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Via Martin (Marty) Smith, Edouard Siekierski

The Internet offers so many more possibilities for small businesses than ever before. The online marketing opportunities are limitless, and it can be done with the social networks that you use everyday.

 

So, 'Why Build Your Brand Online?' The answer is simple, because that’s where everyone is. People are going to look for information about your business all hours of the day, everyday. Give your customers the opportunity to see your brand and message at all times. Let them develop a loyalty to your business via the Internet, and the increased opportunities for revenue rewards will likely soon follow.
By developing your brand online, you are able to use a vast array of measurement tools to get to know your audience. You can see what messages, and which types of media get the most responses from your customers, as well as, what times of the day get the most activity from your Facebook Fans and hits on your website. From these measurements, not only can you better brand your message based on your customers, but you can give them the voice to support your business to others. Tailoring your message to your customers is vital to building your online brand.

Learn more about online branding and more tips for business development through social media at the article link...

Via Lauren Moss, Martin Hombre Hormiga

An easy way to create infographics and posters with ready-made visual themes.

 

Wow -- I see several templates I'm going to use today for my work with clients. What fun! This platform looks easy to use and I hope it is. Talk about some great visual storytelling!

 

In the meantime, I hope you find some templates you can use. Enjoy playing!

 

Thanks to fellow curator Baiba Svenca for finding this and sharing!

 

This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it ;

Via Baiba Svenca, Becky Gaylord, Ivo Nový, Lauren Moss, Anthony Burke

Educate yourself about the importance of visual information on your website. With infographics, you will gain a lot more traffic for your growing website.

Visual information is processed faster by the brain, with 90% of all the information that we take in is visual. But the thing with visual information is also that unless it’s a really good story or article, people don’t want to read through a whole page of text when he or she could do something else more fun. So, throw in an infographic with visual information, and you’ll have a winner...

Via Lauren Moss, Louise Robinson-Lay

"The use of WhatsApp, WeChat, Line or SnapChat is booming all around the world. At KRDS, a leading Social Media Agency in Europe and Asia, we believe that in 2014, instant messaging apps will continue to soar. We also believe that they possess a huge marketing potential that brands targeting a young audience should definitely not neglect..."

Via Terheck

An easy way to create infographics and posters with ready-made visual themes.

 

Wow -- I see several templates I'm going to use today for my work with clients. What fun! This platform looks easy to use and I hope it is. Talk about some great visual storytelling!

 

In the meantime, I hope you find some templates you can use. Enjoy playing!

 

Thanks to fellow curator Baiba Svenca for finding this and sharing!

 

This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it ;

Via Baiba Svenca, Becky Gaylord, Ivo Nový, Lauren Moss, Anthony Burke, Thomas Faltin, Jim Doyle

Let’s be honest, we don’t like to read big pieces of text. Text-heavy graphs are rather difficult for understanding, especially when dealing with numbers and statistics. That is why illustrations and flowcharts are often used for such kind of information.

An infographic, or a visual representation of study or data, like anything else, can be done right or wrong. How to create a successful infographic? A good idea and a good design.

 

Stop by the link for more on what defines an infographic, what contributes to its popularity, as well as the various types of infographics and references for tutorials and best practices.

 

Additional topics covered include:

The major parts of an infographic How to create an infographic Developing ideas & organizing data Research & sources Typography, graphics & color Facts & conclusions Designing & Editing

Via Lauren Moss, Monique Walhof, THE OFFICIAL ANDREASCY

This infographic reveals some surprising findings about what we share on Twitter -- and how we do it.

Via Gust MEES