expense of your poor reputation. This is more so because such a reputation ruins the trust that customers have towards a business. This will therefore inflict quite some damage to the business in terms of returns accrued from sales. This is thus a major drawback that business persons must learn to avoid at all costs. It is also important to tend to the consumer complaints once they are posted online. This serves to provide accountability and thus will play a major role in maintaining a good online reputation. Communication is a factor that enhances good reputation and thus should also be maintained.

Benefits of a good online reputation

It is now evident that a good online reputation plays quite an important role in the success of a business. On this note, it also has benefits that are enjoyed by those who maintain it. It is without doubt that it plays a major role in improving the sales of products in a firm. This is precipitated by the fact that a good reputation builds trust between the buyer and the seller. This is what many businesses are targeting bearing in mind that they also have to deal with competition. It is in this regard that attempts to attain good online reputation should be made in every way possible.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Social - Political Awareness via SEO SEM : Case Study

After huge political success by Barack Obama in the prestigious US Presidential Elections 2008, which the world was observing, its India's general elections coming soon.

Here is a news from US Gov

Washington -- Electioneering changed in the 2004 presidential campaign when Democratic contender Howard Dean used the Internet as his staging ground and the public responded by donating time and money. Four years later, Internet fundraising has leapt ahead, with prospective Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama enjoying particular success thanks to Web 2.0 interactive and social networking tools that enhance online community participation.

read the full story here

Now in India, this is what is catching an awareness online via Google India search engines and also on the blog content ads ( via adsense)



http://www.lkadvani.in, a nice looking and focussed website for the BJP leader was launched on November 8th 2008, happens to be his 81st birthday.
Tech savvy BJP ( Bharatiya Janata Party) is promoting their Prime ministerial candidate Mr. L.K. Advani in a unique way of Google Adwords ( Search and Content ) advertising.

Using the advance features of Google adwords keyword bidding, the site ad comes for the keyword bjp in sponsored searches as shown below:


Also one thing to be noticed is that, the site is being listed in sponsored searches for the competitor political party name ( congress) , thats intelligent online marketing :)

Lets do some SEO analysis of this Politial Promotion / Brand building / Awareness via website concept:

Here are the visitor statistics from Alexa.com


Tag cloud of the website lkadvani.in home page shows the content has given prime importance to keywords like "advaniji" , "bjp" and "2008" among others:


Meta tags on the landing /index page of the website shows there is scope for SEO optimization.
Here are the tags for reference:

As shown above the keyword "bjp" can be used more effectively in occurance, which will be beneficial to rank the site organically on top SERPS ( Search Engine Ranking Pages).

Disclaimer: The article writer is not associated / sponsored with the site and there is no intention to hurt any sentiments or create any mis-understanding. This is only an attempt to study and analyze the political campaign online as a case study via SEO / SEM Point of view.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Top Viral Marketing Videos of 2008

I keep wondering how amazing is the viral marketing tools and innovations in terms of search engine marketing.
Besides the brand name, it also helps in stretching the imagination ( for the creator), raises eye brows ( for the competitors) and put a smile ( the visitor or viewer).
Everything is achieved with a one time payment, pay once - be popular funda is a viral marketing.

Here is some of the Top Viral Marketing Videos of 2008 :

A viral for the most popular mobile phone till date : the iPhone




Amazing video, check this out too, don't try this at home is the message ::




This is a viral ad that got amazing viewership : funny ad



Honda Accord's viral marketing video ad explains a lot in details with nuts and bolts :)



Do you like chocolates?
See what change a chocolate can create, amazing ad by Cadburys with the hero Gorilla.



Add your comments and suggestions too :)

Friday, January 2, 2009

Verizon Vs. Cybersquatters : Intellectual Property Case

Domain name booking and cyber-squatting is a creating a new legal problem as the web has crossed any country's limit.

Keeping the legal control over the un-lawful activities over the web, most of the countries are modifying the IT laws including India, US and the European union.

Here is a recent IPR (intellectual Property Rights) case of domain name booking by cybersquatters against the popular telecom service Verizon and the trademarks registered by the company.

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is taking it to cybersquatters, and the telecom said it has been awarded $33.2 million from a company trying to intentionally confuse Web users.

The ruling, which the telecom said is the largest-ever cybersquatting judgment, said OnlineNIC "unlawfully registered at least 663 domain names that were either identical or confusingly similar to Verizon's trademarks." The telecom was awarded $50,000 per domain name, which included the likes of iphonefromverizon.com and treoverizon.com.

OnlineNIC is a San Francisco-based domain registrar, and no representatives showed up to court. The company also faces similar lawsuits from Microsoft and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO)

Source : InformationWeek

I would suggest to check the brand names and trademarks before you register a domain and avoid committing such activities.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Learn SEO for Free : Domain Names and SEO

Today we will discuss about important criteria for "Business" branding and a "lesser" important metrix for Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
This is one of the most arguable topic among worlds top search optimizers and marketers, as domain do hold some important message in terms of easy to remember, business theme, brand and so on..

