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From 1 Aug 2016, the following changes to PIC Cash Payout Scheme will take effect:

1. Reduction of cash payout rate for qualifying expenditure incurred on or after 1 Aug 2016 from 60% to 40% (the cash payout rate is not determined by the date of submission of the cash payout application); and
2. Compulsory e-Filing of cash payout applications. Hardcopy applications will not be accepted from 1 Aug 2016.

From 5 Jul 2016, 2-Step Verification or 2FA is required when you access IRAS’ e-Services using SingPass. If you have not set up your 2FA, you will be given a one-time grace period of 30 days to do so upon first login to SingPass. Please set up your 2FA within the grace period so that you can e-File your PIC cash payout applications. For more information, please visit the SingPass website.

Source: https://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/Schemes/Businesses/Productivity-and-Innovation-Credit-Scheme/

Facebook, being the largest social networking site in the World Wide Web, at present, statistics shown the number of Facebook users have surpassed 1 billion. Social media provides vast opportunities for businesses to connect with customers. It can be used to advertise for your company, connecting them with your products and services.

The average reach of organic posts has declined to about 3%. Reach is defined as the number of unique Facebook users who can see the updates on their newsfeed. The reason for this decline is to optimize the massive amount of content shared on Facebook (3 million links are shared every hour!) and Facebook algorithm displays most relevant and high quality stories to appear on newsfeed.

Whether you’re a solo marketer, startup or multinational enterprise, you’ll find it’s nearly an insurmountable feat to manage your social media without the help of some third-party tools.

It’s these tools that make it possible for you to reach marketing goals, track results and engage more efficiently across a multitude of platforms. And, more and more, they’re a necessary step, given that 52 percent of online adults now use two or more social media sites, and the average social media user maintains five accounts.

The good news is, when you’re getting started, is that there are plenty of mobile apps and web-based tools to choose from; they range from specialized to multipurpose.

Below, I’ve compiled a list of my top five most recommended social tools for managing your marketing campaigns and making scaling your online marketing efforts that much easier.

1. Hootsuite

Hootsuite is considered to  a leader when it comes to managing social media. The platform offers everything you need to monitor social chatter and manage content publishing and multiple accounts. It also offers detailed reporting and collaboration features.

Each of your accounts can be displayed side by side in multiple streams for quick monitoring. This is especially helpful when big trending topics and conversations are taking place across all of your social channels. That listening ability is a big part of social engagement, and Hootsuite makes it easy.

“I use social media as an idea generator, trend mapper, and strategic compass for all of our online business ventures,” says Paul Barron, founder of Digital CoCo.

Hootsuite is available in a free plan as well as via multiple paid-plan options, and can be used on a desktop web environment or via mobile app.

2. Flickr with Creative Commons search

This is a go-to source for great stock photos for any kind of social promotional purposes, content marketing, branding and more. It’s ideal for blogs and presentations. With its advanced search feature, you can browse photos that have been made specifically available underFlickr with Creative Commons licensing, which allows you to use photos with attribution.

Visuals are an important part of social and content marketing. When people hear information, they’re likely to remember only 10 percent of it, according to data collected and analyzed by John Medina in his bookBrain Rules. But if a relevant image is paired with the same information, that retention rate jumps to 65 percent — even three days later.

For slightly higher-grade photos, I recommend purchasing images from Shutterstock.

3. Bit.ly

Bit.ly is the dominant URL shortener, and in my opinion it’s the best choice for the function it offers as well as its value-added benefits. Bit.ly’s tracking and analytics are on point, though I recommend utilizing a shortener whenever possible. The “+” feature is a nice perk, as well: By adding the “+” to the end of any bit.ly URL, you can see how many times it has been clicked on and who clicked on it.

It’s a great way to check in on trending topics, find influencers and even keep an eye on your competitors if they’re using the service, as well.

Because creating unique bit.ly links is so easy, the tool is also a great way to do A/B testing, on real-time social networks like Twitter.

4. TubeMogul

Video is a big part of social engagement; that’s why sites like Facebook have upgraded their services to incorporate native video-uploading as well as live streaming. Twitter has done the same thing since its acquisition of Vine back in 2012, and Periscope in 2015. Video provides a means to engage your audience with fun, entertaining content — content that drives social shares.

