Blogs Doing Better Than Social Networks In Influencing Purchase [Research Report Review]

At the current social commerce age, when comes to identifying the most influential channels for purchase, many of you might be pointing towards the Social Networks like Facebook, Youtube and Twitter etc... However, basing on the latest Digital Influence Report conducted by Technorati Media, it is a surprise to note that blogs outrank Social Network in influencing the purchase. Shock?

Of course, Social Networks (especially Facebook, Youtube and Twitter) are fairing quite well in other aspects of the equation too. Following are some the key highlights of the report.

FREE eGuide - 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond [Hubspot]

In 2012, the world of marketing underwent major changes. We saw the rise of Pinterest, several IPOs and acquisitions, an aggressive political ad war, Facebook's 1 billionth user, and watched one Korean artist turn into a global phenomenon thanks to YouTube.

But what's in store for the next year? Let Hubspot's new guide serve as your navigation system into the world of marketing in 2013.

Now then, let's gaze into the marketing crystal ball, and uncover what marketing will look like in 2013.

For a copy of the FREE eGuide, 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 & Beyond (from popular Inbound Marketing service provider, Hubspot), click on the image below or the link here.

Hope you enjoy the eGuide as I do.

Cheers!

Book Review - Get Rich Click! by Marc Ostrofsky

As everyone involved in the Internet Marketing (IM) know that knowledge is the key to success in IM. As the saying goes, Content Is King in IM, but before you can provide any relevant and meaningful content, you need to be equipped with the corresponding necessary and relevant knowledge. 

If I were to allow to recommend only ONE book to read in the IM arena, it got to be Get Rich Click! The Ultimate Guide To Making Money On The Internet by Marc Ostrofsky. Author Marc Ostrofsky is an entrepreneur and Internet pioneer whose companies make $75 millions annually. In this New York Times Best Seller book, he outlines the key strategies and present it marvelously with real life examples.

Also, in this easy to follow guide book, Marc Ostrofsky leave no stone unturned and making sure that you will learn every single aspect of the "what?" in the Internet Marketing arena. 

Wordpress - The Top 30 Plugins [Infographic]

When come to blogging, the most popular CMS (Content Management System) in the market is Wordpress. It's easy to use, it's free and best of all, it's unlimited expandability with Plugins and Widgets. Currently, there are about 150 millions blogs powered by Wordpress and Blogger is second on the list. Yes, this particular blog is powered via free Blogger and I have no qualm of promoting either one of them as I am happy with both (I do maintain multiple blogs under both platforms).

Talking about Plugins, there are more than 22,000 plugins (free and paid) in the market and the challenge for many of us is to choose a stable and suitable plugins for your blog. Graphs.net has recently released a useful Infrgraphic showcasing the Top 30 Wordpress Plugins by number of downloads.

Check out the infographic below...

Blogging With John Chow - Highly Recommended!

First, I would like to ask you a question. Are you a blogger or aspired to be a blogger? If yes, proceed to A,if no proceed to B.

A: Are you intended to make money out of your blogging venture? If yes, proceed to C, if no proceed to B. 

B: You might not find this post of your interest but you can still read through to find out how John Chow turn zero to $40,000 per month income in 2 years merely through blogging... 

C: This post is meant for you. Whether you are currently making a handsome side-income through your blog or still findings ways to do it, you got to check out the secret of how the world top blogger, John Chow do it! Keep reading...as what I am going to share next will change your view on blogging business!

Impressive Stop-Motion History Of GIF [Video]

If you are on internet regularly (who doesn't?), I am pretty sure that you will chance upon many animated/moving photos scattered around the web pages/blogs (as an example, refer to the photo on the left). Most probably, these are the GIF file. GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format and it was born 25 years ago.

GIF has survived Dot.com crash and remain a strong and important property in the media-rich online world. Let's take a walk down GIF memory lane with this delightful stop-motion video directed by Sean Pecknold (LEGS Production):

Hope you enjoy the sharing. Do you have any favourite GIF? Feel free to share it in the comment section.

Cheers!

Social Media Marketing Is No Longer An Option!

At this stage, it is obvious that Social Media Marketing is no longer an option but rather a MUST for any brand/business to be sustainable in the long run. Social Commerce has changed the landscape of marketing as a whole. For those who are involved in the marketing, we just need to keep our eyes wide-open for the development in the Social Media space!

That's also the reason for me to create another blog focusing on Social Media development. I simply called it Social Media Plus. Basically, I created this platform to share my curation of Social Media related resources, with a tinge of Asian Perspective in a weekly post that I called Social Media Flash (click to see the sample post). This is on top of the regular posts that I shared a few times a week.