Now the question is why Domain name is important?
Mostly there are three major concerns
1. Reflects the overall business theme.
2. Creates and manages a Brand
3. Gives an indentity to the business
4. Keywords included in domain name (URL) are generally good for natural search SEO

How to choose a domain name ( Tips)
1. It should be as per your business need
2. A smaller domain name is easy to remember
3. Domain without one or more dashes need to be avoided ( traffic may be lost to others)
4. A .com is preferred for a commercial activity, while .org is for organizations and .edu for eductional sites.
5. Multiple domain names ( with all the extensions possible will help to redirect visitors to the main domain)

To find a useful domain :
As domain booking is a first-come-first-serve process, you need to check Domain Name Availability first.
The available domain then has to be coupled with Website Hosting Space.

SEO Tip for Better Ranking:
Everytime you are creating a URL ( page name / file name) dont use ? or avoid passing variables with = signs, rather use a tangible name to the page.

Here are a video which will help you in selecting a domain name:

Monday, August 18, 2008

Latest news about Search Engines | GYM

Blogger lands Google India in courtroom for defamation

The search firm Google India may trigger some new developments in the cyber law of India. The Mumbai based Gremach Infrastructure Equipments & Projects, which provides construction machineries to medium and large construction companies, has filed a defamation case against Google India for hosting a series of articles on its blogging site, campaigning against its mines in Mozambique. The Bombay High Court has asked the search firm to furnish information about the blogger in an interim order, reported The Economic Times.

Gremach, in its petition, said that a series of articles that amounted to a 'hate campaign' against the company were posted on Google's blogging site with a title 'Toxic Writer' between January and February.

read the full story here : SiliconIndia

T-Mobile to launch Google phone in October

San Francisco: T-Mobile is to launch the first phone based on Google's Android design Sep 17, in hopes that the new device will compete with Apple's iPhone, Wired magazine reported Friday.

The smartphone will be manufactured by Taiwan-based High Tech Computer, and will have a large touch screen that slides out to reveal a five-row QWERTY keyboard. The device, which will be called the G1, will sell for $150 to T-Mobile customers in the first week of launch before it is offered to other customers at a higher price.

Google developed the Android design to help it expand its successful advertising business into the increasingly lucrative mobile market. It released the parameters to an alliance of mobile phone carriers, developers and manufacturers earlier in the year.


read the full story here : SiliconIndia


Microsoft, Google and Yahoo sued for foetus sex selection ads
Published Friday 15th August 2008 09:02 GMT

The Supreme Court of India has issued notices against Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! for advertising products to select the sex of foetuses.

Sabu Mathew George filed the complaint against the three firms. He told the New York Times that the ads deliberately targeted Indian users. He told the paper 900,000 female foetuses are aborted every year in India. Modern techniques for checking the sex of foetuses, like ultrasound, are increasingly available to all classes in India.

read the full story here : TheRegister UK

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Brands say it all!

What first thing comes to your mind when you compare any gadgets/goods/services?
The trust for your company reflects from its brand name.
The more your are know (for good) the better will be your market capitalization in terms of brand awareness. Customers do prefer brand value when it comes to competition with similar services/products in offer.
Some of the popular brands make things tangible to what my take is:
AMD
AMD Headquarters:
One AMD Place
P.O. Box 3453
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3453
Tel: 408-749-4000
http://www.amd.com

CISCO Main Address:Brand Global rank 16
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1619
Phone: (408) 526-4000
Toll Free: (800) 326-1941
Fax: (408) 526-4100
http://www.cisco.com

Apple Corporate Address: Brand Global rank 43
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
408.996.1010
www.apple.com

Borland Software Corp.
Public Company, Headquarters Location
20450 Stevens Creek Blvd., Ste. 500, Cupertino, CA, United States
(831)431-1000, (831)431-4141 fax,
http://www.borland.com/


HP Corporate Headquarters Brand Global rank 12
Hewlett Packard
3000 Hanover ST.
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185
http://www.hp.com

eBay Headquarters: Brand Global rank 60
eBay Inc. 2145
Hamilton Avenue San Jose
California 95125
(408) 558-7400
(877) 329-3229
http://www.ebay.com/



Intel Headquarters:Brand Global rank 5
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1549
Phone: 408-765-8080
Fax: 408-765-3804
Toll Free: 800-628-8686
http://www.intel.com

McAfee Headquarters:
3965 Freedom Cir.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 408-988-3832
Fax: 408-970-9727
http://www.mcafee.com/




Sun Microsystems Headquarters
Sun Microsystems
4150 Network Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: 650-960-1300
Fax: 408-276-3804
Toll Free: 800-555-9786
http://www.sun.com

Symantec Headquarters
Symantec
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014-2132
Phone: 408-517-8000
Fax: 408-517-8186
http://www.symantec.com/



Yahoo! Headquarters Brand Global rank 61
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089
Phone (408) 349-3300
Fax (408) 349-3301
Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST
http://www.yahoo.com


Google's headquarters
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: +1 650-253-0000
Fax: +1 650-253-0001
http://www.google.com