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The End of Corporate Social Media as a Novelty

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On October 6, 2006, A.G. Lafley, then CEO of consumer products giant Procter and Gamble, ushered in the age of corporate social media when he told attendees at the Association of National Advertisers conference, “Consumers are beginning in a very real sense to own our brands and participate in their.

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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

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Social media, particularly its use in business communications, is still in its early days, and like anything new and different, there’s plenty of mythology surrounding it. Perhaps social media is not a part of the company’s communication strategy. Social Media Communication Is Informal.

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9 Twitter Best Practices for Business

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Since its foundation in 2006, Twitter turned the globe into bite-sized posts by the distillation of World News, updates, and jokes. Since the wrong way to backfire can be used via social media, you have to gain a clear understanding of the product of your organization before you start sharing. Create a Fixed Goals. Final Words.

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McLuhan, Socrates and Edith Wharton On Social Media

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In an effort to better understand the social media phenomenon, it often helps to turn to experts in the field. But I’m not talking about social media gurus or mavens, or people with 20,000 followers on Twitter. Social media adoption has certainly been fraught with “innumerable confusions” and despair.

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At 10,000 Followers, Rethinking the Follower Thing

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When I signed up in June, 2007, Twitter, launched publicly in July, 2006, was less than a year old. Tags: Social Media Twitter. If you do the math on the cost of a couple of books, my 10,000th subscriber was really expensive. Everyone was an early adopter. The conversations were engaging and stimulating.

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