Mastering the Elements: Avatar Your Customer to Increase User Engagement

Mastering the Elements: Avatar Your Customer to Increase User Engagement

Overview Our regional real estate client Henry’s Home Investments sought to grow their business both geographically and financially. We’ll start by defining a Customer Avatar, then we’ll outline the process of creating a customer avatar, and ultimately how it affected user engagement for Henry’s. What is a Customer Avatar? A Customer Avatar (CA) is a fictional…

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: Put it to the People

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: Put it to the People

Welcome back to Salty Social Media Vocabulary. Today we’re chatting all things collaborative and crowd-sourced. Many brands—especially smaller startups—have moved away from traditional focus-group style testing, and instead try different means through which to market-test ideas and solicit user feedback. Not only do some of these strategies help cover overhead costs, but they also create…

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: Content to Plan Content

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: Content to Plan Content

Welcome to another edition of Salty’s Social Media Vocabulary. Over the past two weeks we talked about customer journey maps and how they can help grow your business and improve your customer’s experience. In the example map, many customer points of contact happen by way of social media. As such, this week we’re discussing another…

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: #SummerTime (and the Living’s Easy)

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: #SummerTime (and the Living’s Easy)

Summer has almost come and gone, and it’s not too late to share your summertime content. Because there’s no universal hashtag for all summer adventures, we’re sharing a few popular ones that will ensure your content is both relevant and visible. #Instatravel As the name suggests, #instatravel is used primarily for travel posts. As the…

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: What’s in a Theme?

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: What’s in a Theme?

Welcome back to Salty Social Media Vocabulary, where we explore and define all things social media and social media marketing. As the name indicates, there’s no specific theme to this week’s social media vocabulary list, so let’s get started! Adwords: is the name for Google’s ever-popular PPC technology that targets adverts to specific keywords and…

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: The Don’t @ Us Edition

Salty Social Media Vocabulary: The Don’t @ Us Edition

Welcome back to Salty Social Media Vocabulary, a weekly series where we cover everything from popular abbreviations and hashtags, to trends and jargon. There’s no particular theme to this week, so let’s get right to it! Vlog: Denotes a video blog, in contrast to a blog, which is usually written.  Ghosting: Refers to the act…

Social Media Vocabulary: Some Abbreviations

Social Media Vocabulary: Some Abbreviations

Welcome to Salty Social Media Vocabulary, a weekly series where we cover everything from popular abbreviations and hashtags, to trends and jargon. Because there’s a lot to cover (after all, the internet is big AF) we’ll be adding more every week. ICYMI: In Case You Missed It. Pretty self-explanatory. TBT: Throwback Thursday (sometimes also used…

How to Cite a Tweet: A Guide for MLA, Chicago, and APA

How to Cite a Tweet: A Guide for MLA, Chicago, and APA

Just a few years ago citing a tweet might have seemed absurd. But with academics, celebrities, and politicians all aboard the tweet train, tweets have become a valid and citable source for statements. But how does one cite a tweet? Check out the handy guide below. Of course citation guidelines depends on whether you’re using…

(video & conversation) Social Media Automation for Founders Live

(video & conversation) Social Media Automation for Founders Live

This session is titled Social Media Automation To The Max! How To Save Time And Automate Authentically and includes Nicole talking about how to automate your companies social media activities authentically, which will save you time and expand your reach at the same time! It begins with a short video segment featuring Nicole showcasing the SaltyWaffle product…