Are you an entrepreneur that’s interested in crowdfunding? Are you bootstrapping a startup? If so, take a page out of the playbook of a company that is doing it right. This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast, I’m talking with Katie Jasper, CEO and co-founder of Prescribe Nutrition. During this episode we discuss […]

The post Bootstrapping, Crowdfunding, And More With Katie Jasper appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you leveraging social data and analytics to gain an edge and connect with your audiences? Are you familiar with real-time marketing? If you answered no to either one of those questions, you’ll definitely want to check out this weeks podcast. This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast, I’m talking real-time marketing, social […]

The post Real-Time Marketing Through Social Media with Chris Kerns appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Did you miss out on Social Fresh West 2014? Curious what all the big takeaways were from speakers like Sue Funke, Sarah Evans and Brian Clark? This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast, it’s the official Social Fresh West Recap show as I’m joined by Carrie Elizabeth & Adrienne Stillman. During this episode […]

The post Social Fresh West Recap 2014 appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you plan on using video as part of your content marketing strategy? Are you stuck or not quite sure where to begin with a video content strategy? Do you want to create videos that convert into leads and customers? If so, then you must listen to this weeks podcast. This week on the Social Media Social […]

The post How To Create A Video Content Strategy That Converts appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you listen to podcasts? Are you interested to learn how you can create a podcast as part of your content marketing strategy? This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I am joined by John Lee Dumas, founder and host of Entrepreneur On Fire.  John and I discuss what it takes to start […]

The post See How Easily You Can Create a Podcast appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you struggling to come up with quality content for your content marketing plan? Are you looking to get more creative with your content that you create for your blog, website and social media updates? If you answered yes to either one of those questions, then I have an awesome podcast for you. This week on […]

The post How to Get More Creative With Your Content, with Jay Acunzo appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you know what influencer marketing is? If you answered yes to this question, this episode is here to give you the information you need to capitalize on influencer marketing. If you answered no, this episode is here to teach you! This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I am joined by Douglas […]

The post The Secret To Influencer Marketing with Douglas Karr appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you not think you’re a “writer”? If you answered yes to this question, you share a similar feeling that many others have which is a misconception. If you write a Facebook update, Tweet, or craft an email, you are a writer and this episode is your guide in how to become a better writer and […]

The post How to Become a Better Writer and Create Ridiculously Good Content appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you think there are way too many social networks that it’s hard to keep up with them all? Do you think Facebook “Likes” equal sales? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you share a similar feeling that many others have which are some of the biggest social media myths out there. […]

The post Social Media Myths Busted: What Social Media Marketers Need To Know appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Did you miss out on Content Marketing World 2014? Are you eager to learn what content marketers are excited about and focusing on? This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I am joined by Laura Holloway, owner of Simply Content Marketing, a creative content marketing agency based in Florida. Laura and I discuss […]

The post Content Marketing World 2014 Recap featuring Laura Holloway appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you find managing social media to be daunting and ineffective? Have you ever just said to yourself, “social media sucks!”? If so, then perhaps you just may not know what you’re doing. This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I am joined by Sebastian Rusk, a social media strategist and author of […]

The post Social Media Sucks! (If you don’t know what you’re doing) appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you curious what big brands are doing to succeed with social media marketing? Are you interested in finding out what social platforms brands are utilizing and what their workflow is to manage their presence across top social platforms? This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I am joined by Ryan Reid, social media […]

The post The Petco Way To Social Media Marketing Success appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Did you know you could sell products and services with webinars? Are you curious if your business is the right fit to make money with webinars? This week on the Social Media Social Hour Podcast I’m joined by Steven Essa, one of the world’s leading experts on Webinars. In this episode, Steven teaches us how you can […]

The post See How Easily You Can Sell Products and Services With Webinars appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Is your Facebook strategy lacking engagement, stagnant, or simply ineffective? Are you struggling to connect with your target audience and grow your Facebook presence? This week on the Social Media Social Hour Podcast I’m joined by Mari Smith, one of the world’s leading Facebook marketing experts. In this episode, Mari gives you actionable tips and […]

