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We have all witnessed the prevalence of online video reach unprecedented levels in recent years. Online video has become so powerful that it is now the cornerstone of any good internet marketing campaign. At the core of the popularity of online video is of course YouTube. Since 2005 YouTube has become a dominant force in online video viewing and was acquired by Google as a result. The sheer power of online video marketing is something that many have reaped the benefits of in recent years.

Less than a month after its fifth birthday, YouTube has announced that it has exceeded two billion video views per day.

The announcement from the Google owned video website comes as part of a larger initiative that the company is launching today to retell the history behind YouTube and its growth. Part of that campaign is the launch of “My YouTube Story” and the related YouTube 5 Year Channel.

To check out the rest of the story visit the following link: YouTube Surpasses Two Billion Daily Views

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After reading the title of this blog post you may be scratching you head. But trust me this system really does work. Check out this presentation for all the details. You can write your book in 40 hours!

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Craig Engler is the general manager and senior vice president of Syfy Digital. He’d love to talk you about TV or Syfy, answer your questions and hear about what you had for lunch. You can look him up on Twitter at @syfy.

I tried using Twitter three separate times before I figured out how truly useful it can be. The first time was early on, when no one I knew was using it, and I had no idea what I was doing. I tried searching for friends and followed a few random feeds and thought, “Meh, what’s this possibly good for?”

My second jump into Twitter was after the initial big wave of hype hit. I decided I should rejoin to figure out what I missed the first time. This time around, I found that Twitter was flooded with people randomly talking about their day (and their meals — people really do love to talk about food on Twitter) and again I thought, this is definitely not for me.

The last time, and the one that clinched the deal for me, was almost by accident. I wanted to see what people were saying about the finale of our hit series, Battlestar Galactica. I was looking at Facebook and on our own Syfy message boards, and the feedback wasn’t keeping up with the pace of the show. I wanted to see instant, real-time reactions. So I wandered over to Twitter.

Here is an awesome video from the people over at www.commoncraft.com.

“Social Bookmarking in Plain English” introduces the basics of bookmarking services like Delicious.com. The video uses an example of teachers using Social Bookmarking to share links to useful websites. The video includes:

• The difference between online and offline bookmarks
• How to use a bookmarking website
• An introduction to organizing bookmarks with tags
• The value of sharing bookmarks with others

I hope you enjoyed this closer look at social bookmarking. Hopefully you can put it to use for your online business!

Cheers,

Corey Robert

Production Director

Black Card Marketing Group

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We’ve all seen a variety of different blogs and blog posts. The simple truth is that some are great and some just bore you to death. What’s the difference between a homerun post and a post that just fizzles out? Here are 6 tips for writing blog posts that will shine!

1. Offer Value: Blog posts are all about valuable and relevant content. Don’t use your blog post to push a sale onto the reader. Just offer them value in your blog post. If you offer them value first they will be open to hear your sales pitch later.

2. Stay Relevant: Mix it up with your blog posts. Talk about relevant issues and topics that you know your readers are interested in. Don’t talk about the exact same topic day in and day out. Variety is the spice of life! Try covering a entire spectrum of topics that your readers may be interested in.

3. Give Them More: Provide links to other valuable blogs, articles, and websites for your readers that relate to your post. Content is king and the more value your content has the better chance your blog post has to
succeed.

4. Picture Perfect: Always include a picture or two in your blog post. Nothing will turn people off faster than a big blank block of text. Throw in a few relevant pictures or screenshots of what you’re talking about.

I get this question all the time! Social networking is obviously hugely popular to build communities and connect friends and family but cannot it work for business?

More importantly does it work for any business or just “internet marketers”?

I did a little primary research over the last few weeks and found some stunning facts.

What does all this mean? Let me explain:

Pageviews and unique views are both self explanatory so don’t need to much detail there but you can see that if you can boost both those by 238 and 226 percent respectively over a two week period, imagine what you can do in six months or one year!

Pages/Visit: We increased this category by 27 percent which indicates people are viewing 27 percent more pages than they were two weeks ago which indicates they are more engaged by our content.

Time On Site: Another indicator that people are more engaged. They are spending 81 percent more time on our site browsing and reading.

New Visits: This is the category I really wanted to talk about. Given this decreased by 8.26 percent you would think this is negative but its not! Our pageviews are up (way up by 238 percent) and same with our unique views but our new visits are down?

It goes without saying that small business owners are always looking for ways to save money. And technology is a great way to do just that.

By its very nature, technology is intended to make complicated things simple and expensive things affordable. Think about sending a bill to a customer; back in the day, it took paper, correction fluid, a stamp and a trip to the mailbox to accomplish this task. These days, it can be as quick and cheap as sending an e-mail.

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

To see the five easy ways small businesses can save money using technology go here: http://bit.ly/9qsHGZ

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Here is some old school video footage of Gerry Robert giving the keynote address at the Income Builders International Conference. In this video Gerry talks about the power of the 80-20 sales model and explains why its so powerful! Check it out!



WOW…doesn’t he look a lot younger? Sadly he won’t allow me to reveal what year this conference was held. But you get the picture. There will be more of this great video of Gerry coming down the pipe people so get ready!

Corey Robert
Production Director
Black Card Marketing Group

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Hey everyone, here is an awesome little trick that can help you grow your fan pages, groups, and events exponentially. We’ve all been through the tedious work of adding hundreds of friends one at a time. But thanks to a little nifty javascript manipulation you can suggest or invite your entire friends list all with a few clicks. Watch the video below!

Here is the code you will need to paste into your browser’s URL bar:     javascript:fs.select_all()

Enjoy this little trick courtesy of the Black Card Marketing Group!

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Social media is reinventing marketing, communications, and the dissemination of information. While businesses now have access to these rich channels, the true promise of social media lies in the direct connections between people who represent companies and the people who define markets of interest.

Today, many businesses approach this with the establishment of social media guidelines and policies. This is indeed an important step, and not one worth economizing. But it’s also not enough. I highly recommend establishing official procedures that remind representatives of the importance and privilege of engagement.

The openness of popular networks is trivial. Any business can join and create a profile. It’s the devices we employ, the intentions that motivate engagement, and the value we offer that dictate the significance of the brand-specific social graphs we weave. It’s a simple investment in either visibility or presence. In social media, just like in the real world, presence is felt.

Get all 21 Rules here: http://bit.ly/a4sylT

Brian Solis is the author of Engage and a leading authority in digital branding and marketing. Connect with him on Twitter or Facebook. What follows is a modified excerpt from Engage, the complete guide for businesses to build, cultivate, and measure success in the new web.

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