With last week's announcement of Google re-organizing Google+ and putting Bradley Horowitz, Google VP of product in charge of Google Photos and Streams products, you may be asking yourself, "Is Google+ dead?", or "How should I adjust my strategy as a result of these Google+...

12 March, 2015

I’m pleased to announce today that John Andrews, founder and former CEO of social shopper media company Collective Bias, will join Ignite Social Media as our first ever Chief Marketing Officer. In that role, John will help guide the company's marketing and product development and...

16 December, 2013

Over the years at Ignite Social Media, more than a few of our clients have asked how to work with influencers to market their brand. Influencer marketing can be complex – it certainly isn't as easy as sending an email to your house list. Like...

27 March, 2013

For the last five years at Ignite Social Media, we've been thinking, and writing, about social media marketing and the impact of it for a brand. Throughout that time period, people have been asking, "What's the ROI of social media marketing?" The question implies that...

25 February, 2013

Last night, Ignite Social Media was named the 21st Fastest Growing Company in The Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. The award recognizes private companies for "entrepreneurial excellence and leadership," and we're honored to be named among such successful businesses. And of course, none of this would...

16 November, 2012

Yesterday, Apple announced its fabled iPhone 5 – a year after most of us expected to see it. Among fancy new features like a 4-inch screen, a smaller dock connector called Lightning and sweet new camera upgrades, the Cupertino powerhouse has partnered even more closely...

13 September, 2012

As part of our company's 5th Anniversary, we interviewed the first three members of Ignite Social Media: Jim Tobin, Gene Smith, and Lisa Braziel. Watch them discuss the social media agency's humble beginnings, it's first big win, and the clients that have made all of...

10 July, 2012

Today marks our 5th birthday at Ignite Social Media and man, do we know how to rock a party hat! To celebrate this milestone, we will be bringing you a series of blog posts throughout the month of July focusing on what we've learned, what...

02 July, 2012

We're growing again. Since three of us opened our doors in 2007, we've grown to roughly 75 employees, but we still need more to meet growing demand from our clients new and old. Are you looking for a chance to really enjoy your job? To work...

02 May, 2012

This past weekend, a team of 5 Ignite Social Media employees joined over 90 other teams to pull a plane for the Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC). It was a fantastic fundraising event that helped raise awareness and money for a great cause. The SONC helps...

23 April, 2012