Social Media News for the Week of August 17

Twitter Character Limit

The private side of Twitter saw a big change this week, as the social media platform removed the 140-character limit from direct messages. While the public…

Forget the Billboards: 74% of Consumers Rely on Social Networks to Guide Purchasing Decisions

Social media holds a powerhouse of capabilities for your dealership. And don’t let the name fool you; it’s not just for socializing. It’s being utilized for everything from shopping to research to networking and pretty much anything else your mind can conjure up.…

News for the Week of August 10, 2015

Hey everyone! @SocialLittleman here with your weekly social media news and highlights.  I’d love to hear if these updates are helpful to you, so leave me a comment, Tweet or Facebook me and let me know!

Instagram Ads API Partner Program

As promised in June, Instagram followed through and…

Tweet Your Leaders…#75 of 99 Things to Know About Social Media with Joey Little

Many people still remember writing letters to their congressmen or senators whenever they had an issue, a complaint, or feedback. It took paper, pens, envelopes, and stamps—as well as quite a bit of determination in order to get the attention of someone in a leadership position.…

Social News for the Week of August 3, 2015

Google+ Gets Focused

With more and more people flocking to Google+, the site continues to improve the user experience.  With its latest improvements, Google is rethinking some things and making important changes to help users interact and use the site more…

De-Mystifying Your Consumer One Demographic at a Time

The modern dealership faces most of the same challenges of other brands in a competitive marketplace. And although it might sound daunting to figure out how to connect with every consumer, discovering your market is critical to helping your dealership market more effectively.  Knowledge isn’t just power,…

Who Runs the World [on Social Media]? Girls.

It’s probably not a surprise to anyone to learn the way men and women use social media varies quite a bit.  While men frequently turn to social media for business reasons,…

Social Media News for the Week of July 27, 2015

Post written by Kristin Huntley, Director of Content and Marketing

New Facebook Video Tools for…

The 99 Series: We’re Back!

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Welcome to the Hope-Is-Not-a-Strategy post, where I remind everyone about the new way we generate buzz around our brand…hint: it’s not like the old way!  Social media…

Social Media Update – Week of 7/20

Hey, it’s Joey Little, VP of Social Strategy with the MotoFuze Weekly Social Media Update.  This week we’ve got some great news for those of us who want more from our mobile social media experience!…

Putting Social Media to Work at Your Dealership

There are two opposing schools of thought regarding social media and business; some believe social media can boost your brand into orbit, while others are steadfast in their belief that no amount of social media interaction will have an effect on your success. After reading this article, you’ll not only know why this argument exists, but you’ll also finally get an answer to your questions about whether social media really can work to…

This Week in Social Media and What it Means to You

News for the Week of July 13, 2015

Facebook News Feed Controls…

Rejection is part of the sales professional experience, but selling is a personal experience for both the salesperson and the buyer.

Long sales cycles, endless follow ups via email and phone and no-after-no cannot only be brutal on the morale of a salesperson; it is often not much fun for the buyer either.  Now when a salesperson is able to bring to the table a human…

 STOP UGLY TWEETING SOCIAL MEDIA GURUS, GOOGLE DOESN'T LIKE IT

Google views the overuse of #Hashtags much like spam, and excludes those tweets from their real time search results. So,…

Imagine that it is twelve months from now, and you’ve had a fantastic, fulfilling year. What does that look like? What did you do – and how did you have to be – to get to this result?

Wishing you peace and joy in the new year!…

Most Of What You Write Won’t Be Read (Well… Almost)

I’d recommend you read the post, but statistically speaking half of you won’t give a s*** about…

Over the course of this last year, Facebook has proven itself to be a viable advertising platform. They've increased the total adspace on users' feeds and have also gotten better at targeting those ads with graph search. The only problem has been that Facebook's ad creation center has been pretty weak. It was usable, but it was not intuitive or especially robust.…

Human beings are social creatures and our lives depend on other humans. We are born unable to care for ourselves. We develop and learn about the world around us through others. Our connections to others are key not only our survival, but also to our happiness and the success of our careers.

And being social…