http://markezing.com Social Media Marketing For Professionals Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:42:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After thousands of years in which buildings were static, David Fisher’s Dynamic Skyscraper is an important step ahead towards Future Architecture.  The Rotating Tower brings three main futuristic aspects, three revolutions. The first revolutionary aspect is related to the shape of the building, which changes continuously.  It is “Architecture as Part of the Environment”, adjusting [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/creative-idea-technology-dynamic-architecture/ Is The Printing Industry Being Crushed By The Internet? Source: www.Sketchee.com ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/is-print-dead-infographic/ Did you know Facebook’s recent valuation is estimated at a whopping $33 Billion? Here’s an interesting Infographic by AllFacebook.com to put things into perspective: Source: www.AllFacebook.com ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/8-facts-about-facebooks-33-billion-valuation-infographic/ Am super EXCITED!!!, as after hours of to-ing & fro-ing, writing the video scripts, browsing for the ‘right’ music, giving my video guy a hard time ;-) …etc, finally, the short VIDEO for our Social Media For Insurance Professionals book is ready!!!…must say, I like the end result We would like to thank Mari [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/socialmedia-for-insurance-professionals/ Social Media Ad spending is on the rise and I guess, rightly so! Check out this interesting InfoGraphic by Flowtown: Source: www.Flowtown.com ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-ad-spending-infographic/ Social Bookmarking has come a long way and the following StumbleUpon InfoGraphic may surprise you to say the least and will make you start “stumbling”: Source: www.Penn-Olson.com & www.BlueGlass.com ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/stumbleupon-did-you-know-infographic/ Some interesting stats & facts about Facebook: ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/facebook-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about/ Better Facebook is a FREE user script that plugs into your browser and adds a lot of great enhancements to your existing Facebook account. Here’s just some of its 75 features: 1) Tabbed News Feeds 2) Advanced Feed Filters 3) Hide Posts You’ve Already Read 4) Highlight New Comments 5) Static Header And Left Column 6) Quick Links To [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/better-facebook-free-script-to-make-your-facebook-experience-better/ Here’s some interesting, fascinating and SHOCKING stats about CraigsList you probably didn’t know about: ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/craigs-list-stats-did-you-know/ These stats are interesting as well as scary in a way: Source: Wordstream.com ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/big-brother-do-you-know-whos-watching-you/ Another awesome infographic by Online Schools: ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/how-the-internet-works-infographic/ Am super EXCITED!!!, as after hours of to-ing & fro-ing, writing the video scripts, browsing for the ‘right’ music, giving my video guy a hard time ;-) …etc, finally, the short VIDEO for our Social Media For Professionals book is ready!!!…must say, I like the end result…would lurvve to have your feedback too: We [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-for-professionals-video/ I’d stumbled upon this new “social browser” a while back, but didn’t quite get to installing and using it, but now that I did, must say, am impressed. FLOCK’s tagline: Built for Facebook & Twitter Here’s an excerpt from their website: Flock is faster, simpler, and more friendly. Literally. It’s the only sleek, [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/flock-the-social-browser/ RGRBZY8QGMQW Geography Countries Vacations Automobiles Business & Consumerism Miscellaneous ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/top-10-lists-of-interesting-trivia-information-2/ Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn…you’ve been hearing about these online social networking sites on a daily basis and may be wondering: “What exactly is Social Media?” “Is this just another fad?” “Can it ‘really’ help me grow my business?” Social Media is a fundamental shift in how we function on [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-for-professionals-book-foreword-by-mari-smith/ YES, a movie based on the FACEBOOK story: – Eisenberg will play Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; – Timberlake will play Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder who became Facebook’s founding president; and – Andrew Garfield will play Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder who fell out with Zuckerberg over money. ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/the-social-network-movie-trailer/ Talk about the ‘impact’ of Facebook, check out this interesting video between David Cameron (UK PM) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder) on how to engage/encourage ideas from people to get the country out of debt…is this a good idea? What do you think? ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/uk-prime-minister-in-discussion-with-the-facebook-founder/ Because of my architectural background, I’ve always been interested in everything ‘design’…from furniture design to houses, commercial buildings to multiplexes to urban design to even design of cities…and, lucky for me, since graduating in 1995, I’ve been involved with various types of projects, small, big and the mega! ‘Futuristic’ being one of my five strengths, [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/the-venus-project-designing-the-future-cities/ This is quite interesting :o)             ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/the-modern-day-version-of-a-b-c/ “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one MOST RESPONSIVE to change” says the biologist Charles Darwin. This is probably the only thing I will agree with him on, yet it well-describes the financial services industry undergoing reform and especially, change. Insurance professionals [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-for-insurance-professionals/ AT & T ad campaign ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/a-t-and-t-creative-ads/ An interesting case study article on AllFacebook.com, by Dennis Yu of BlitzLocal.com When we took over the Facebook Fan page for Weekly World News , they had 3,244 fans. 4 days later, we had 40,310 fans– 10 times larger. We’re going explain exactly how we did it in this exclusive article for AllFacebook.com. In [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/40310-facebook-fans-in-4-days-case-study/ Pay with a Tweet is a platform that lets content owners sell their goods in exchange for a single tweet rather than cash. Developed by German-American Innovative Thunder, Pay with a Tweet bills itself as “the first social payment system where people pay with the value of their [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/worlds-first-social-payment-system/ Study shows that E-mail messages that include options to share content on social media sites drive significant increases in click-throughs according to a new study released today by GetResponse, an e-mail marketing firm.   Specifically, the study of 500 million e-mails sent using the service found that e-mails [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-email-marketing-more-clicks/ It’s standard practice for hotels and airlines to offer discounts and other rewards to their own best customers, but a new service aims to pass those benefits on to other consumers as well. Specifically, users of location-based social networking services including Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, Loopt, Brightkite, Google Buzz and Google Latitude can now coordinate [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-check-in-earns-you-hotel-rewards/ TypePad users who installed the Facebook “Like” widgets on their blog sidebars have experienced a 50% increase in referral traffic from Facebook collectively, TypePad revealed in a blog post. Approximately 1,500 TypePad bloggers have installed the “Like” buttons on their blogs since the widget became available on the platform in early May. Shortly after releasing the [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/facebook-%e2%80%9clike%e2%80%9d-increases-traffic-to-blogs-by-50/ Discover How This Lead Getting System Can Help You Attract Your Own, Exclusive, Qualified Leads Without Buying Leads Or Making A Single Cold Call. Why selling insurance is doomed to fail most of the time As an insurance agent, you’ll know how difficult it is to sell an insurance policy to a lead. People don’t want [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-for-insurance-professionals-agents-brokers/ Facebook Storefront:- PAYVMENT: Since Payvment launched in November 2009, more than 20,000 businesses and individuals have started to sell goods on Facebook and over 500,000 Facebook users have shopped for products in stores using the Payvment application. Christian Taylor, Payvment CEO, says: “Facebook users want a buying experience that captures what’s truly unique about the Facebook [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/facebook-storefront-setup-yours-in-15-minutes/ MASS MINGLING | Thanks to the online revolution, hundreds of millions are now actively searching for, finding, connecting/signaling, and staying in touch with likeminded souls in the virtual world. Constant updates, GPS and mobile online access is now bringing this explosion of dating, networking, socializing and mingling to the real world domain. Here’s what driving [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/mass-mingling-why-the-online-revolution-is-fueling-an-ever-increasing-range-of-real-world-meet-ups/ Apple announced it’s new iPhone-4 today, due to be release on June 24th: Apart from the sleek looks, iPhone 4 boasts: - Retina Display - Engineered Glass - Stainless Steel Band - Apple A4 Processor - Gyro + Accelerometer - 5MP camera + LED - Mic + Speaker - iBooks - Multitouch…and much more!!! Check out the COOL video here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/design/#design-video ]]> http://markezing.com/blog/iphone-4-are-you-wondering-whats-new-in-the-soon-to-be-released-new-iphone/ Thanks to all our friends and potential JV partners for helping us finalize the list of 10 books we plan to release this year: COOKING IN OUR LABS and almost ready to be served: Social Media For Coaches Social Media For Accountants Social Media For Professionals Social Media For Network Marketers Social Media For Insurance Professionals RECIPE FINALIZED :O) Social Media For [...]]]> http://markezing.com/blog/social-media-books-cooking-in-our-labs/