Facebook Messenger is adding scannable codes, specialized links and welcome notes to help brands connect with its 900 million monthly users. Tim Peterson on April 7, 2016 Yeamake / Shutterstock.com Facebook is priming the pump for brands to go big on Messenger. A week before Facebook is expected to announce ads in its messaging … Continue reading Facebook Messenger has new ways for brands to meet its 900 million users
by Kara Burney December 17, 2015 Follow @wkndatburneysDecember 17, 2015 When Star Wars debuted in 1977, it became an instantaneous cultural phenomenon without the help of social networks. But this week’s premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens marks the first time that the franchise is in full force on social media. Keep in mind, after all, that it has been 10 … Continue reading The Star Wars Marketing Force Awakens on Social Media with 234 Million Interactions
by Tom Masotto November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 In an increasingly global marketplace, ongoing corporate training is critically important. Companies that succeed long term will be the ones that make the most effective use of available resources, and the best way to do this is to have well-educated employees, partners, and customers. To do so, … Continue reading How One Company Saved $1.4 Million With Virtual Training
Troy HollenbeckSeptember 7, 2015 Do you want to know what software, tools and resources that I use to run a profitable business on the internet? These tools are ridiculously easy to implement and use in your business, and some of the best tools that I’ve put together for my subscribers and readers to get up … Continue reading 15 Tools to Run a Million Dollar Business
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures leads funding of Edmonton-based e-commerce conversion platform. Marketing Land on May 26, 2015 Granify, an e-commerce conversion platform based in Edmonton, Alberta, has announced a U.S. Series A funding round of $7 million. The funding is led by Valar Ventures, a New York-based venture firm co-founded by Peter Thiel. The company … Continue reading E-Commerce Platform Granify Lands $7 Million Series A Funding
Company uses mobile behavior to quantify consumer interests so clients can act on customer intent. Marketing Land on April 10, 2015 Gravy, a mobile/local behavioral marketing company, has announced a Series A funding round of $7.6 million. The investment comes from publishing giant Gannett Co., along with MetTel and Gravy’s current board chairman, Richard Braddock. … Continue reading Gravy Lands $7.6 Million Series A Financing To Expand Mobile/Local Products
Facebook’s latest ad targeting product homes in on people living away from their native countries. Martin Beck on March 17, 2015 Facebook today announced a new advertising targeting feature that gives marketers the ability to reach the 92 million expats on Facebook. The feature enables marketers to target expatriates living within a given country or … Continue reading Marketers Can Now Target Facebook’s 92 Million Expats
Greg DigneoMarch 4, 2015 Today, I want to show you one of the most powerful ways to market your business, get your name out there, and sign up new customers and clients. You don’t have to shell out a dime for advertising, you don’t have to pay for expensive software, and no, you don’t even … Continue reading The Step-by-Step Guide to Reaching 1 Million Potential Customers Through Guest Blogging
Investors include Adobe and Salesforce Ventures. Marketing Land on February 19, 2015 Livefyre has announced a pair of funding deals totaling $47 million, with investors including Adobe, Cue Ball, Greycroft Partners, Hillsven Capital, Salesforce Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The two deals are a $32 million Series D round and a $15 million Series … Continue reading Content, Community & Cash: Livefyre Raises $47 Million
Kelly GurnettJanuary 31, 2015 Got a cute pet and a computer? You could earn a cool $ 100 million. At least that’s what media outlets claim happened to the owners of Grumpy Cat. Tabatha Bundesen and her family, owners of the famously unhappy feline, have raked in $ 100 million over the course of the … Continue reading How Grumpy Cat Made $100 Million: Lessons From the YouTube Sensation
