Tag Archive for: Social Media

The Five Major Psychological Reasons Why People Share Content

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Social media has taken the internet by storm. There are 31.25 million Facebook messages, 347,222 tweets, 17,361 LinkedIn profile views, 48,611 Instagram pictures, and 300 hours of YouTube videos uploaded each minute. The internet is full of content that’s constantly being created or shared.

We already know what is happening, but let’s dig a little deeper and get to the “why” of it. Why do people love sharing on social media? What’s the psychology behind it?

As luck would have it, a study by the New York Times Consumer Insight Group found the answer for us. Researchers concluded that there were five major reasons why people share on social media.

What are the Five Psychological Reasons?

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How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Most Email Marketers Make

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If you send emails to people who haven’t invited you to do so, you could be breaking the law. There’s a law called the CAN-SPAM Act. Which stands for Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003.This Law regulates commercial emails.

This law gives people the right to unsubscribe to any emails they don’t want. So if somebody asks you to take them off your list, you not only want to do that because it’s good business, but because you may be subject to fines if you don’t do it. And the fines are per email violation, so they can add up fast.

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Should You Pay for Leads to Expand Your Customer List?

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It’s common thinking among many Internet marketers that you are never supposed to buy email lists because the people on that list don’t know you. After all, you don’t know for sure they are open to what you are selling. They may mark you as spam and get you banned from email services.

All those things are true, in general, but there are certain lists that absolutely are worthwhile to buy. So you shouldn’t dismiss buying leads altogether because there is a right way and wrong way to go about it. You just have to be very careful about how you proceed because there are risks. Read more

4 Tips for Getting the Most from Your Email Marketing

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There are a lot of critics who say email marketing isn’t as effective as it once was because more people are using mobile devices and texting to communicate with each other.

Young people today text and tweet rather than read emails, so a lot of younger customers don’t even have email accounts, only smart phones and social media.

While there’s no question that social media, texting, and other communications platforms are more popular than email, the principles of email marketing can be applied to practically any format.

So, even if email isn’t as popular as it once was, these same strategies can help you connect with customers via Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and even mobile marketing. Read more

How To Successfully Avoid Being Banned By Facebook

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Just seven years ago, I am told if wanted to place ads on Facebook with pictures of money, make claims, well basically do almost anything you wanted. You got approved.

Banned by FacebookThat is now long gone…

Flash forward to 2017 and we never had an ad account flagged for policy violation. However, we have heard plenty of stories the one thing in common is Facebook’s “reason”why they triggered the ban is always vague. Any way, some marketer’s think it as a badge of honor to be banned when they Advertise on Facebook. Read more