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Facebook Landing Pages & FBML – a Quick Guide

by Ryan Shell on July 29, 2010

I’ve been working on several projects that have required some competitive analysis, part of which has included visiting Facebook pages for various organizations.

One trend that I’ve noticed over and over has to do with two things that frequently get searched for on this site: Facebook landing pages and FBML. That being said I’d like to highlight a couple key posts for you.

Facebook Landing Pages

This post explains the importance of having a Facebook landing page and provides two examples for you to look at. From the post,

“When I go to your Facebook page what are you telling me? For a lot of brands the answer to that question is “absolutely nothing.” You typically get dropped off at the “Wall” and read comments random fans have left, which I consider to be a bit dangerous.”

Click here to read the full post.

FBML

The first step in creating a Facebook landing page is adding FBML to your page. By the way, if you aren’t up on the lingo FBML stand for Facebook Markup Language.

Here’s a quick step-by-step guide that explains how to add the FBML application to your Facebook page – the guide also explains how you can add a graphic to your landing page once the FBML application is in place.

As always, thanks for reading and I hope you find those quick bits of information to be helpful.

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Target Subway Ads are on Point

by Ryan Shell on July 28, 2010

I previously wrote a post discussing how there may be a missed opportunity on subway cars in NYC.

To my delight, last night I saw a subway car that had been fully branded… and it was fantastic! Click the photo to the left to see the larger image – you’ll quickly recognize the brand.

I don’t know how many cars had been branded, but as many as I could see had some sort of the Target graphic on them. They were simple and stood out immediately. Well played Target.

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LinkedIn: Does size Matter to You?

July 27, 2010

Share Yesterday I highlighted a fundamental problem with LinkedIn and the post seemed to be well received… and it even got a little discussion started on LinkedIn itself. That’s productive. Late last night I received the following message on LinkedIn and I thought it was worth sharing with you. “I really appreciate your sentiments and [...]

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LinkedIn: A Fundamental Problem with the Site

July 26, 2010

Share I’ve tried. Seriously. I’ve really tried to embrace LinkedIn as much as possible. I’ve got an ample number of connections, take part in group discussions, answer questions, shar links in my feed… but it just doesn’t do it for me from a conversational standpoint. They’ve given the site some needed social tools, but LinkedIn [...]

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Targeted Email Campaigns Benefit the Business & Customer

July 23, 2010

Share I remember quite some time ago when I was checking out  at the Guess clothing store in Winston-Salem, NC and the clerk said, “Would you like to sign up for X program.” There were some perks and given that it didn’t cost me a thing to join I opted to do so. She asked for [...]

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Flipboard for iPad

July 21, 2010

Share Flipboard is a new iPad app that completely changes how social media content can be viewed. The video below, created by Robert Scoble,  provides an in depth look at Flipboard and lets you see the app in action.

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Yelp and FourSquare Integration

July 19, 2010

Share As a marketer it’s always helpful to keep the question of, “What’s next?” top of mind. While walking around Tribeca yesterday an idea came to mind that fits in that category. Before I mention the idea, let me hit on one quick point. Living in New York City has most certainly increased my use [...]

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iPhone 4 Review for the Average Person (Not Super Phone Nerd)

July 15, 2010

Share This is an iPhone 4 review, a review that is meant to speak to the average person, not the people that get geeked out on mega this, memory that and… we can’t forget about the number of app people. The Antenna “Issue” By now I’d imagine that you’ve likey heard about the iPhone 4 [...]

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Call to Action

July 14, 2010

Share Call to action. It’s simply what you want someone to do next. And, if you are in business, you know you want customers to take some sort of action… so telling them what to do (in a polite way) makes perfect sense. For many marketers this is an absolute given, but there are also [...]

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Subway Cars = Marketing Opportunity

July 13, 2010

Share As I continue my little life here in the big city, I’ve noticed various news stories highlighting budget problems for the state of NY and for organizations within the city. One organization in particular plays a big part in many people’s lives, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) – they run the subway system. Last week MTA made [...]

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