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 | Facebook announces that ads are coming to Instagram Facebook on Thursday announced that advertisements will begin to appear on Instagram, which hasn't generated any revenue yet for Facebook despite its $1 billion price tag. Instagram ads will aim to be understated, and the company will incorporate user feedback into its deployments, an unidentified spokesman said. "Seeing photos and videos from brands you don't follow will be new, so we'll start slow. We'll focus on delivering a small number of beautiful, high-quality photos and videos from a handful of brands," the spokesman said. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (10/3)  | How will you keep up with the changing face of condition management?
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 | How Oracle, Cisco and others are proving Instagram's B2B appeal Instagram is often seen as a space just for consumer-facing operations, but business-to-business companies find success when they focus on community, culture and brand marketing, Allen Gannett writes. Brands such as Oracle and Cisco highlight their culture and community commitment with photos of volunteer work and social events. Proper B2B brand marketing and sharing on Instagram also require an understanding of hashtags, Gannett writes. HubSpot.com (10/3) Burger King pretends to change its name to Fries King Burger King is continuing its efforts to build buzz around its new fries products, the French Fry Burger and lower-calorie Satisfries, with a social media campaign announcing that the company will now be called Fries King. The fake brand switch was announced with Facebook and Twitter photos showing off a new logo and a supposedly redesigned storefront. While confusing to many consumers, "it does appear to be making people hungry," writes Tim Nudd. Adweek/AdFreak blog (10/2), USA Today (10/3), Business Insider (10/2)  | Learn Success Strategies From Today's Top Retailers
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 | Facebook leads social channels in ad-campaign preference Facebook has a considerable lead over other social networks at landing brand campaigns, a Strata survey of U.S. ad execs indicates. Ninety percent of the executives said they were likely to use Facebook for clients' social campaigns, compared with 55% for YouTube and 53% for Twitter. Still, the percentage of ad-budget allocation to social media remains low, with nearly 6 in 10 agency clients apportioning 5% or less, and 19% of respondents saying they see no return on investment from their social efforts. eMarketer (10/4)  |  |  | | Creating a Smarter Workforce for Market Leadership
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 | The biggest ways companies mess up on social media Failing to develop an authentic personality and avoiding controversy and criticism are two of the biggest mistakes companies can make on social media, Christian Schappel writes. Companies should also make sure to provide incentives for people to follow their accounts, and those accounts should be put "in the hands of marketing or communications professionals," Schappel adds. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media (10/4)  | Whitepaper: 12 Tips for Better Cash-Flow Management
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 | Photos highlight the beauty of flocks of animals There are few things more impressive than thousands or even millions of animals congregating together, writes Alice Yoo. In this article, Yoo has collected several images of animals flocking together, including photos of bats nearly blocking out the sun, a colossal herd of walruses and a dizzying display of flamingos. My Modern Metropolis (9/27) |  | Whether [Twitter is] worth $12 billion or not is really going to come down to how they can embrace this real-time news and information vision, how they can extend it to other revenue lines and how they can grow around the world." -- Brian Blau, analyst for Gartner, as quoted by Bloomberg | | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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