Ian's new Confident Live Marketing Academy just launched!  Make sure to check it out! Live video is everywhere on social media right now. Can it be more than just a novelty? In today’s show my guest, Ian Anderson Gray, and I discuss using live video in marketing. Ian is a live video expert based near Manchester, U.K. He is the founder of Seriously Social a blog focused on social media tools. … [Read more...]

This episode of “The Manly Pinterest Tips Show” has something for anyone who is using, or is thinking of using, a business account on Pinterest. Our special guest, Kim Vij, is no stranger to this platform. Kim joined way back when Pinterest was still private and found it to be a useful tool in directing traffic to her blog. She is now a Pinterest consultant, blogger, author, and speaker. Kim … [Read more...]

  Whether you've been blogging for quite a while now or you've just started the process of building your blog, you're undoubtedly interested in how you can take your blog to the next level. Where can you find reliable tips to improve yourself as a blogger? This week's guest on “The Manly Pinterest Tips Show” has what you're looking for! Meet Leslie Samuel, a former university … [Read more...]

Sometimes, something that you start doing for fun can turn into a lot more than just a hobby, and that's exactly what happened for our guests on this episode of “The Manly Pinterest Tips Show.” In this interview, we meet Matt Reithmayr and Ryan O'Quinn, two of the Dad Dudes from DudeDay Films. Matt, a dad of 2, does serious videos for corporations and has done commercials for companies like … [Read more...]

We all want to know as much as we can about our customers. The more we can learn about what makes them tick, the better able we will be to create content that leads to greater interest and engagement, and isn't that what we're all shooting for? Thankfully, Pinterest is a great way to gain insight into your community and customers! To help us out with that we have Danielle Miller, a … [Read more...]

This episode of “The Manly Pinterest Tips Show” addresses a topic that is undoubtedly on the minds of many people right now: the holidays. This is a busy season for many business owners. Business may increase dramatically at this time of year. In addition, many people like to take advantage of the holiday season to reach out and say thank you to customers and others who have offered them support. … [Read more...]

If you are trying to market a product or service, you may have realized what a valuable tool Pinterest can be to gain exposure and increase awareness of your brand. The fairly recent addition of promoted pins on Pinterest provides another way to take full advantage of this platform. Promoted pins are basically ads on Pinterest. They can raise awareness, boost engagement, and increase traffic to … [Read more...]

You work hard to put out quality content, and, understandably, you'd like it to reach as many people as possible. Maybe you've been frustrated by the lack of customizable options available for social sharing buttons. Or maybe you've found that your social sharing plugin is slowing down your website. Are you stuck dealing with these inconveniences, or are there any other options? Enter our … [Read more...]

Welcome back to part 2 of a special event where some of the pros offer us some great visual marketing tricks. In case you missed part 1, we heard from Alisa Meredith, Craig Carpenter, and Kim Vij to learn their favorite tips and tactics, tools they wouldn't want to be without, their biggest fails, and what they learned from their mistakes. This week, four more visual marketing experts weigh in. … [Read more...]