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We are storytellers by nature, so our best tool for creating great stories is our hearts. Tune into yours and listen carefully. If you listen carefully, you will begin to hear a great story. Then post it on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest to see if it speaks as loudly to your community.[read more]

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Sick and tired of the same stale stock photos that everyone else uses? Here are a few free resources and techniques for professional do-it-yourself blog post images that will enhance reader engagement and click-throughs to your blog articles.[read more]

We hear the phrase content marketing a lot these days, and it simply means you are creating some sort of content for your customers, whether it be blogs, ebooks, videos, or something else. It’s one thing to create that content, but another to give it legs. We share our content on Twitter, Facebook, and G+, but why not Pinterest?[read more]

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On the 4th of April, Facebook launched an amplified mobile version of its social network in a risky bid to take over of a new generation of smartphones. How do you take advantage of Facebook Home for your brand?[read more]

A dynamic visual presence is essential to a successful social media campaign. But stunning visual campaigns don’t have to be just for the big-name brands with money to burn on fancy lighting, editing and production costs. Even a small brand can make waves with thoughtful and visually powerful multimedia.[read more]

Click here to view the slideshow.Sponsored by Visual content - photos, infographics, graphs, videos or illustrations - is often proven to catch more attention and travel further on the social web than text alone. Can marketers build effective messages into these shareable pictures and graphics?Today, images are created and shared...[read more]

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As a Facebook marketer you need to keep in mind that you should: Be consistent. No matter what the changes are the content will always be important. Be more visual. Your posts needs to be more image oriented. This also means that even if you have text, make it into a JPEG and upload as a visual.[read more]

Just when you thought you had your Google Plus page lookin’ good (or maybe not), they have slipped in some changes on us over night. While I like the big cover, it’s a bit too big for my taste. I am a meat and content person so now I simply have to scroll more to see the juicy content I am seeking.[read more]

When it comes to creating graphics for visual social networks, there are a few key ideas you should keep in mind to increase your reach and engagement. Your audience wants to be educated. They want to be inspired. And they like pretty colors.[read more]

According to recent studies, 32% of U.S. online shoppers have made at least one purchase based on the product images that they have seen on Pinterest and other photo services.[read more]

Do you know how to stay the right side of the law when using photos on social media in the UK? This essential guide to the legal pitfalls of image copyright online by Rachel Boothroyd, legal counsel for eModeration.[read more]

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Did you know that of all the content that people share on social media, images are the most viewed and attract the highest levels of engagement? Here are some online tools for photo editing, meme making, gif production and infographics.[read more]

Facebook are now enforcing a "no more than 20% text in images" rule. But do you know what is and what isn't permitted?[read more]

I have always told my clients that every blog post needs to have at least one image, and I stick to that rule myself. Here are ten benefits to making sure that every time you write a blog post, you include at least one great image.[read more]

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Instagram offers a brilliant platform, particularly for brands and marketers. But the network can be ruined in the time it takes to choose a filter by taking away what makes it so cool and clogging it up with self-serving spam. Here are a few insights on how to not make Instagram a brand’s “on-the-go billboard.” Because there IS room for companies, and there are plenty doing it right![read more]

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Nothing captures the here and now better than an image. This is why tweets using photos are six times more likely to be engaged with. The other advantage of images is that they are honest (if not tampered with!), they tend to be factually accurate, meaning faster sign-off and approvals processes, and they can be incredibly quick to produce.[read more]

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Content marketing is greatly improved by including visuals. Don't all marketers know that the use of video/visuals greatly enhance and positively benefit their content marketing?[read more]

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Images are becoming more and more important in online marketing. From Pinterest to infographics, savvy online marketers are employing more images and using them quite effectively to present their messages.[read more]

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The take-off of photo sharing and photo tagging platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram, particularly among women, is one of the biggest drivers of micro-microblogging. Brands should be thinking more carefully how they use online images.[read more]

Does our Visual Economy mark the maturity of Social?[read more]