When Marketing to Women, Don’t Be A Man: Ask For Directions

Posted on January 19, 2012 by sheconomy

To know that brands must target women is great. But can you still mess up? Absolutely. Dawn Billings, founder of The Heart Link Women’s Network, polled women small business professionals from three countries to find mistakes made by businesses when marketing to women. We have actually discussed most all of these at one time or another, [...]

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Is Marketing To Women All Fun and Games?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by sheconomy

Social games have become serious business. In 2011, the total market in North America increased from $1 billion to $1.4 billion, an overall growth of 35%. And of the 13 hours each week that gamers spend on social networks, they play social games for an average of 9.5 hours (study conducted by RockYou® and Interpret, [...]

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Is Facebook vs. Google+ Similar to Microsoft vs. Apple?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by sheconomy

The radical impact Google is making within the social space has reminded me a bit of the early days with Microsoft vs. Apple. Today it’s Facebook vs Google Plus. Much like Microsoft, Facebook captured the bulk of the market early on and rapidly grew on a worldwide basis. And even though Facebook, much like Microsoft [...]

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What Did Google Learn That Male Marketers Need to Know? It’s Not Just About The Numbers.

Posted on July 6, 2011 by sheconomy

Watching the progression of Google’s newest social attempt with Google+  (also referred to as Google Plus), I have noticed a strong similarity with male marketers attempting to get on board with marketing to women. There are two main stages that both must go through to be successful. Acceptance and understanding. STEP I: ACCEPTANCE Google had [...]

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How Brands Can Effectively Connect With Female Bloggers

Posted on May 17, 2011 by sheconomy

According to a recent study conducted by BlogFrog and The Social Studies Group, female bloggers receive dozens of pitches from brands each year to work on projects ranging from affiliate programs and direct advertising to guest posts and Twitter parties. But about two-thirds  of female bloggers reject at least half of the pitches they receive. [...]

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Pink Done Right Equals PANK® And Male Marketers Should Pay Attention

Posted on April 25, 2011 by sheconomy

The segment of women who do not have children is growing and so too is their voice thanks to Melanie Notkin, founder and CEO of SavvyAuntie.com. Notkin has coined the name PANKs® (Professional Aunts No Kids) as well as created this online community to provide a place for aunts to share their passion and love [...]

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Is Social Media a Fad or a Revolution? If You Market to Women, You Need to Know.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by sheconomy

Click here to watch the latest video reminding us that social media simply continues to be a major part of our everyday life. Will it ever slow down? I think so. But does that mean it will become less relevant? I DON’T think so. I actually believe we will have to just get used to [...]

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Longer Experience With Social Media Turns Into More Time Spent And The Result Is, Well… RESULTS.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by sheconomy

Social Media Marketing Industry Report 2011 from Michael A. Stelzner on Vimeo. The newly released 2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report is a must read. Michael Stelzner, of Social Media Examiner, has been providing this resource for three years now. But I feel this year’s report yields the most telling results because we now have [...]

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Marketers: Are You Ignoring The Once, Highly Sought After, Female Baby Boomer?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by sheconomy

According to eMarketer, boomers, whose median age is 55, spend more time and money online than any other demographic. Yet, this market is essentially neglected by most advertisers and marketers. It is estimated that 78.2% of this cohort, or nearly 60 million adults, is online. Even as their numbers decline, that penetration rate will remain [...]

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Marketers, Will Women “+1″ Your Product or Service?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by sheconomy

As if “good content” was not already becoming increasingly important in separating your site on the web, Google has just launched their +1 product for experimentation. In hopes of competing with Facebook’s “like” button, Google’s +1 will allow users to recommend sites and links to their friends and family. For now, Google says the amount [...]

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