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Online Media Today Guest Blogger
Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Many business people are suddenly starting to show some interest in the phenomenon that is social media, much to the thrill of their marketing personnel. But there is still a lot of confusion about this new medium, and objections abound. This article highlights a few of the most common ones.

 
 
OMT Guest Blogger
Paul Rosenfeld - CEO & Founder, Fanminder.com
By Paul Rosenfeld

Marketing to consumers’ cellphones has long been viewed as something of a holy grail by businesses – prized but always beyond reach.  Recently however, new mobile technologies have gone mainstream, making the elusive goal of an always-on connection with customers firmly within reach of even the smallest business.

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Online Marketing Resource List
Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today
By Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today

Are you a business owner looking for great new ways to market your business online?  Online Media Today has compiled a list of excellent resources that are sure to give your business that much needed push in the right direction.

 
 
The List - Online Media Today's Top 10's
Jim Gibson, Publishing Partner - Online Media Today
By Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today

“The List”, Online Media Today’s regular installment of our Top 10’s in online marketing takes a turn and focuses on the best social media books we’ve discovered (and read).  Our list is in no particular order but we think you’ll agree the following books offer tremendous insight into the world of social media marketing.

NOTE: Although many of these books include a wide variety of general marketing information, they were selected on the basis of social media expertise.  Future Lists may include some of these books as they also cover a wide spectrum of online marketing education.

 
 
Tubemogul
Michael Gier - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today
By Michael Gier - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today, and Owner of Silver Dove Productions, LLC.

People are starting to understand the power of video and it’s becoming a popular way to get your message out to the world.  Best yet, video increases conversion rates dramatically which in turn brings in more profits.

If you’re using video, as you should be, to market yourself or your business online then you want to get it on to as many video sharing sites as possible, however that can be very time consuming.

The good news?  There’s now a solution.  Instead of loading your video up to each of the video sharing sites you now have the option of using TubeMogul.

 
 
Online Media Today Guest Blogger
Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk
 By Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

My client base consists primarily of attorneys and accountants. This is not an early adopter group of most new technology, and for good reason.  They are saddled with all sorts of regulations that most businesses are not, and have to worry about anything they say being construed as advice. 

Also, in their defense, Twitter was not marketed very well as a business tool in its early stages.  Twitter is still seen by many as an egocentric medium where people are always posting about what they had for lunch or how great (or horrible) their date was last night.

 
 
Social Media Strategy
Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today
By Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today

Clearly, most businesses realize they need to get moving on a social media campaign or risk being left behind.  These days, pretty much everyone knows about Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn and most businesses have at least dipped their toe in the proverbial online marketing waters.  But unfortunately for some, that’s where it all stops.

 
 
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Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today
By Jim Gibson - Publishing Partner, Online Media Today

Online Media Today’s next installment of our regular Top 10 List leads off with the best social media blogs we’ve discovered (and follow).  Our list is in no particular order but we think you’ll agree the following blogs offer tremendous insight into the world of social media marketing.  The folks who have made our Top 10 list of social media blogs have not compensated Online Media Today in any way – this is just a list of the blogs we feel offer great value to the reader.