Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Twitter and You
Check out this post by Brian Solis entitled I tweet therefore I am. Excellent overview of social media. [Read More]
How the Recession Sparked Social Media
by Drew Hawkins During one of the roughest economic patches we’ve seen since the Great Depression, the business world saw a huge increase in the use of social networking for marketing purposes. Even now that we are climbing out of this economic hole, social media is [Read More]
Women Use Mobile Social Media More Than Men
In a demographic view of social networking activity on mobile devices, women were found do use their phones to “tweet” and “friend” 10% more than men. And while social networking is commonly thought of as something for “the kids,” the 35-54 age group had more [Read More]
Old School Twitter
I was an early adopter of twitter. My first follow was Robert Scoble, he only had a few followers then and was brilliant at this “social media” thing. We talked on line. I listened and learned, asked questions and engaged. Same with Guy Kawasaki and Chris Brogan. We [Read More]
Using Social Media the Starbucks Way
“This was not marketing channel, but as a consumer relationship-building environment.”That was a quote from Chris Bruzzo VP Brand content/online for Starbucks talking about their phenomenal social media strategy in a recent article in Advertising Age titled [Read More]
The Importance Of Personal Brand Management
Those of you have attended my workshops know that building your online reputation is essential for future success in the workplace. This video from Fast Company does a great job of explaining why. [Read More]
The Next Phase For Social Media?
I have been trying Foursquare for the last few weeks and am truly amazed at the potential of this new “social media” product . For those of you not acquainted with foursquare it is a mobile way to tell your friends where you are (or have been) via a notification and [Read More]
Are You Using Social Email?
There’s loads of proof that social networks have changed how we communicate. They increase transparency, build trust, and give people (customers and prospects) the choice to opt-in to our messages. With social media you can communicate directly to your customers [Read More]
Happy Thanksgiving!
I wish everyone a very happy, safe and special Holiday. Consider this: just for the day, instead of Facebook… show your face to someone you haven’t seen in awhile. Don’t Twitter, unless it’s at a joke one of your friends makes at a party. And the [Read More]
