MtoM Blog

A Tour of the MtoM Office

By Christine Wilson | April 28, 2014

If you have been to visit us in our office in Falls Church City then you know that we have made a little Ikea oasis among an office building of not so hip office mates. We want to enjoy our space while still keeping overhead low and a great location as a priority. Our building…

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To Press Release or Not to Press Release, That is the Question

By Christine Wilson | April 25, 2014

PR has changed so much since my first job nearly 15 years ago. We used to write press releases to announce big news, put it on the wire and then fax (yes, fax!) it to news desks and editors. We’d then call (never email) to make sure they received it, and see if it was…

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We Love Our Clients: Tom Dolan Swim School

By Tracey McCoy | April 24, 2014

We’re very excited about a new feature we’re starting on the MtoM blog! Each month we’ll highlight one of our clients in a new feature we’re calling ‘We Love Our Clients.” To kick it off, we’ll be highlighting the Tom Dolan Swim School in Dulles, VA. The TDSS was founded by Olympian swimmer Tom Dolan. Tom is a…

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Shefit and Shoppost

By Christine Wilson | April 22, 2014

I am rarely as excited as I was on a call last Friday with Shefit web developer, Katie Vanderploeg, and the amazing team behind the new app Shoppost. I have been talking about developing an easy way to integrate a simple shopping experience into our influencer campaigns and now I can do it! Currently Shoppost is…

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Our Favorite Social Media Photo Ever!

By Tracey McCoy | April 21, 2014

The ladies at MtoM appreciate a good girl’s night out. Our last one included a whisky tasting, wheat beer, and a rousing game of Cards Against Humanity. But we’re pretty sad we missed this recent celebrity girls night out. Talk about a fun group of girls! You had me at Gwyneth Paltrow and Chelsea Handler!…

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Influencer Marketing: The Metrics That Matter Most

By Tracey McCoy | April 21, 2014

In the not-so-distant past, blogger promotions had only one metric: monthly unique visitors. Programs were pitched, approved, created, and executed based only on that one number. Even worse, once the program deployed, there weren’t any additional post-launch metrics to see how the promotion performed. Brands had no clue if their message resonated or how many…

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Using Automated Local Marketing Services

By Christine Wilson | April 18, 2014

I first came across a client using ReachLocal a couple of years ago and I was dumbfounded by the whole process. The client had hired me to redo their website, work on SEO, update social media, and help generate leads via online advertising. In addition to my cost they were paying ReachLocal a large monthly…

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Why YouTube Videos & Facebook Don’t Always Mix

By Christine Wilson | April 16, 2014

It’s becoming much easier to watch videos on Facebook. Now when you see a video in your News Feed, it plays silently, and if you want to see more – simply tap to play with sound in full screen. I appreciate this, because I am not a fan of auto-play videos – I want the…

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Facebook Unveils Larger, Simpler Right Column Ads

By Tracey McCoy | April 14, 2014

Facebook unveiled a peek at their new right column ads last week–and we like what we see. MtoM usually advises clients to turn off right column ads when setting up advertising campaigns in Facebook’s advertising platform. After seeing clickthrough rates and performance plummet the past couple years, there was no reason to waste budget on…

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The New Twitter Layout- Are You Ready?

By Christine Wilson | April 8, 2014

We had a long conversation this morning about all of the changes that we have seen on Facebook fan pages and the rapid decline in organic reach. We are still creating great content for clients multiple times a day and feeling very frustrated when 2-3% see many of the posts. There are lots of conversations…

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