Arizona Marketing

Posted on October 29, 2012 by mktg4thefuture — Leave a comment

If you are a local Tucson business looking to expand your marketing reach than you have come to the right spot! Many business owners struggle to see the benefits of search engine optimization, social media, and online advertising as a whole. At Marketing For The Future, LLC we can help layout a clear and concise action plan that can bring you company to the next level. A few of our services include:

Website development

Mobile Marketing and Mobile Site Development

Social media Marketing

Search Optimization

Pay Per Click Services

Affiliate Marketing

Online Reputation Management

And more!!!!

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Facebook Sweepstake and Contest Policy

Posted on October 23, 2012 by mktg4thefuture — Leave a comment

Facebook updated their Promotions Policy in 2011. The new changes affect the way that any brand or company, no matter the size, can run contests and sweepstakes.

Under the new policy, promotions on Facebook must be administered within “Apps on Facebook.com.” Facebook also requires:

a complete release of Facebook by each entrant or participant;
acknowledgment that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook;
disclosure that the participant is providing information to [disclose recipient(s) of information] and not to Facebook;
and that its features or functionality cannot be used as a promotion’s registration or entry mechanism. For example, the act of liking a page or checking in to a place cannot automatically register or enter a promotion participant. It can, however, be a condition of entry.

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Don’t Forget!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by mktg4thefuture — Leave a comment

Don’t Forget…

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Google launches Disavow Links Tool

Posted on October 19, 2012 by mktg4thefuture — Leave a comment

Google has launched a very interesting and useful tool this week called the Disavow tool. The tool is designed to help web masters Disavow links to their websites that they believe may be causing harm. This tool is a simple suggestion tool for Google and even if you utilize the tool, Google still has the final say on whether or not to take that link into consideration when analyzing your inbound links.

According to Google, if you haven’t received a notice of spam action caused by unnatural links, you don’t necessarily need to use this tool.

Google’s Matt Cutts announced that the Google Disavow Links tool is now available while stressing that webmasters need to be careful when using it. Said Cutts, “Most sites shouldn’t use this tool. Use Caution. Don’t just start disavowing links. Please start slow.” The tool has been in beta for the last few weeks.

To use the tool, you’ll need to visit the Disavow Tool link and select your website. If your website isn’t verified, you’ll need to verify it before continuing. Once verified, you’ll then be prompted to upload a plain text file containing the links you want to disavow, with one link per line. Once the file is submitted, the links will be disavowed, for better or for worse.

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The Complete Social Media Sizing Cheat Sheet

Posted on October 18, 2012 by mktg4thefuture — Leave a comment

Prefer text for easy copy-pasting reference? No problemo – here’s all of the sizing information written out for you to see.

Facebook Image Sizes

Cover Photo
- 851 x 315 pixels
Profile Picture
- 160 x 160 pixes
  - Must be uploaded sized at least 180 x 180 pixels
Distance between left boundary and profile picture
- 23 pixels
Distance between top boundary and profile picture
- 210 pixels
Profile Picture border size
- 5 pixels
App Preview Image
- 111 x 74 pixels
Distance between App preview images
- 8 pixels
Total length of adjustable app preview images, with gaps
- 349 pixels
Shared Image size on Timeline
- 403 x 403 pixels
  - Up to 960 x 720 pixels in lightbox, can be uploaded up to 2048 pixels
Status Update
- 63,206 characters
Link Preview
- 90 x 90 pixels
  - Both Title Tag and Meta Description can be edited by clicking on the preview text
Highlighted Post/Milestone
- 843 x 403 pixels
Profile Picture In Stream
- 50 x 50 pixels
Shared Image In Stream
- 398 x 298 pixels
Profile Picture on Facebook Sponsored Story Ads
- 32 x 32 pixels
Sponsored Story Body Copy
- 90 Characters
Sponsored Story Image Size
- 194 x 139 pixels
Album Image Preview type 1
- 129 x 129 pixels
  - Can show either 6 or 9 photos at this size
Album Image Preview type 2
- 398 x 264 pixels
  - Three 129 x 129 pixel boxes underneath
Album Image Sizing type 3
- 196 x 196 pixels
  - Two preview images
Facebook Ad Image Size
- 100 x 72 pixels
Facebook Ad Title Copy
- 25 characters
Facebook Ad Body Copy
- 90 characters
Shared YouTube Video Preview
- 130 x 73 pixels
Shared Facebook Video preview
- 398 x 223 pixels

Twitter Image Sizes

Profile Picture
- 128 x 128 pixels
  - Must be <700kb when uploaded, resized to 48 x 48 pixels in stream
Brand Banner
- 835 x 90 pixels
  - Only available to select Twitter partners
Tweet Length
- 140 Characters
Background Sizing (Visible space between left side and content)
- 90% see 71 pixels
- 65% see 199 pixels
- 40% see 242 pixels
- 20% see 279 pixes

Google+ Image Sizes

Cover Photo
- 940 x 180 pixels
  - Can be animated using a .gif
Profile Picture
- 250 x 250 pixels
Profile Picture border size
- 5 pixels
Ribbon Photo
- 5 x 110 pixels each
  - Can be animated using .gif’s
Profile Picture In Stream
- 48 x 48 pixels
Shared Images
- 497 x 373 pixels
  - Up to 2048 pixels in lightbox
Post length
- 100,000+ characters
  - Cannot edit link Title Tags or Meta Descriptions

Pinterest Image Sizes

Profile Picture
- 49 x49 pixels
  - Resized from 160 x 160 pixel profile picture
Pinned Images
- 600 x Infinite pixels
Pin Description Length
- 500 Characters
  - Can include hyperlinks