The post The Secret To Building Meaningful Relationships on Facebook With Mari Smith appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to increase leads and grow your business with SlideShare? Did you know SlideShare is one of the best social platforms out there where potential customers are actively looking for information and resources to their problems? This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I’m joined by Todd Wheatland, one of the world’s leading […]

The post How To Get Leads And Grow Your Business Immediately With SlideShare appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Have you noticed how captivating visuals are taking over social media news feeds? Are you wondering what it takes to implement this visual social media marketing strategy? This week on the Social Media Social Hour podcast I’m joined by Donna Moritz, one of the world’s leading authorities on visual social media. In 45 minutes, Donna […]

The post The Secret to Becoming a Visual Social Media Marketing Rock Star! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Were you able to make it to Social Fresh East? Did you hear about the world-class lineup of speakers that attended Social Fresh East? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Kim Garst and Brian Fanzo join me for the Social Fresh East Recap. Social Fresh East featured a spectacular lineup of social media […]

The post Social Fresh East Recap appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you want to learn more about visual assets and how to leverage them through social media? Do you currently use visuals to tell your brand’s story? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Jessica Gioglio joins me to talk about the power of visual story telling and how to win at social media with visual […]

The post How to Win at Social Media With Visual Assets appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Did you celebrate Social Media Day on June 30th? Did you hear about the world-class lineup of speakers that attended Social Media Day San Diego? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Julien Brandt joins me and we breakdown all the awesome information and key takeaways from Social Media Day San Diego. The event, which is celebrated […]

The post Social Media Day San Diego 2014 Recap appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you currently have no strategy whatsoever when it comes to social media? Do you need to develop social media strategy? Do you want to learn how to add more value and connect with your customers? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Christian Karasiewicz joins me to talk about developing a social media strategy. Christian is the […]

The post Developing a Social Media Strategy appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to use online video for your business? Do you want to learn more about video marketing? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Owen Hemsath joins me to talk about video marketing with information on how to prepare, shoot, and create videos that rock! Owen is the president and founder of Videospot. I also share […]

The post Video Marketing: How to prepare, shoot, and create videos that rock! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to use social media to improve sales? Do you want to learn tips on social selling? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, we are talking social selling with Tom Martin. Tom is the founder of Converse Digital, a keynote speaker, an author and authority figure on how to sell with social […]

The post Social Selling with Tom Martin – How to Sell With Social Media appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you ready to dive deep into Instagram? Do want want to learn how to optimize Instagram for your business? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Sue B. Zimmerman joins me to talk about Instagram for business. Sue is a serial entrepreneur, and master of social media, and author of the number one selling E-Book “Instagram Basics […]

The post Instagram for Business with Sue B. Zimmerman appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you ready to dive into Google Plus? Do you want to find ways to maximize Google Plus for your business? Today on the Social Media Social Hour, Martin Shervington joins me to talk about Google Plus for business with tips and more. Martin is a leading authority on Google Plus and the founder of PlusYourBusiness.com, a […]

The post Google Plus For Business: Google Plus tips and more from Martin Shervington appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you ready to ramp up your social media visuals? Do you want to know more about how visuals can work for your platforms? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Zach Kitschke of Canva joins me to talk about social media visuals. Zach is the chief storyteller at Canva and is a contributor to the Huffington […]

The post Social Media Visuals: Tips to great visuals with Zach Kitschke of Canva appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you think there is some secret sauce to effective content marketing? Are you looking to improve sales through your website? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Marcus Sheridan aka “The Sales Lion” joins me to talk about the secret sauce to content marketing with his key philosophy, “they ask, you answer.” Marcus is the founder […]

The post The Secret Sauce to Content Marketing: They Ask, You Answer appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to get more results from your current social media strategy? Do you happen to be a huge fan of the Boston Celtics or the NBA? This week on the Social Media Social Hour Peter Stringer of the Boston Celtics joins me to talk about how to have a winning social media strategy. Peter is the Senior […]

