Every few months, we interview one of our social media management clients to ask them about their experience with social media. This month, we feature Laurie Gullo of Elle Salon LTD. You can join them online by “liking” their Facebook fan page, following them on Twitter, and following their Pinterest boards. Tell us about your […]

By Ric Albano There’s an amusing little story that I’d tell my kids when they were younger.  Although I did tend to exaggerate or embellish on some of the dramatic details, the core of the story is absolutely true and profoundly relevant to my small business services today. When I was younger, I worked a […]

After the announcement of the Facebook Graph Search this past week, there’s been a lot of talk about what it means for users, businesses and the future of social media. This new tool is generating a lot of buzz, so I thought I’d briefly explain how it works and tackle three topics that are receiving […]

by Rich Horn Today's guest blog is by my Mastermind group partner, Rich Horn. Rich presented these tips at a recent meeting and I told him he had to share them here!  For those of us that sit behind a computer all day, it can sometimes be intimidating to leave the comfort of our favorite […]

Most businesses experience ebb and flow and mine is no exception. I’m happy to say that while we’ve had drastic set-backs, at times, our business continues to grow. After being in business for a few years, I’ve recently been asked by a few colleagues to help refine their business operations. I’ve embraced this opportunity knowing […]

by Eric Taylor A Facebook promotion is essentially an offer to your audience in exchange for their contact information. With over a billion active users, Facebook is the perfect place for a promotion, and launching the right type of promotion can definitely bolster your brand. A Facebook promotion offers you a low-cost way to quickly harvest […]

I consider audience building to be the red-headed step child of social media. Social media consultants will tell you to generate strong content, but many don’t do enough to emphasize that the content is useless if no one is listening (if you have only 12 Facebook fans, for example). At the same time, if you […]

At Strella Social Media, managing nearly 75 social media accounts is certainly challenging, but there are some tools that make it a little easier for us to keep track of it all. And while these tools certainly make our job a lot easier, these tools can also help individual users manage their various social media […]

When speaking, I can almost guarantee someone will ask me this question. (In addition to 'how much time should I spend on social media?') And I wish there were an easy answer. If you don’t post often enough, you won’t generate the consistent presence needed to gain a loyal, engaged audience and top of mind awareness. […]