Was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Marketing Stunt Successful?

People expected Sasha Baron Cohen to make a scene at the Oscars, but most didn’t expect him to go so far as to spill what he claimed to be Kim Jong Il’s ashes onto Ryan Seacrest.

In this week’s episode of Future of Engagement, Murray Newlands analyzes social media to figure out whether ad worked from a marketing perspective:

How to Generate More Leads with Social Media Monitoring

Social media monitoring analytics

Social media monitoring tools have been used be marketers for years.

For those of you who don't know what they are, they're essentially SaaS (software as a service) packages that watch what people say on social media such as blogs and social networks. They then present what's said in a usable format.

How To Create A Google+ Page

Using Google+ Direct Connect

Once you are all set and logged in to your Google+ account you will see a new feature that has been added to your profile page called Google+ pages, it is situated in the lower right hand side of your profile page. You then need to click on that option to get the process started. This is going to bring you to a new screen where you have some options you need to select.

How To Connect Social Media And Affiliate Marketing For Your Profit

Social Media

The real reason that marketers and advertisers are tapping into this massive resource is because people generally trust other people’s opinions—such as a Facebook comment—a lot more than a company trying to sell a product.

How to Make Extra Cash with Google+

Make Money With GooPlu

Just keep in mind that the service is quite new, and thus is does not have a long history of proven payments. With these types of services, there is no guarantee they will be around for the long term, so it's a good idea to use this service solely as extra income.

Using Google+ Huddle

Google+ Huddle is a way to stay in touch with your contacts using the power of Google+ Mobile. Using Huddle, you can send messages straight to your contacts' mobile devices! This lets you contact people immediately, even if they're not home.

How to get Traffic with Google +1

how to get traffic to Google+1

Don't forget to +1 the posts of other people in your circle. Many of them will notice and do the same thing for you. This could be especially important when those people are very influential in your niche or have a lot of people in their circles.

Getting Google Traffic to Google+

google plus one traffic

The headline you use on your profile page is crucial. You will notice in the search engines that the headline you use will be displayed as the description that shows up when your Google+ page appears in the search engine listings.

How to get Automatic Status Updates with Google+

Google+ and Google Chrome

Whenever you want to post one of your Google+ updates to your Facebook, select the "FB Updates" circle as the recipient as one of the circles that receives it and it will automatically send the update to Facebook as well.

Why you Should Shorten your Google+ Link

How To Shorten Your Google+ Link

If you want to make contacts, then you need to make sure to make it very easy for them to follow through on what you want – in this case, adding you as a contact.

There are several different services currently available for shortening your Google+ URL.

Using Google+ Hangouts

Google+ Hangouts

A great way to use Hangouts is to hold free training sessions or question-and-answer sessions via the system. During the sessions, you can promote your product or service, especially at the end.

Finding Google Plus One Contacts

Finding Google+ Contacts

First of all, you'll want to browse some of the various Google+ directories. These directories will let you find targeted users who are interested in your niche. Don't forget to add yourself while you're there! The only thing better than locating thousands of targeted users is to have thousands of targeted users find you!