Mark Traphagen - Google Plus

In early July Google+ rolled out the most significant change to it's signature +1 since it was introduced over two years ago. Now "plussing" a post on Google+ can result in it … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON July 26, 2013, LAST REVISED ON August 24, 2015

In mid-May 2013 we woke up one morning to find the biggest Google Plus redesign since the social network was introduced in June of 2011.Let's review the major changes to … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON June 3, 2013, LAST REVISED ON January 26, 2017

By now (I hope!) most businesses realize that Google Plus is not only here to stay but offers a number of distinct benefits from a marketing standpoint. Many will mention the … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON April 30, 2013, LAST REVISED ON January 26, 2017

  Google Plus Strategy for Networking: Creating and growing the influence of your Google Plus network, which is more powerful than you know. I don't think anything I've ever … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON March 1, 2013, LAST REVISED ON January 26, 2017

A couple of weeks ago fellow Windmill Networking blogger Courtney Ramirez shared the following with me on Google+:Here is why I love G+ - I'm researching Quora for an … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON January 30, 2013, LAST REVISED ON January 31, 2017

In its relatively brief history, Google+ has rolled out more new features faster than any other social network. Many are small changes; some are game changing (one word: … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON December 31, 2012, LAST REVISED ON January 26, 2017

As excited as I have been about the rise of Google Plus, I've been even more pumped about a Google feature intimately tied in to Google's social network: Google Authorship. … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON November 30, 2012, LAST REVISED ON May 23, 2017

Among the many beautiful gifts that modern day marketing via the Internet gives us is the ability to segment and micro-target. Back in the Mad Men days of mass TV ads and junk … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON September 4, 2012, LAST REVISED ON April 17, 2017

Content marketing is all the rage these days. The " content" in content marketing might be blog posts, videos, slide shows, white papers, podcasts, ebooks--anything that can … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON April 27, 2012, LAST REVISED ON April 19, 2017

Relationships used to be the way business was done. A handshake and a person's reputation were all that was needed to seal a deal.Social media has brought about the return … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON March 27, 2012, LAST REVISED ON August 27, 2015

Our moms and our kindergarten teachers told us again and again: "It's nice to share!"But why? How does sharing make things better? Before long the smartest kids figured … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON February 22, 2012, LAST REVISED ON August 5, 2016

So you've followed the sage advice of savvy social media experts like Neal Schaffer, telling you why you need to have your business on Google+, and you've created a business … [Read more...]

PUBLISHED ON January 24, 2012, LAST REVISED ON August 20, 2015