Facebook Case Study: How Hi-Tec USA Tapped Into What Inspires Their Facebook Fans
Hi-Tec is an outdoor shoe and apparel company with a focus on adventure, family, and outdoor living. Hi-Tec has was founded in 1974 in Shoeburyness, England introducing Britain’s all-time best selling sports shoe model, and has since flourished into an international company with a unique audience in multiple markets. Mambo Media created a dispatcher role to assist the Hi-Tec […]
11 Steps to LinkedIn for Recruitment: Which Should You Use?
If you’re interested in using LinkedIn to recruit employees, there are many ways to approach this process. We’ve found that our Before, During, After methodology helps organize and clarify the steps, from optimizing your Company LinkedIn Page to building relationships with potential candidates. Below are our recommendations for 11 steps that you can choose from […]
4 Considerations for Selecting a Social Media Listening System
Strategy There is an astonishing array of tools available for businesses of all sizes, with prices ranging from free to thousands of dollars per month. It is essential to have a listening strategy in place before throwing resources towards an expensive system which, without proper optimization, could potentially produce a deluge of data and result […]
Have You Tried Social Commerce?
In a previous post, I detailed some questions surrounding social commerce. Recent reports suggest that a third of social media users would be willing to make a purchase on Facebook or Twitter. What about you? Have you made a purchase directly on a social platform? Tell us about it by responding with a comment to […]
Netflix Brand Loss: How to Preserve Your Brand Equity
Now that we’ve had some time to let the Netflix price increase backlash settle, we’d like to explain how an organized crisis communication plan would have saved Netflix some of their brand equity. Netflix’s Business Problem Up until now, movie studios sold the streaming licensing rights to Netflix for less than they were worth. However, those […]
Google+: Amassing a New Social Network
Google+ aims to take on Facebook by creating a platform that revolves around sharing among personalized user groups. Obvious comparisons have been drawn to Facebook, as Google+ has a “Stream” similar to Facebook’s News Feed, the +1 button is similar to the “Like” Button, and encourages the creation of “Circles,” similar to Facebook’s “Group” feature. […]
Social Commerce Tools and Trends
A morning at Portland State University with Meridian, ShopIgnighter, MonsoonWorks, Groupon and Mambo Media Despite the early morning hour, there were many lively presentations on Social Commerce to be heard last week at the Portland State University Digital Marketing Breakfast. Boasting a docket full of Portland-based companies, the talk of Social Commerce was both enlightening […]
On Facebook as in Life, Change is the Only Constant
Facebook appears to be morphing at a higher-than-normal pace recently, and it’s more and more of a challenge to just keep up. In an effort to keep everyone on the same Page (pun intended), we’ve decided to draft a quick wrap-up:
Are you Crisis Ready?
Mambo Media has partnered with LT Public Relations to offer its clients a robust crisis communications program to help their PR team prepare for and manage an assortment of disruptive emergencies. Crises today come in all forms, they’re often unanticipated, and most have detrimental effects on a company’s sales and brand reputation…for years.
Portlandia: Use Hashtags to Drive Conversation Around Your Brand
Portlandia gets rave reviews from locals and TV critics for its satire of Mambo Media’s hometown. Now, we weigh in on the creative and contagious way IFC has used hashtags in Twitter to ensure the show gets buzz. Most use hashtags as a way to tap into the larger conversation on Twitter, but many brands […]
