The 6 Pillars of Social Commerce

Brain Solis rocks. In this post he tackles the 6 Pillars of Social commerce which he states are: 1: Social Proof – follow the crowd, 2: Authority – the guiding light, 3: Scarcity- less is more, 4: Liking – builds bonds and trust, 5: Consistency, 6: Reciprocity – pay it forward.  The 6 Pillars of Social Commerce: Understanding the psychology of […]

The Last Infographic You’ll Ever Need: PRINT IS BIG

  via PRINT IS BIG. Printing plays a significant role in the U.S. and Worldwide economies. Despite the myths you may have heard, print is big, print is green and print is here to stay. This is a collection of facts and statistics about the U.S. and Worldwide printing industries. If you are a business owner […]

The Updated Facebook Page: Top 10 Things You Need to Know

Withe the impending doom of Facebook Pages being switched to the timeline view, Integricity put together this very handy infographic that will solve some of the mystery’s as well as provide specs for profile (if its even called that anymore) images.  I didn’t have this info and basically took screen shots to figure mine out… […]

Infographic: Instant America

 Patience, is not one of my strong points. While I always thought that I was a high-level impatient, according to this infographic I might now be need to reclassify as an amateur. Sure, a spinning wheel on my computer can still send me over the edge, but I dont abandon my search!  Seems there are […]

INFOGRAPHIC: The Value of a Social Following

Oh, so social media makes dollars as well as sense? Most of us know this but it’s still amazing how many companies out there think these channels have nothing to do with them. Good news is that those who have been putting in the time to grow their audiences will be ahead of the game as […]

Infographic: A Case Study in Social Media Demographics

This is a bit difficult to read at least for me as I had to keep scrolling back to read the color key. Also, I have NEVER seen 0-24 as an age demographic bracket and I imagine that would skew things quite a bit. But besides that, there is information in this chart that could […]

Print Producers Stressing You Out? Here Is A Good Reason Why…

If you work in Advertising or have Advertising Agencies as clients, you have probably seen and dealt with your fair share of “stressed out” maniacs. It really wasn’t a surprise to me that Advertising Account Executives made the top ten most stressful jobs list on the infographic below, and it’s definitely poignant stress level wise […]

Infographic: Are you using Google Search Effectively?

If you are like me, you know a few tips on how to hone in on the more targeted results when you search Google. Little did I imagine that there is a whole “search language” I had no clue how to speak AND KEY COMMANDS!!! While this infographic is aimed at students doing research, it […]

Color-fooled: Visual Stimulus and Marketing [Infographic]

BY JULIE TABOULI It’s that annoying realization: “Wait…did I really just put that in my shopping cart because of the pretty packaging?” Chances are… Yes, you just did. You just got color-fooled. But don’t worry, it was no simple trick… scores of psychologists have been at work setting up these intricate, appealing traps for decades. We are […]

PROTECT IP Act: A Law to Censor The Internet

It simply amazes me that censorship of ANY kind would be implemented to protect creative materials. I get that copyright infringement is illegal, but since the internet is so vast, the measures to stop it have to be equal if not greater.  In this case, anyone – including YOU – who has posted a link […]