Posts Tagged ‘Darlene McCarty Cohn’
12 Days of Digital Media, Part I
The Twelve Days of Digital Marketing: Day One. More frustration has erupted in the wake of Facebook’s latest reveal that it will cut business Pages’ organic reach even further in the interest of encouraging brands to pay for News Feed space. I continue to be perplexed that any business thinks advertising should be free, and…
Read MoreWhat Is Social Media Account Maintenance?
D. Cohn Communications’ most popular service is social media account maintenance, and yet that term is vague enough that it requires explanation. You may be asking, why do I need social marketing, and how does it work? By social media marketing, we are referring to using Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, LinkedIn pages, blogs, and many…
Read MoreShould I Pay For A Boost?
Social media works as a marketing tool because it encourages Engagement. Engagement means real interactions – clicks, comments, Likes, Shares, Favorites, Retweets, +1s, etc. Without Engagement, your posts are flying out into the universe, but no one cares about them. If no one cares what you’re saying, your marketing strategy isn’t working. The whole point…
Read MorePrivacy is a Myth
I. Last week, Apple generously uploaded the new U2 album Songs of Innocence for free to all its iTunes user accounts. Isn’t that nice? Not everyone thought so. They claimed it was presumptuous and invasive for iTunes to access their user accounts and upload music they didn’t want without their permission. Maybe it was. Nonetheless,…
Read More5 Tips to Facebook Like a Pro
Thank you to Russ Capellari, Jr. for designing this amazing infographic for D. Cohn Communications — Five Tips To Using Facebook Like a Pro.
Read MoreManaging Social Media Chaos
The following piece was originally published in our “What’s Up In Social Media with D.” column at ValpoLife.com. A Little Bit of Chaos Q: I recently took a position where I was put in charge of managing my company’s social media accounts. But each department is responsible for making its own posts, and everyone posts…
Read MoreSmart Technology Requires a Responsive Website
Knock knock. Who’s there? Your Business. Your Business who? Your Business who lost yet another lead because its website still doesn’t work properly on mobile devices. You may delay but time will not. — Ben Franklin
Read MoreKeep Control of Your Brand on Social Media
There used to be a saying, “When customers are happy, they’ll tell their friends. When they’re unhappy, they’ll tell everybody.” Thanks to social media, those “friends” just happen to be the 500 people on your customer’s Facebook list or Twitter feed. Deliver a great product, and you’ve just earned 500 public pats on the back.…
Read MoreDarlene McCarty Cohn is Not a Guru
Let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: I am not a Social Media Guru. I’m not a rock star either, but I’d be okay with the fast cars. I’m definitely not a swami. I am simply Darlene McCarty Cohn: writer, marketer, and educator. I’m good with that. “Guru” is a little too…
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