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There are thousands of Tumblr themes all over the web. To be perfectly frank, most of them aren’t great, and won’t do your creative work justice. Today we’ve collected thirty of our favourite premium Tumblr themes from across the web.
All of these cost a few dollars, but all of them will take your Tumblr blog to another level. From stylish, minimal Tumblr themes, through to those featuring big colours and bold images — we have a full selection. All of them are available to buy straight from Tumblr directly, and can be set up on your blog in a few minutes!...
Tumblr is extremely popular among a younger demographic and it has the youngest average user-base of all social media sites. Seventy percent of users fall between the ages of 16 and 34, making many of Tumblr’s users Millennials. Millennials are known for being a difficult demographic to capture the interest of.
Tumblr is a great way to target Millennials, however it may be a difficult platform to master if you are unfamiliar with it. Yahoo purchased the company last year and Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer projected that it is likely to make more than $100 million in 2015. “More than 260 of the world’s top brands have a Tumblr presence,” Mayer said...
...diving into Tumblr can be a bit intimidating. To help you leverage this social networking site, Quicksprout created an infographic that explains how to use Tumblr for marketing, and proposes some tips and tricks on how to get the most from it.
And perhaps more important, the visual illustrates some best practices for leveraging Tumblr. Take a look at a few of them....
Tumblr is an awesome blogging platform where you can take inspiration from its great design ideas. This particular post is designed so as to provide you with the best 50 inspirational Tumblr blogs.We hope that our hard work will help you find what you have been looking for. Choose any of the following and innovate one of your own masterpieces....
While Tumblr now has over 100 million blogs, it is still the most overlooked social media network for brands. Currently, only 31% of the top 100 brands have adopted a Tumblr account. Social media analytics and reporting platform Simply Measured performed a study showing just how these top brands were performing and some of the tactics employed.
Of these 31 companies tracked, 21 were active in the past 30-day period (July 5th through August 4th). This places Tumblr as the sixth most popular social network behind Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram.
Of the 21 active brands on Tumblr, 13 post 3+ times a week, 7 post daily (7+) and 6 posted more than 10 times a week. Of the top brands active on Tumblr the average number of posts per day was 0.7 posts, with an average “note per post” of 1,462. The shelf-life on Tumblr engagement is much higher than other traditional social networks with 29% of reblogs occurring after the initial 30-day period. Even more, only 36% of reblogs happen on that same day, and posts will see 51% of total reblogs within the first week....
When the PBS website came under attack by hackers this weekend, the Newshour staff took to publishing its news transcripts and videos to Tumblr instead. A month earlier, a TV station in Tallahassee, Fla., posted videos and news on Facebook when technical difficulties disrupted its 11 p.m. newscast.
PBS Newshour is posting its stories on a Tumblr site.With so many publishing platforms and social networks available, there’s no reason for a news organization to go dark when its website is down. But it must have a good plan in advance.Here are the steps to take now to get ready....
...Regardless of what happens to the newly acquired platform from an advertising and financial standpoint, Tumblr will surely place a priority on retaining its viability as a content channel through which brands can tell a story and connect with consumers.
That’s what Tumblr’s all about: It’s a place to showcase content, and a place to share it. It’s a virtual display case for creative types, and an ever-expanding catalogue of visual art. Tumblr’s users know good photos, animated GIFs, and blog posts when they see them, and won’t hesitate to broadcast your content far and wide — if you can master the platform to ensure your branded work is what they’re looking for....
Tumblr's visually engaging format has inspired brands like IBM, Kate Spade, and Target to publish content on the platform. Here are six tips that will help you get started creating your own content... There are just so many social platforms a marketer is expected to stay on top of — like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and even Foursquare and Instagram — that it can be hard to justify adding another one to the mix. But wait! Tumblr is a unique platform that encourages your audience to engage with you, and you with them. It can be a great tool for B2C content creation — if you have the right target demographic. And it’s actually not that hard to keep a Tumblr up to date and interesting....
It may not seem as glamorous as big networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, but with over 50 million users and 20 billion posts, it is unwise to overlook Tumblr as an effective medium for brands. On the surface, one might assume that Tumblr is just a place for One Direction fangirls to share each other’s crushes through reblogs and likes. The channel catches a lot of flack for not creating much unique content (it is trying to remedy this perception through the creative collaboration that is Reblorg), but it is actually a thriving community. Tumblr reaches a much larger demographic than you might imagine, as seen in Ignite Social Media’s 2012 Social Network Analysis. Many brands are utilizing the channel with incredible effectiveness, possibly implying that more brands should follow suit. Before we start listing off some spectacular branded Tumblr blogs, there are a few things you should know about the platform....
