How Photo Sharing Sites Can Help Your Business

Photo sharing websites have taken the Web by storm by offering a new medium for individuals and businesses alike to share multimedia and develop their brand. When used properly, photo sharing can bring a human face and creativity to your organization. These sites also provide essential links back to your website or blog, building traffic and enhancing your search engine optimization. Best of all, photo sharing sites are completely free and don’t require a huge time commitment.

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Should My Business Have a Blog?

Maintaining an active blog can establish your organization as a leader in your industry, change your website from an online brochure to an interactive hub of information and give your customers a way to engage with you. Because blogs are less formal than a company website, and more interactive, they provide a forum for businesses to provide useful information, rather than just company promotion, and build their reputation and credibility among customers. Continue reading “Should My Business Have a Blog?”

Advertise Your Business on a Full-Size Map of Long Island with the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering an exciting new marketing vehicle to get your message in front of thousands of consumers who will be looking for ideas and information on how to spend their leisure time, and money, on Long Island this summer. This advertising opportunity is perfect for getting your business’ message across  visitors to and residents of Long Island. This year, 100,000 full-size Long Island maps will be distributed throughout Long Island, Manhattan, Westchester, Hudson Valley and Connecticut. Continue reading “Advertise Your Business on a Full-Size Map of Long Island with the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau”

Anatomy of a Mobile Website

According to a study by Nielsen Media Research, mobile Internet usage is growing at a rate of 30 percent each year. With more people surfing the Web using their smart phones, businesses must recognize the need for their websites to be compatible with these devices. By creating a separate site for mobile users, you are enabling them to experience faster browsing speeds, easy navigation and an overall improved user experience. Having a mobile website can also provide strong search engine optimization (SEO) benefits since it will boost your rankings on mobile-friendly search engines, such as Google and Yahoo. Continue reading “Anatomy of a Mobile Website”

An In-Depth Look into Google AdWords

Google AdWords is so unique and beloved by marketers because it gives businesses the ability to advertise to an audience that is already interested in the products or services they offer. Using Google AdWords, you are put in complete control of how much you want to spend, when you want your ads to appear and where you want them to appear. Through its various components and special features, Google AdWords allows you to better target potential customers and clients without wasting money in the process. Continue reading “An In-Depth Look into Google AdWords”

Advertise at the Movies

Long Island businesses looking to target local markets and movie-goers should consider advertising during previews in local movie theaters. Advertising at the movies can help your business reach an engaged, captive and targeted audience. By taking advantage of this opportunity, your organization’s ad can run during the previews for upcoming blockbuster films such as “The Hunger Games,” “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D,” “Titanic 3D” and many more. Also, your ad will not only run on the big screen, but in movie theater lobbies, online and on mobile devices as well. NCM Media Networks offers customized, affordable campaigns that can reach any budget and any area that your business is looking to target. Continue reading “Advertise at the Movies”

Flash vs YouTube: What to Use When Embedding Videos Into Your Website

Recently, Adobe Systems abandoned its development of making Flash accessible on mobile devices. Since no Apple device uses Flash, Web developers are debating whether or not to use Flash at all when embedding videos into websites, blogs and Web pages. Continue reading “Flash vs YouTube: What to Use When Embedding Videos Into Your Website”

Spotlight on Advertising: FiOS Holiday Advertising

In the November 8th issue of our e-newsletter, we told you about the “tagable” holiday spots that Cablevision offers during this time of year. Well, now FiOS has entered the game as well. FiOS has two versions of its winter holiday greeting. Each runs for 15 seconds (like Cablevision) and each can be tagged with your company’s logo and contact information at the end. These greetings enable you to build goodwill and improve brand recognition within your community for a minimal investment in TV advertising. Continue reading “Spotlight on Advertising: FiOS Holiday Advertising”

Google+ Opens its Doors to Businesses

After months of anticipation, Google has finally launched Google Plus Page for Business. Up until last week, Google+ has focused on connecting individual people. However, as of Monday, November 7, Google+ Pages are available worldwide for businesses, global brands, sports teams and celebrities. Continue reading “Google+ Opens its Doors to Businesses”

Spotlight on Advertising: DirecTV Advertising

DirecTV is a national satellite service provider and broadcaster. Since 1994, they have only been capable of selling national ads due to the nature of satellite broadcasting. However, they have now developed a new technology as part of their household-addressable platform that enables regional advertising. Continue reading “Spotlight on Advertising: DirecTV Advertising”

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