Feb 27, 2014 | Blog, Creative Services, Digital Strategy, Social Media
By: Kurtis Wiles When you scroll through your newsfeed on Facebook, what catches your eye? Naturally, the big, colorful squares that contain an image are picked up by our eyes as being important and worth looking at. Pictures are the most easily recognized and...Feb 26, 2014 | Blog, Smirk's Take, Social Media
By: Kurtis Wiles Social media is an ever-changing and ever-evolving marketing tool. The most popular platforms continuously grow and diversify to draw broader audiences for marketers. Statistical information posted about current social media practices and consumption...Feb 17, 2014 | Blog, Digital Strategy, Smirk's Take, Social Media
By: Kurtis Wiles A new study conducted by TNS on behalf of LinkedIn found that 81 percent of small businesses (SMBs) are currently using social media to drive business growth and 94 percent are meeting marketing objectives through the integration of social media. The...Jan 27, 2014 | Blog, Digital Advertising, Digital Strategy, Smirk's Take, Social Media
By Kurtis Wiles Facebook began as a medium for teenagers and college students to interact, hang-out, and socialize without the necessity of a physical interaction. However, 2014 may leave Facebook singing a different tune, and marketing to a different audience....Aug 27, 2013 | Blog, Digital Strategy, Social Media
Over the past couple of days, Facebook made some announcements previewing promising new changes ahead for the social media giant. On Thursday, Facebook announced a new deal with Shutterstock that will make millions of stock photos in its library available for Facebook...Jul 8, 2013 | Blog, Digital Strategy, Smirk's Take, Social Media
This article recently ran in the Summer 2013 issue of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association’s Oklahoma Restaurateur magazine. How businesses are managing their social media is a key issue for Smirk New Media. We hope this is the beginning of a discussion of who...