The post A Winning Social Media Strategy With Peter Stringer of the Boston Celtics appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to unlock your creativity? Do you want to continue your education in social media? Today on the Social Media Social Hour, Jason Keath of Social Fresh joins me to share tips on how to improve your creativity. Jason is the founder and CEO of Social Fresh and an authoritative figure for creativity. I also […]

The post Improve Your Creativity with these Tips from Jason Keath appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to find ways to provide better customer service? Do you need tips to improve your social care? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, John DiJulius joins me to dive into world-class customer service tips, social care and more! John is a leading authority on customer service and has helped companies like […]

The post World-Class Customer Service Tips, Social Care and More! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you using Twitter for your business? Do you want to learn how to better grow your community and take your business to the next level? This week on the Social Media Social Hour Kim Garst joins me to talk about Twitter for business and how you can grow your community, generate leads, and increase sales. […]

The post Twitter for Business: How to grow your community, generate leads, and increase sales appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to find more ways to engage with your audience on social? Do you love fantasy football? This week on the Social Media Social Hour we have ESPN’s Matthew Berry on building a platform and engaging your audience. Matthew is a Senior Fantasy Analyst at ESPN, he writes regularly at ESPN.com, he hosts […]

The post ESPN’s Matthew Berry on building a platform and engaging your audience appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Ready to dive into the highlights of Social Media Marketing World? Are you considering going to Social Media Marketing World 2015 and curious what to expect? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Mark Gingerich, Stephanie Garcia, and Ali Kelly join me for a Social Media Marketing World Recap show. Join us as we talk about the highlights […]

The post Social Media Marketing World Recap – 2014 appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to find better ways to engage your fans through videos? Do you want to learn some tricks to using Vine? This week on the Social Media Social Hour Zach King joins me to talk about how to create Vine videos that wow! I also share with you an awesome tool I discovered at […]

The post Zach King on how to create Vine videos that WOW! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking for help on how to manage your social media workflow? Do you want to know where to place your time with the various social media platforms? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Joel Comm joins me to talk about how to manage your social media workflow. Joel is an entrepreneur, best […]

The post Joel Comm on how to manage your social media workflow appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you want to learn more about how to grow your business? Are you curious about how to take on your own adventure as an entrepreneur? This week on the Social Media Social Hour,  Chris Brogan joins me to talk about entrepreneurship and the launch of his new magazine, Owner Magazine. Chris is the publisher and CEO of […]

The post Chris Brogan on launching a new magazine and entrepreneurship for weirdos appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to find better ways to reach your target audience with Facebook ads? Do you want to dive into the world of enhanced Facebook marketing for your business? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Jon Loomer joins me to talk about utilizing Facebook ads to more effectively market your business. Jon Loomer’s […]

The post Facebook Ads & Enhanced Facebook Marketing with Jon Loomer appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking for more social media success with your current digital strategy? Would you like to know what the Seattle Mariners are doing to win at social media? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Gregg Greene of the Seattle Mariners joins me to talk about the 4 pillars of social media success and […]

The post 4 Pillars to Social Media Success: What the Seattle Mariners are Doing to Win at Social Media appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you trying to stay up to date on the state of social media this year? Do you want to catch up on what has been going on with the major social networks in 2014? This week on The Social Media Social Hour, Mike Stelzner of the Social Media Examiner joins me to talk about the […]

The post State of Social Media 2014 with Michael Stelzner appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to dive into the world of podcasting? Do you want to find ways to utilize social media to drive traffic to your podcast? This week on The Social Media Social Hour, Rob Cesternino of Rob Has a Podcast, joins me to give social media tips on how to create an awesome experience for […]

The post Social Media Tips To Create An Experience For Your Audience appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you trying to stay up to date with the ever changing Facebook algorithm? Do you want to find more efficient ways to drive traffic to your Facebook page and increase engagement? This week on The Social Media Social Hour, Mike Gingerich of TabSite joins me and dives into the latest updates on Facebook algorithms, best […]

