Social media can be entertaining, good for business and a powerful source for news. Our Twitter and Facebook accounts are a great way to quickly share stories about design, media and Web design in New Hampshire and beyond. So, not surprisingly, we’re stoked for the upcoming Social Media Club NH forum on journalism and social media, taking place Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at UNH’s Memorial Union Building in Theater 1. Read the rest of this entry »

As a web design agency, we get to work with many visually creative folks. Over the past few weeks, Pinterest has been the topic of many conversations. Last week we shared some tips on how to get started on Pinterest, and it quickly became a favorite with our readers. This week we’re back to share five great ways we’re using Pinterest and how businesses can take advantage of this new visual network. Read the rest of this entry »

Look at you! You’ve mastered your business blog and you’re posting awesome content. Nice job!

But you also want those posts to show up automatically on your LinkedIn profile, right? So here are a few steps to make sure all your LinkedIn connections know what a thought leader you are. (Or at least that you’re publishing regular blog posts.)

LinkedIn makes it easy to add an RSS feed to your personal or company pages. Each time you publish a new blog post or news piece on your website, it will also be published in LinkedIn.

We are often asked how to do this, so we’ve compiled some easy to follow instructions for both your personal account and your company page. Read the rest of this entry »

We love Twitter. It’s a powerful tool for social media marketing, a great way to engage with people in your industry, and an all-round fun way to stay connected. Unfortunately, Twitter spam has been around almost as long as Twitter itself. From phishing to malware to hacked accounts, Twitter has its share of shady characters trying to get access to your information. There’s not much to do about that–except report the spammers (see below)– but there is a lot you can do to protect yourself, and to get rid of viruses that may have already infected your account. (And if you use your Twitter account for social media marketing, you should be protecting it just like you’d protect any valuable business asset).  Here are some tips and tricks for blocking Twitter spam.

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Pinterest was one of our “Six Social Networks You’re Not Using to Their Full Potential” last week, and although we’re social media early adopters here at Vital, we hadn’t spent much time exploring the virtual pinboard site ourselves. I decided to give it a whirl and see what kind of potential it has for social media marketing, and give you a little tutorial on setting up your own pinboard. Hope it’s helpful!

Meet Pinterest

First of all, you need to be invited to use Pinterest. If you want an invite, shoot an email to your most stylish female friends, or anyone planning a wedding. There’s probably a good chance they’re using it already, Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook is about to flip the switch. Soon the new Timeline profile will be the only profile, and you’ll have to start using the updated, markedly different page. It’s fun, we promise. (And we know a couple things about Facebook marketing.) The new Timeline is just one of the big changes that Facebook has rolled out recently.

The profile means that your Facebook page won’t just be a little slice of what you’ve been doing in the past few weeks or months, but rather a broad overview of your whole life. That means you’ll probably want to spend some time polishing up that page before it goes live. Here are some tips for getting your Timeline spiffed up before Facebook makes the complete switch.

1. Choose a cover photo

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You’ve probably noticed that Vital Design is into social media marketing. As a marketing agency, we try to keep up with the latest trends in social media and SEO. Most of you are already using, or at least familiar with, Facebook and Twitter,  but here are a few more social networks that may be an even better fit for your marketing strategy.  If you’re ready to expand beyond the power couple of Facebook and Twitter, here are six networks to start with.
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