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It’s All About Photos
According to a new study by HubSpot, photos on Facebook Pages received 53% more Likes than the average post, while photo posts attracted 104% more comments than the average post. The study evaluated...
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Pinterest for PR
“Pinterest for PR: How to Think and Communicate Visually to Increase Brand Engagement,” is a webinar offered by PR News on Wednesday, January 30, from 1:30 – 3 p.m. The webinar will show how...
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Think Pictures
Social media is increasingly about great images, so it’s a good idea to use tools that help you to make the best presentation of your images. flayvr Flayvr automatically organizes photos and videos...
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Try Cinemagram
Videos and images get the most attention online and Cinemagram is a free tool that will let you create interesting animated images. Cinemagram is an application that users with a creative way to...
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Visuals: Use Them
Infographics, Images, and the Value of Impressions: Why are Visual Features Vital to Social Marketing? is a live webinar from Social Media Today on March 26 at noon. Visual content – photos,...
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New Data from Pew on Use of Photos and Videos Online
In a new survey conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, more than half of internet users post or share photos or videos online. The latest data shows: 54% of adult internet users post...
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Adding the Right (Free) Pic to Online Content
Getting great, free images of online content is easy, right? Not so much. Search for “free images” in any search engine and you get pages of results. Unfortunately, most of them are not actually free....
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Create Your Own Images
I found another free online tool that you’ll want to check out: Canva. The tool is set up to allow you to easily create graphics for a variety of needs including: fliers, presentations, Facebook...
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Is That Large Image a Hero or Zero for Your Web Goals?
You can’t surf the web these days without coming across sites that have a really large image dominating the home page. Generally called “hero” images, these are intended to have visual impact that...
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The World Is Flat and Other Design Trends
I’ve been working on a few website redesigns lately and visiting sites that sell themes has been like arriving in a new world. Much has changed in the conventions of web design, most for the better...
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Easy Visuals for the Graphically-Challenged
Visual elements make online content stand out and increases your opportunities for impact. Case in point: a report by MGD Advertising documents that visual content generates up to 94 percent more views...
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Let’s Get Visual
Many studies have shown that online content, including social media posts, get more attention if a visual is involved. This can mean a video or an image, but this post will focus on images. Your own...
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The Best Version of You
Most places online that support a profile ask you to include a picture with your information. Given the value people put on images to process information and assign credibility, you should give a lot...
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Stock Photos by Subscription
If you are heeding latest best practices advice you are working to have compelling images to share with your content. Since changing the design of this blog several months ago, I have been on the...
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A Shortcut for Creating Wireframes and Charts
Need an easy tool to create infographics, wireframes, site maps, org charts, and flow charts? Creately may be the tool for you. The tool can be used for free to create five public diagrams. Paid...
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Use Photos to Connect on Facebook
We share information on Facebook to connect with people, to strive for engagement with them. Photos receive 53 percent more likes on Facebook than the average post and 84 percent more link clicks....
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Top 5 Blogging Tips for 2015
Blogging is a communication tactic that has been around for a while. As a result, a lot of the published advice is years old. While much of it holds true, I thought this was a good time to offer a top...
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Instagram Tools
Instagram, a social platform for sharing images, continues to grow in users. You should have an account; how much time to devote to it is up to you. Here are some tools that can help you to streamline...
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Make Your Own Shareable Images
We’ve all had our Facebook, Twitter, and other social feeds fill up with images that have clever text that makes some timely, insightful observation. These are memes, an image, video, phrase, etc.,...
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Think Visual, Even for Mobile Users
An increasing number of the people looking at your content are doing so with their mobile devices. In fact, more and more people are looking at your content only on mobile devices. Concurrently,...
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