The post Facebook algorithm changes and more with Mike Gingerich appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you thirsty for some business blogging tips to drive more awareness and web traffic? Are you using a blog to generate leads and new business but struggling to see results? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing joins me and shares tons of business blogging tips and strategies that […]

The post Business Blogging Tips with TopRank’s Lee Odden appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Looking to launch a Snapchat marketing strategy? Are you curious just how a brand would leverage Snapchat for marketing? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, Alex Restrepo of the New Orleans Saints joins me and we pull back the covers in what the Saints are doing on Snapchat and how they have grown an […]

The post Snapchat Marketing: How the New Orleans Saints are Scoring with Snapchat appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to utilize Instagram to market your brand or business in the coming year? Are you looking for ways to utilize Instagram to drive traffic to your website or blog? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Jenn Herman, author of The Ultimate Guide To Instagram For Beginners, and we […]

The post How To Use Instagram To Market Your Brand appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking to maximize your social media marketing efforts? Are you benchmarking your social media performance against competitors, industry leaders and others? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Neal Schaffer, author of Maximize Your Social, and we discuss social media strategy, social media trends and more. I also share […]

The post Maximize Your Social with Neal Schaffer appeared first on Casual Fridays.

There are tons of powerful social media networking tips you can use to get the most out of your next conference or event. With social media you can create relationships with people who are relevant to you before even stepping foot inside a room. Using social media allows you to do what is called targeted […]

The post Social Media Networking Tips When Attending Conferences appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you struggle with social media measurement? Are you not quite sure what kind of data you should be looking at on social networks like Facebook and Twitter to know if you’re social media strategy is effective? This week on the Social Media Social Hour I’m joined by Ben Harper of Datify, and we talk about how […]

The post Social Media Measurement: How to use data to maximize your social media strategy appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you keeping up with technology trends and how they are impacting marketing? Are you a marketer curious what technology trends you can expect for 2014? This week on the Social Media Social Hour I’m joined by ExactTarget’s Kyle Lacy as we talk about technology trends that are changing marketing. As the Senior Manager of Content […]

The post Technology Trends Changing Marketing With Kyle Lacy appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you really know how to interview someone? Are you creating content that requires interviewing people and looking to do a better job at it? With the barrier to entry so minimal for people to create podcasts or videos as part of their content marketing strategy, more and more people are interviewing fellow thought leaders […]

The post The Art of Interviewing: How to Interview Someone with Alexis DelChiaro appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Curious how your social media strategy stacks up against an NFL team? Would you like to learn social media marketing tactics and strategies that are used by an NFL team? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Joel Price of the San Diego Chargers and we talk all about how the Chargers have […]

The post Social Media Strategy with the San Diego Chargers appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Have you evaluated your social media strategy recently? Do you think new fans and followers should equal tons of new customers? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by New York Times best selling author Jay Baer as we talk social media strategy, social media marketing myths, and more. I also share with you […]

The post Social Media Strategy and Myth Busting With Jay Baer appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you know what the steps to write a book are? Have you ever considered writing a book about something you have a great deal of knowledge about or are passionate about? This week on the Social Media Social Hour serial entrepreneur Trent Dyrsmid, joins me and we talk all about the steps to write a book, […]

The post Steps to write a book with serial entrepreneur Trent Dyrsmid appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking for some awesome blogging tips to drive more traffic? Are you curious about how to find content to blog about? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Belle Beth Cooper, the Content Crafter at Buffer and co-founder of Hello Code. We are talking blogs, tactics, strategies, and looking at how Buffer retains over 700,000 […]

The post Awesome blogging tips, strategies and tactics used by Buffer appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you using video as part of your online marketing strategy? Are you curious what tools are best when creating online videos? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Rocky Walls as we discuss the modern video toolbox: hardware, software, and more! As co-founder and CEO of 12 Stars Media Productions, […]

