Coinciding with the celebration of Carabiner’s 10 years in business, we’re taking a look at how the role of marketers has evolved over time in order to support today’s increasingly digital-focused strategies. First, a history lesson: In the not “too” distant past, our performance benchmarks were focused primarily on gaining news clips. This was the […]
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Cue the birthday party horns. Let the balloons fly. Light the candles on the cake. Carabiner Communications is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. To commemorate this significant milestone, we’ve released a new infographic that takes a nostalgic roadtrip back in time to look at the top B2B marketing and PR trends that have shaped how corporate
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You might initially think that trade shows and social media are opposites. One’s an old-fashioned, feet-on-the-floor physical meet and greet, while the other is all about connecting online. But at second glance, you’re likely to see they both have the common goals of networking, relationship building and creating buzz. Social media can and should be
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I just got back from Digital Summit 2014 in Atlanta, which is coined as “the event where industry leaders and top content converge.” Digital Summit ran from May 20-21 and featured over 100 thought leaders who are actively involved in shaping tomorrow’s platforms, processes and content that will impact how brands, media, fans, viewers and
Didn’t Attend Digital Summit 2014? Here’s the Digital Download! Read More »
We all know that images – photos, graphics, even animated GIFs – can significantly up the appeal of websites,blogs and other social content. And, many of us approach the use of such images with the mistaken assumption that “if we found it online and there’s no copyright notice, then it’s in the public domain and
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On April 14, 2014, LinkedIn will remove the Products & Services tab from all Company Pages, in favor of presenting that content through more engaging and valuable features―namely the Showcase Pages. The Showcase Pages build upon the principle of the Products & Services tab: highlighting subsets of the parent company. However, where the Products &
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For the sixth year running, Carabiner was out in full force at SoCon, the Southeast’s largest social media “un-conference.” At this annual event, the best and brightest brands, businesses and social media practitioners congregate to explore social media – including what it is now and what it will be in the future. In case you
LinkedIn is the ultimate networking platform for professionals. But many think of it primarily as a platform for promoting their professional experience in order to secure a new job, or use it as part of their background search when seeking potential new employees. Well, LinkedIn is hoping to change that. The company recently launched its
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It couldn’t last forever. Social media has finally grown up and realized it had to get a real job. What I mean is that social media is no longer free! If you want to truly engage your audience with content – especially on Facebook and LinkedIn – you’ll have to PAY to optimize reach. The
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Congratulations! It’s mid-January and you made it not only through the holiday rush, but also survived the impact of re-entry after the long winter break. And now, the entire 2014 content calendar is staring you in the face. What are you planning to put on it to engage customers and prospects over the next 12
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