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Archive for January, 2012

We’re hiring amazing sales staff! Apply within.

Posted on by Tamara Brooks

We’re looking for Commission-Based Sales Rockstar(s), does that sound like you?

October 17 Media teamWe’re a fresh and super-fun digital media agency that’s ramping up for growth. We’re looking for the right sales person(s) to join our pretty darn amazing team (yep, we said it, we rock)! If lead generation is your middle name, then this job is for you. (more…)

Save yourself time when choosing your social media usernames!

Posted on by Nikki Wong

One thing we try to drive home with our clients is the importance of selecting social media usernames or vanity URLs that are identical or as consistent as possible. If someone finds you on Facebook under ‘Brand XYZ Inc.’, it stands to reason they should be able to find you on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, and any other social media platform under the same name, right? Not under ‘XYZ Brand’, ‘Brand Inc.’, ‘Brand XYZ’ or any other permutations of your brand name. So what is a person to do? Check each social media channel for username availability before choosing one? Not necessary!

We’d like to introduce you to a very simple but infinitely helpful online tool called NameChk. Simply type in your desired username or vanity URL into the form field, and NameChk will quickly check that username availability against 159 different social media platforms they recognize. You can also filter the list down to their most popular networking sites, if 159 is too overwhelming.

For example, below is a screenshot of a search for available accounts under “october17media”. As you can see, some are already taken (by us!):

NameChk search results for "october17media"

Now doesn’t that make your life easier? Instead of checking each social networking website individually, you can have definitive answers all in one place! There are plenty of helpful social media tools like NameChk that save you time when creating and managing your brand’s social media marketing. Do you have any recommendations for tools you use?

October 17 Media specializes in website development, paid search advertising, social media and viral marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) and email marketing.