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How to Use Facebook’s Invite Button to Grow Your Fans

Facebook now has a feature we call the “Invite Button” for business pages that will allow you to grow your fans exponentially! Here is how it works: If your Facebook page has fewer than 100,000 fans or ‘likes,’ you can invite people who have reacted to your posts to become fans of your Facebook page.

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Likes

Sara Mannix

It’s no secret that imagery is one of the most important assets when posting social media content. Every post should have an image whether you’re announcing a deal on Facebook or a new product on Twitter. Most marketers would likely agree that including an image is better than not including an image. There are some […]

Register Today! The Mannix Digital Marketing Conference 2017

Sara Mannix

The Mannix Digital Marketing Conference is designed to educate businesses on today’s most effective digital marketing strategies, giving attendees practical tips and tactics they can start applying right away. After selling-out past events and receiving amazing feedback, we’re bringing this conference to the Hilton Garden Inn in Clifton Park, NY on June 8th, 2017. Learn more about the conference and get your […]

8 Best Tips for Driving More Americade Bookings via Facebook

Sara Mannix

Americade is one of the biggest events of the year for hotels, campgrounds, and other lodging properties in Lake George NY. If you’re wondering how to get more exposure for your property and increase bookings, try these 8 powerful Facebook marketing tactics for your hotel, resort, or campground.

What the Change to the Facebook 20% Text Rule Means for Your Ads

Sara Mannix

Earlier this month, Facebook eliminated a rule that allowed only 20% of an image used for an ad to be covered with text. For years, any image used in a boost post or ad campaign could be tested with the Facebook Grid Tool, which would overlay a 5×5 grid on your photo. If five of […]

Social Media in 2016: Live-Streaming, Visual Engagement, and More

Sara Mannix

Social media is a dynamic environment, where the platforms seem to change as quickly as your customers scroll to that next post, image, or video in their news feed. Do you want to know which social media sites and trends to keep an eye on for your business in 2016? Check out today’s article to […]

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Mannix Marketing Earns 3 Spots on the US Search Awards Shortlist

Sara Mannix

After winning back-to-back US Search Awards in 2013 and 2014, Mannix Marketing is now in the running for a third consecutive US Search Award nomination by making the US Search Awards 2015 shortlist in 3 distinct award categories. For this year’s awards, Mannix is competing for “Best Use of Search – Travel/Leisure,” “Best Low Budget […]

Tweets Now Appearing in Google Mobile Search Results

Sara Mannix

A new feature recently hit the Google mobile app which lets people view tweets in Google’s mobile search results without being logged into Twitter. This is good news for people who don’t use Twitter but may be interested in something or someone that is active on the platform. The new feature will also benefit social […]

What the Latest Facebook News Feed Algorithm Update Means for Your Business

Sara Mannix

Earlier this week, Facebook rolled out yet another set of updates which are intended to balance-out the content on your News Feed from your friends and the pages that you follow. The average adult user has over 300 Facebook friends (this number is higher amongst younger users), and with all those updates, you’d expect the […]

Facebook Pages for Business Update: Fewer Likes, More Value?

Mannix Marketing

Have you noticed a recent dip in the number of likes on your company’s Facebook page? Don’t worry, because you’re not alone. And there’s a good explanation for why some Facebook users reportedly stopped “liking” your page.

Facebook Local Awareness Ads: Target People Within 1 Mile Of Your Business

Sara Mannix

Are you looking for new customers? Target them when they’re steps away from your business! With Facebook local awareness ads, businesses can easily find new customers by showing ads to people who are near their store.

How to Use Facebook Marketing Buttons on Your Website

Sara Mannix

Including social interaction on your website has not only become common nowadays, it’s become expected! When a user sees something interesting on the internet, they’ll often expect some type of button that lets them quickly and easily share the content with their friends through a single click. Social media platforms like Facebook have continued to improve on the […]

New Year Roundup – 10 Helpful Posts From The Past Year

Sara Mannix

Happy New Year! Out with the old? Not quite yet! Here’s a look at our new year roundup, which includes 10 blog posts from the past year that are still just as helpful and relevant today: Internet Marketing 101 – Tips Think Internet marketing is only for optimizers? Think again. While we do obviously recommend […]

Proof – Social Media Marketing = Sales

Sara Mannix

Through social media, I’ve met this amazing young man Nicholas Papillon who lives locally in Upstate NY. I love his energy. He recently created this infographic which shows the return on ad dollar for some social media campaigns, it’s great: Here it is thanks to Nicholas @mashoutable Mashoutable.com – click on link, then click on […]

If you do only one thing with social media, Do This:

Sara Mannix

Clients ask, what should I post, when should I post, who should I follow… social media is simple, it’s like a party. So if you do only one thing with social media, I recommend doing this… Listen. No one likes someone who comes to a party and brags all day long and monopolizes the conversation. […]

On-Site SEO More Important Than Ever

Mannix Marketing

You may have heard this phrase circulating within the SEO World … “Likes are the new links”. Let’s explore this briefly and ultimately show you how it plays into your Search Engine Optimization campaign. It is well known that an incoming link has contributed ultimately to your rank within the search engines. A quality incoming […]

Download All Your Facebook Information

Brian McGrath

Have you ever wanted to have all your Facebook Profile information someplace besides Facebook? Now it’s possible. Facebook has added to capability to have your posts, photos and more downloaded to your computer. That’s great, right? Well, before you go and do this I feel the need to give you a warning.

Facebook & Twitter Seminar: Questions From The Audience, Answers From Mannix Marketing

Brian McGrath

Last week Mannix Marketing held a seminar to help local businesses learn how to use Facebook and Twitter to help market online. It was a tremendous event with an outpouring of interest from both large and small businesses from the local area. We were pleased to see the amount of interest exemplified by the audience. […]

Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts With Hootsuite

Sara Mannix

Today I’d like to talk to you about managing multiple Twitter accounts. Do you own a small business that you want to promote in the social media Twittersphere, but also have your own personal Twitter account where you talk about your aside-from-work hobbies, news stories, etc? Many of us run into this issue where we […]

Twitter Tip #1: Using “Find People” To Find And Be Found

Sara Mannix

Now that we know who your target audience is, we now need to know how to go about finding them and being found by them. The first tip I will talk about is on Twitter.com, a link near the top of the page called, Find People.

Social Media Fatigue: For Real, or Not?

Sara Mannix

So….you’ve worked hard to garner a bevy of Facebook fans and Twitter followers. You are blogging, Tweeting, Digging, gaining friends and fans and linking everywhere. These online social media environments can create a vibrant, relevant, active platform that will benefit your business in any number of ways. As your network grows, however, you may find […]

How To Find Twitter Followers Who Actually Might Buy Something From You

Sara Mannix

You’re an individual or business that wants to create additional revenue streams through this thing called, social media {soh-shull mee-dee-yuh}. You hear that Twitter is freaking AWESOME and you need to get in on some of that AWESOMENESS before it dries up into stinky yellow pit stains.

Moving? Make Sure You Update Thoroughly!

Mannix Marketing

Moving? Changing email addresses? New phone number? Don’t forget to contact your webmaster when you have any information that needs to be modified. You’d be surprised how many places need to be updated! Let’s say you’re moving … well there is the easy place to start which is by emailing all your contacts in your […]

Reserve Your Facebook Username!

Sara Mannix

We just learned that Facebook is going to be launching a new system within the week that will let you reserve a Facebook username for your account. So now instead of being identified as user 123456789 you can be identified as “your.name” or “YourName” – or even “coolguy123”! No doubt, this will also help your […]

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