“The play button is the most compelling call to action on the web,” — says Michael Litt, co-founder of Vidyard.

TubeMogul takes the demand of manual upload and simplifies it so you can upload a single video clip directly to dozens of video sites. In addition to faster upload, it gives you comparative statistics on the number of views and the length of each view, site by site. It’s a fantastic tool for moving beyond individual video upload into strategic video optimization as part of a broad social media strategy.

5. Notifier

Notifier scans your content for the names of influencers in your posts and gives you one-click access to generate @mentions on social media. It’s a simple and effective way to notify influencers (and their audience) that you’ve mentioned them within your content.

Source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/28247177

The coming year promises to be an eventful, and potentially challenging, one for search marketers. These SEO and SEM experts share predictions on the big search trends and offer tips on how to prepare for and take advantage of them.

SEO and SEM Predictions for 2015

All About Mobile

Marketers spent 49 percent of their paid search dollars on mobile platforms during the 2014 holiday season, according to a report from Marin Software, and many marketers expect the focus on mobile to increase in 2015.

“The top search marketing trend to watch in 2015 is the continued shift to mobile,” says Carmen Vetere, vice president of marketing, Gazelle. “We increasingly see more and more consumers searching for information, products and prices from mobile devices. Brands need to be prepared to monetize traffic from mobile search, which has historically been harder to do than from desktop. Site experience, content and transactional flows need to be optimized to meet the increasing flow of users from mobile devices. As consumers use mobile devices to comparison shop, we may also see Google put more of the shopping experience right on the search results page to make it even easier.”  

“If your Website isn’t mobile-friendly, you can lose out on search marketing,” according to Sherry Holub, creative director, JV Media Design. “Google now blatantly prefers mobile-friendly sites, and if you haven’t considered mobile users in your search marketing plan, you’re missing a huge chunk of the market.” 

Andrew Akesson, technical SEO strategist, Venn Digital, says Google could eventually force all sites on the first page of its search results to be mobile-friendly. Google’s main concern is user experience, and it could push websites that aren’t mobile-friendly to the second page of search results. This will “inevitably lower mobile organic traffic to the sites that aren’t playing the game with mobile search,” he says.

“For any website that doesn’t currently have a responsive website, now is the time to act,” according to Akesson. “Not only will it enhance your customer experience, it will likely increase on-site conversions and dwell time, as well as lower bounce rates, which can only ever have a positive impact on your business’s bottom line.”

Google Refines Local Search 

“With the Pigeon update last year, it became clear Google would continue to improve its local search result listings,” says Arham Khan, senior digital marketing executive, HighQ. Khan predicts this trend will continue. “As the number of users searching on mobile devices grows, it makes sense for Google to tailor listings according to the local area. I expect smaller businesses to capitalize on this trend by updating addresses, phone numbers and locations on their websites so that they match with off-page directory listings.”

“Localization of search is poised to be a big trend for 2015, even for large brands that have previously focused on centralized search marketing campaigns,” according to Kevin Souers, CTO, Revenew. “Today’s consumers are performing more and more searches for local solutions with an increasing number of those searches on mobile. Search engine algorithms are continually evolving to favor local results, identifying them as more relevant to the searcher. In 2015, national brands will place more emphasis on not only localizing their search but leveraging big data insights to improve local search strategies and launch more targeted, relevant search campaigns that deliver results.”

Content (Marketing) Still King

Content marketing emerged as a significant trend in the SEO community during the past few years, and it’s becoming essential for marketers. In 2015, quality content will be “more important than ever,” according to Samuel Oh, CEO of Smohzie Inc. and founder of Money Journal. “People have become less patient with Web spam and have learned to spot it more quickly, resulting in higher bounce rates and lower time and page sessions for many website owners.” To be successful today, content needs to be thorough, as well as engaging and useful, Oh says.

Paid Content Distribution Grows 

Source: http://www.cio.com/article/2876102/seo-sem/seo-and-sem-predictions-and-tips-for-2015.html