If you're looking for better results from your social media strategy, finding the right time to post to your social networks is a huge step forward both in terms of maximizing your reach potential and growing your online audience. Twitter and Facebook have a corresponding pattern of usage. If you want your tweets or posts to receive the maximum amount of impressions, it is recommended by almost every social media expert to publish them between 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST, Monday through Thursday. Tumblr, however, because of its significantly different age demographic, has a "drastically different pattern of usage", bitly says. To maximize your impact, you should try your best to post mainly at night. The optimal time to post on Tumblr, according to bitly, is between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST on Monday through Thursday, not including just about anytime on Sunday. According to click-thru research, it is strongly suggested you match your post schedule around that of a high school or college student’s schedule, as the 13-24 age demographic indubitably makes up the largest percentage of Tumblr users. Whereas Facebook is very fast paced in usage patterns, the majority of Tumblr users tend to visit the platform with the intention of staying awhile, easily making it one of the most engaging social sites in the world.... [Really valuable advice on timing posts for social media and what makes Tumblr unique ~ Jeff]
Depending on how you want to utilize the platform, this guide will help you move from a Tumblr novice to power blogger. Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform that churns out more than 64 million posts daily. There are 57.5 million blogs on Tumblr, which might seem intimidating to anyone not already using it. Tumblr could be useful to you for many reasons, depending on what you’re looking to get out of it, for example, inspiration, scrapbooking, communication or a portfolio. The site is a mix of bloggers, brands and tastemakers. But to keep it simple, there are essentially two types of bloggers on Tumblr: those who create original content and those who curate, or re-blog posts. Depending on how you want to utilize the platform, this guide will help you move from a Tumblr novice to power blogger.... [One of the best intro guides I've seen - JD]
Tumblr is becoming an increasingly popular blogging platform, but is it a good fit for your brand? Use these Tumblr pros and cons to help you decide. There’s no denying that Tumblr continues to become an increasingly popular blogging platform. Recent statistics indicate that Tumblr has nearly doubled in size since last fall and now has 50 million blogs (and 20 billion posts). Founded four years ago, Tumblr, microblogging platform, is becoming a more popular option for both personal and business blogging. Of course, that begs the million-dollar question: is Tumblr right for your brand or business? To make a decision, you’ll need to not only think about your brand’s content strategy, but also familiarize yourself with Tumblr and understand how it would work as an additional tool in your content marketing arsenal. Let’s talk—then you can decide....
Is it a social network? Is it a blogging platform? No, it’s Tumblr! In our latest Engagement Checkup, we examine how brands are tapping into Tumblr’s unique content-centered community. Nearly five-year-old Tumblr recently released its 2011 stats, and it’s looking like last year was the company’s best yet, with 900 percent global growth since 2010, mentions on both the Daily Show and Jeopardy and a ninth language (Polish) added to its repertoire. With that kind of growth, it’s no surprise that an increasing number of brands are tapping into Tumblr’s uniquely engaged community....
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Tumblr takes a blog-plus-the-kitchen-sink approach to storytelling, meaning brands have the flexibility to create their own template and engage with fans in ways that best suit their mission. As the fastest-growing network of 2014, Tumblr and its 420 million users deserve a second look. (Note for your sales team: Tumblr users have higher median incomes than those of Pinterest or Twitter users.)
With that in mind, we consulted the Fortune 500 list to spotlight interesxxting ways major brands are engaging fans on the site. Consider how your brand might adopt one or more of these approaches as you read through the list...
Tumblr began rolling out a major update on Wednesday that makes it more appealing to serious writers.
While the blogging service remains hugely popular, with 420 million active users and 220 million blogs, many of its posts are only bits of text and media — abbreviated flotsam and jetsam — including celebrity quotes, animated GIFs, dog photos and so on.
But the latest Tumblr update cleans up its overall look, and introduces new tools, including a text editor that puts a heavy emphasis on writing. "Whatever you want to write — simple things, flashy things, handsome things, trashy things — now you can write the hell out of it," the company wrote in a post....
When choosing a theme I came across some really gorgeous premium Tumblr themes focusing on imagery and typography. If you want to suit up your Tumblr blog in a classy way take a look at these amazing themes I've collected.
Tumblr or WordPress is one of the most frequently asked questions for people that are starting to get into blogging. Recently my opinion on this choice has changed to not being a choice at all. Instead of choosing one over the other, I now prefer to use both in a way that they compliment each other.
So how and why can we use both of them at the same time you may be asking. Use wordpress.org as your main blog that you completely control with your own domain name, nice design and all the other things that WordPress does very well. Many consider Tumblr not a blogging platform at all but more of a social network so in this case I aim to get the most out of Tumblr’s social properties. If you currently blog on Tumblr and are looking to switch to WordPress this is the guide that you need.
