Social Marketing

If the consumer economy had a sex, it would be female. If the business world had a sex, it would be male. And therein lies the pickle. Women are the engine of the global economy, driving nearly 80 percent of consumer household spending in the United States alone. They hold the purse strings, and when they've got a tight grip on them as they do now, companies must be shrewder than ever to win them over.

One of the hottest social networking sites today is Pinterest. Although the site still lags behind global behemoths Facebook and Twitter in terms of number of registered users, Pinterest has nonetheless had a steady and progressive rise over the years, thanks in large part to its heavy focus on gorgeous images.

The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.

An informative and entertaining account of how actions send signals that shape behaviors and how to design better incentives for better results in our life, our work, and our world.

In an impatient world of infobesity, people don't want more information - they want to be intrigued and they want to be intrigued fast. After all, goldfish have longer attention spans than humans - nine seconds to our eight. So, right now, people want to know, "How is this relevant and useful to me? Why are you worth my valuable time, mind, and dime?" Bestselling author and ace communication strategist Sam Horn reveals her "secret sauce" for truly connecting with people - whether it's one or one million.

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours, making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative audiobook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.

A compelling argument - masterfully researched and brilliantly articulated - that despite increasing prosperity for most of Earth’s inhabitants and an explosion of goods overall, consumption of natural resources such as metals, water, and timber has begun to decline. Best-selling author and codirector of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy Andrew McAfee says there’s a new reason for optimism: We’re past the point of "peak stuff" - from here on out, it'll take fewer resources to make things and fewer dollars to lead a comfortable life.

The Social Media Bible is a comprehensive social media resource that will teach corporate, small business, and non-profit marketers strategies for using social media to reach their desired audiences with power messages and efficiency. This revised 3rd edition (2012) addresses technology updates to the iPad, apps, Foursquare, and other geotargeted networks.

A 2022 SOVAS Awards nominee for Best Business Audiobook - It’s time to find your marketing rhythm! Most real estate agents struggle with marketing. After all, we sell homes. There’s no reason selling our services should come naturally. Shortcuts won’t cut it: purchased leads often lead to random results.

Are you looking for the competitive edge to take your personal brand to new heights and be in control of your career?The secrets to drive massive amounts of traffic to your content without paying for it and dominate your competitors?... That’s what this audiobook is about. To get consumers to walk across the bridge to your content. The opportunity to provide value and establish yourself as an authority figure. The chance to leave a legacy behind by turning your brand viral so you can automatically turn your followers into customers.

Social media is growing so fast that it's become an essential part of any business marketing plan. This creates a huge opportunity for anyone that wants to earn high income from home - providing simple but valuable services to an unlimited range of clients. This book will give a concise overview of social media marketing platforms, tools, and strategies in an easy-to-follow format with real-world examples.

Mark Penn has boldly argued that the future is not shaped by society's broad forces but by quiet changes within narrow slices of the population. Ten years ago, he showed how the behavior of one small group can exert an outsized influence over the whole of America. His best-selling Microtrends highlighted dozens of tiny, counterintuitive trends that have since come to fruition, from the explosion of Internet dating to the recent split within the Republican Party. Today, the world is in perplexing upheaval, and microtrends are more influential than ever

Start your journey to becoming a social media master with Social Media Marketing for Beginners, a comprehensive guide that will teach you how to build a solid online presence and maximize your social media advertising. Learn key strategies to revolutionize your business, from content curation to repurposing, scaling, and new selling methods. Get the answers to why specialist marketing is important and how to copy a competitor's strategy. This book provides clear, easy-to-follow lessons to help you become an expert in the ever-changing digital world.

Today’s consumers buy from people and brands they like, trust, and have a relationship with. Period. It has never been more important to build relationships with your customers, or followers with an online presence. Enter social media. Most social media marketing books and courses tell you to pump out content, throw a million things at the wall, and see what sticks.

In many ways, success at networking is the uncommon application of common knowledge. Most people understand that networking is important to their success - they just lack a step-by-step process to get the results they want. Almost no one really implements a comprehensive methodology that will build a business through networking. Thus, the need to network is "common knowledge", and the development of the methodology required to be successful at it is the "uncommon application". By listening to this audiobook, you will experience the true essence and meaning of networking.

Here is what you’ll learn about from this audiobook: Why social media is going to change your business, how to gain both organic and paid customer (traffic) in the most effective way, the number one mistake you might make on social media that is killing your potential growth, six reasons why people fail when building their social media presence, how to build your business and personal brand via social media, how to use social media for specific franchises, and much more.

Although you may have read or listened to other books about making money from home, this book shares secrets from genuine entrepreneurs, who have turned his life around and are looking to help you do the same. This book is for serious online entrepreneurs who want to change the direction of their life and make money from home or as a side hustle. For influencers seeking new ways to grow and engage with followers on their social media accounts or for anyone looking to break free from the daily grind of getting up and going to work to make money for others.

Have you ever wondered how to put social media to use to promote your brand? Have you ever tried to create a marketing campaign for Facebook, Twitter, or another social media platform, only to run out of ideas or end up with less-than-stellar results? Does the thought of trying to learn to use Snapchat for your company leave you cold? If this sounds like you, or if you've ever hesitated in any way to use social media as a marketing tool, this is the book you need.

What if you knew how to sell on the subconscious level? What if you knew the tactics and techniques that allowed you to penetrate through your customer’s conscious faculty and reach them on a deep and influential level? What if you knew exactly how to produce the emotional reaction that would cause them to buy? What if you knew how to read your customer’s body language so well that you could lead them to the decision you wanted, with ease? Listen to find out more.

Available for the First Time: The Complete Social Entrepreneur’s Playbook by Wharton professor Ian C. MacMillan and Dr. James Thompson, director of the Wharton Social Entrepreneurship Program, provide a tough-love approach that significantly increases the likelihood of a successful social enterprise launch in the face of the high-uncertainty conditions typically encountered by social entrepreneurs.