Boosting "Be-Backs" Through Social Media: How auto sealers can leverage social media to drive sales.

This is a great read from our partner AIS Media on Social Media………Enjoy Vincent Gentile: AVM Internet Solutions, Inc. The small town I grew up in had two new car dealerships. My grandfather owned one of them and his brother owned the other. Their mostly-friendly rivalry in our “two horse town” made for interesting family gatherings. [...]

Dell Survey Finds Companies Gain through Listening Initiatives | ExecutiveBiz

For company’s that still continue to have the “blinders on” regarding Social media…..You can’t ignore this survey: 75% of companies monitor conversations and respond to customer feedback through social media. Dell Survey Finds Companies Gain through Listening Initiatives | ExecutiveBiz.

Search Engine Optimization: Did Your Firm "Over Promise"…?

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is generally portrayed by marketers  as one of the most effective tactics for generating leads or sales from your website. But while most marketers understand the importance of SEO, many see the process as a highly technical, almost mysterious discipline that’s best left in the hands of experts. So it’s no [...]

Columbo's 9 Rules of Media Engagement

This is a great read from my partner company: AIS Media Vincent Gentile, www.avminternetsolutions.com Much is written today about the importance of engagement in social media marketing. In simple terms, engagement means developing relationships, sustaining them, and then then creating an environment where people feel they trust you enough to want to openly share information. The [...]

Twitter Begins Allowing Direct Messages With Verified Accounts Sans Following Back

The back-and-forth between brand reps who manage Twitter accounts and people who try to communicate with those brands might become a little less complicated. It seems no longer will verified Twitter accounts be required to follow back the Twitter users who want to send direct messages. The Next Web is reporting that Twitter is easing [...]

Will "MYSPACE" make a comeback…?

My Space has just been sold, for 35 million down from 580 million six years ago…..will they make a comeback…? Another example of social media marketing and company’s trying to compete with Facebook.     Vincent Gentile: avminternetsolutions.com News Corp. sold music and entertainment website Myspace to a little-known ad-targeting firm, shedding a onetime Internet success whose [...]

Googles, social networking effort.

Great read from the WSJ……..New social alternatives…….will it get traction…? Google Inc. launched its most ambitious social-networking effort yet, broadening a battle with Facebook Inc. to grab the attention of Web users and future advertising dollars. The new service, a top priority for new Google Chief Executive Larry Page, is aimed at exploiting what has [...]

Is Your Website At Risk Of Googles Panda Attack? How to Check Your Vulnerability and What To Do.

Nearly all consumers (97 percent) now research products or services online before making a purchase, according to a study by BIA/Kelsey. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of enhancing website content to maximize its ranking potential on organic (free) search engine results pages (SERPs). Search engines award high rankings to websites with high-quality content [...]

Facebook Makes A Splash In The Bathroom

Can you imagine, there are large number of facebook users that respond from the bathroom. Who knew….? Read about this recent survey. Vincent Gentile, www.avminternetsolutions.com Facebook Makes A Splash In The Bathroom.