How to use TumblrInstead of using Tumblr as my main platform for a blog I only post excerpts, pics and links back to the main blog there. This is a nice way of keeping the benefits of Tumblr social network features to drive attention and traffic to your blog while getting all the good stuff from WordPress like complete ownership and control over the look and feel of your site....
Tumblr is the second most popular social site for young adults. How are businesses like eBay, Whole Foods and Net-a-Porter using Tumblr for marketing?
What media companies are using tumblr right? we asked mark coatney, tumblr's departing media evangelist.
...When he left Newsweek to join Tumblr itself as its media evangelist in 2010, becoming just its 12th employee, Mr. Coatney took on introducing all kinds of companies to the fledgling platform and teaching them how to use it to better connect with their readers. By the time he decided to leave, Mr. Coatney had helped launch 650 Tumblrs for brands -- including nearly all of Conde Nast's Tumblrs -- as well as nonprofits, government organizations and individuals (like Beyonce).
This week, Mr. Coatney told readers of his personal Tumblr page that he was leaving, making him the second early employee to depart since Yahoo struck its $1.1 billion deal for the company...
With 105 million blogs and 49 billion posts, Tumblr, the free blog hosting and social networking site, is the 32ndmost popular site in the world. So if you’re not using Tumblr as part of your marketing efforts, you’re missing a very large boat. “Tumblr isn’t a blog platform like WordPress; it’s a social network that has a blogging platform.” says Neil Patel, co-founder of the Web analytics firm KISSmetrics. “The beautiful thing about Tumblr is that it makes it really easy to share your content with millions of Tumblr users… so you can get a big audience without spending a ton of money on marketing.” Here are Neil’s tips for marketing your business on Tumblr....
If Tumblr is more of a social network than a blogging platform, then Babblr may be just the thing that its users are clamoring for: It's an integrated chat client for the platform that lets you communicate with your Tumblr friends and followers... ... After authenticating with Tumblr, the Babblr interface shows you a list of followers and those you’re following, and lets you initiate instant messaging-like chats with others on Babblr. You can also organize your followers into groups, which is useful for those with larger communities, or who just want to have more directed conversations. The messaging app is designed to be family-friendly, too, as it censors curse words by turning them into silly or nonsense phrases like “fudge this” or “schmeggs.” (The F word and S word, respectively.) The Babblr team has been working on the client for about six months, and as of two months ago, they allowed people to discover it on their own through search and other posted links, in order to try it out....
Could Facebook ever go the way of MySpace? Given its ubiquity and continued growth around the world, that may seem unlikely, but here’s an interesting fact to consider: more 10th graders are using Tumblr than Facebook, according to a survey of 1,038 teens and young adults conducted by blogger and techie Garry Tan. Tan used Survata to poll 546 teens ages 13-18 and 492 young adults ages 19-25 about their social media usage. Tan found that while 55% of the younger age group said they use Facebook, 61% said they use Tumblr. Meanwhile 22% said they use Twitter, 21% use Instagram, and 13% use Snapchat....
Has Tumblr become a part of your corporate publishing strategy? At one point, as Twitter and Facebook took off, it seemed that this “blog-network” platform (my term for something that isn’t as full-featured as WordPress or other software but definitely more feature-filled than a true social network) was going to be overshadowed by those ascendant networks. But in the last year or so Tumblr has staged a remarkable comeback, despite – maybe even because of – a handful of direct competitors that sought to fill the “just let me post something quickly to my friends” space.
comScore recently released a study showing total unique visitors to Tumblr.com have grown significantly in the last year while the growth on mobile, which is a big way people consume and interact with those they follow, has grown even more sharply. And the number of clicks to Tumblr sites that are happening through search is even greater....
[Integrating Tumblr into your social media strategies can pay off - JD]
Twitter is good for afternoons; Tumblr is best after dark. Bitly is a service that shortens links so they can be shared and tracked on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Recently, Bitly mined its data to determine which days and times are best to share content so they will go viral. The service looked at posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr. All times are Eastern.... [Some very useful social media tips - JD]
Buzz about the blogging platform is reaching a fever pitch. Here’s what you need to know to establish a presence on the site. Blogging platform Tumblr has exploded in the last year. According to the company, it boasts 20 billion posts and 50 million blogs. Those numbers continue to rise every day.... Tumblr skews more to the ADD set. Links, images, and video are the most popular pieces of content. You follow people as you would on Twitter, and their posts show up in your dashboard. From there, you have the option of reblogging their posts. As brand managers, your success on Tumblr will largely rely on your ability to inspire your followers to reblog your content....
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Blogging strategies and Creativity with your coffee.