The post The Modern Video Marketing Toolbox: Hardware, Software and More! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Do you run a eCommerce business? Are you having success with your social media eCommerce strategy? Learn from one of the best this week as Jason Falls joins me on the Social Media Social Hour Podcast. Jason has quite an extensive background with social media marketing as an author of a few books and Founder of […]

The post Social Media eCommerce Strategies with Jason Falls appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you eager to learn what social media tactics and strategies other companies are leveraging to grow their digital footprint? Are you curious how other businesses are using their blog and social media to get crazy web traffic? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Stephanie Ciccarelli of Voices.com, as we talk about […]

The post Social Media Tactics With Stephanie Ciccarelli of Voices.com appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Does your brand have meaningful social media engagement taking place? Are you curious to know what you can do across social media marketing to help create an engaging presence across social and mobile for your customers? This week on the Social Media Social Hour I’m joined by Joseph Pigato of Sparked.com and we talk all about what […]

The post Tips To Achieve Meaningful Social Media Engagement appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you looking for new social media tools to help you with your social media monitoring and management? Are you curious if there are some better tools out there to help you with blogging and email management? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, we’re getting technical and talking about about the latest and greatest […]

The post Social Media Tools, Blogging Tools And More! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Have you heard the term “content marketing” but are still unsure of what exactly it means? Are you curious to know what content marketing strategies current brands are using and how it’s working for them? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Content Marketing expert Erik Deckers, as we explore content marketing. Erik […]

The post Content Marketing: What is it? How to get started! appeared first on Casual Fridays.

When was the last time you updated your LinkedIn profile? Are you maximizing the full potential of LinkedIn to expand your professional network? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by LinkedIn expert Ron Nash to discuss how you can enhance your LinkedIn profile and use the social network to grow your […]

The post LinkedIn Profile Tips To Grow Your Professional Network appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Have you ever read Social Media Examiner for how-to articles on Social Media Marketing? Have you ever attended Social Media Marketing World, Social Media Success Summit or listened to the Social Media Marketing Podcast with Michael Stelzner? If so, you probably have been greatly influenced and educated in social media marketing, content marketing, blogging, Facebook, […]

The post Social Media Examiner: Turning A Social Media Blog Into A Thriving Business appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Did you know major travel destinations are using social media marketing to reach tourists and business travelers? Are you curious which social networks these cities are using and what they are doing to create awareness for their cities? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Brent Bernasconi, Interactive Editor at the San Diego Tourism […]

The post Social Media Marketing With The San Diego Tourism Authority appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Is Instagram marketing on the radar for your brand’s social media strategy? Are you curious how top brands are using Instagram as part of their social media marketing strategy? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I’m joined by Bryan Srabian of the San Francisco Giants to talk about how the San Francisco Giants […]

The post Instagram Marketing: How The S.F. Giants Became Instagram All-Stars appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you getting little to zero Facebook engagement on your Facebook Page? Do you know the key to getting your Facebook posts to appear in the news feed of your Facebook Fans? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I chat it up with Josh Parkinson, founder and CEO of Post Planner, to talk about Facebook’s […]

The post Facebook Engagement: How-to Get Your Fans Engaging With Your Facebook Page appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are your current Google Plus marketing efforts not effective? Are you avoiding Google Plus as part of your social media marketing plan? This week on the Social Media Social Hour, I invite Lynette Young, a leading authority on Google Plus marketing, to talk about the recent increase in Google Plus usage, and discuss tactics and […]

The post Google Plus Marketing: Why All Businesses Should Be Paying Attention appeared first on Casual Fridays.

Are you curious about the relationship between social media and SEO (search engine optimization)? Have you made sure your social media and SEO strategies are working together? To learn more about the relationship between social media and SEO, and how they compliment each other now more than ever before, I invite Rand Fishkin for the […]

The post Rand Fishkin Talks About The Relationship Between Social Media and SEO appeared first on Casual Fridays.