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MAY 7, 2015

One quick glance at Audi Ireland’s Twitter activity recently could have had many in an uproar. photo courtesy of Flickr. Instead, the company is being praised by some for their most recent Twitter campaign that uses ‘ #WomenDrivers ‘ with images of crashed vehicles, parking mishaps, and more.

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The Social Media Incubator

MAY 29, 2014

Take an active role in social networking sites. “availability” on social networking sites), TweetBeep.com (receives alerts when people are tweeting about your company), and Adgooroo.com (provides reports about who is bidding on keywords that tie in to your trademarks) are effective tools that can be used internally and with minimal expense.

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The Social Media Incubator

MAY 8, 2013

Searching for a meaningful summer internship can be difficult for many college students who are actively looking to add helpful experience to their résumés. But what if you were one of the lucky students chosen to spend your summer working for the largest online search engine?

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The Social Media Incubator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

In other words, the company must have an active and knowledgeable social media person or team in order to have an effective social media presence. Right off the bat AT&T says “ AT&Ts social media care teams (https://twitter.com/ATTCustomerCare/teams) are here to help you. For more online assistance, visit [link].”

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The Social Media Incubator

AUGUST 27, 2013

But before you become active on a social media site, make sure you have your social media strategy in place so you can be sure to see a return on your social media investment. Think about what is practical and what is likely to move your organizational goals forward before you decide on hard numbers. That’s just good business.

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The Social Media Incubator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Follower other brands you admire or even competitors for inspiration and ideas on how you can stay active and relevant to your followers. Be proactive with your content and have plenty of it. You want to make sure you company social media is staying relevant. Communicate and respond.

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The Social Media Incubator

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Con: If you’re one who prefers to keep up with the most recent activity on your Facebook News Feed, you’re out of luck. Pro: You can have all Facebook mobile push notifications come from Paper. This makes everything easier to take care of in one app if you prefer.

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The Social Media Incubator

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

“I was talking with a prospect recently about social media, and as I explained how we could help him manage his social media activities , he asked me, ‘Aren’t there tools that let me just automate all of that so that I can just set-it-and-forget-it?’ A company that does work well on Twitter is Zappos.

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The Social Media Incubator

JULY 18, 2013

Thirdly, stay active in social media and produce quality content on your social media sites. Make sure your website does not have duplicate content, and does not have spammy links pointed to it from other sites online. Tie your website to your Google+ account and make sure it has its own solid reputation apart from yours.

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The Social Media Incubator

MARCH 29, 2012

Searching for a meaningful summer internship can be difficult for many college students who are actively looking to add helpful experience to their résumés. But what if you were one of the lucky students chosen to spend your summer working for the largest online search engine?

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The Social Media Incubator

MARCH 29, 2012

Searching for a meaningful summer internship can be difficult for many college students who are actively looking to add helpful experience to their résumés. But what if you were one of the lucky students chosen to spend your summer working for the largest online search engine?

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The Social Media Incubator

JUNE 17, 2011

Minnesota company Caribou Coffee does a nice job of intermingling information about their products with trivia questions and fun facts that keep their 200k+ fans engaged and active. On Memorial Day, they asked their Facebook community to post thank-you messages for military veterans and service-members.

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The Social Media Incubator

APRIL 15, 2013

Bing/Quora – Bing will also tell you who is active on Quora and whether they’ve discussed a particular topic that you searched for. You can use Bing to ask your Facebook friends for information on any topic, or see which of your Facebook friends has posted information about a certain topic.

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The Social Media Incubator

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Your competition is most likely active in social media – are you? Only 14% trust advertisements. Online resources, such as Yelp!, are changing the way people are deciding to buy. 93% of marketers use social media for business. We don’t have a choice in whether we DO social media. The question is how well we DO it.” – Erik Qualman.

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The Social Media Incubator

MAY 25, 2012

” As we put together events and actively help our clients engage with their customers and prospects online, it has always been a struggle to effectively upload photos in a timely manner to the appropriate place. ” said Chelsea Janke.

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The Social Media Incubator

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

It all comes down to whether or not those companies are actively listening and responding to comments – both positive and negative. Clients and customers are increasing their reliance on the convenience and simplicity of using social media as a main way to communicate openly with businesses and brands.

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

While identity theft is still on the rise, it is necessary to keep yourself as safe as possible – especially when it comes to online activity. Do you know if your online passwords are safe enough to protect your personal information? Yes, ecommerce and online banking can be very convenient and easy, but how can you make sure it is safe too?

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The Social Media Incubator

OCTOBER 4, 2011

He added, “Facebook is inherently visual, so it follows that photos would ignite more activity here, while twitter began, and largely remains text-driven, the home of the pithy soundbite, so it makes sense that quotes create the most engagement on that network.”

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The Social Media Incubator

MAY 30, 2012

From this tab you will have a number of options and depending on your companies procedure guidelines, you will choose how you wish to receive notifications of activity on your account. .” (red circle). Figure 2.1. The first check box has your posting preference (green circle) on the page you are an admin for.

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The Social Media Incubator

MARCH 13, 2012

Absolutely, there is no reason to not do this as it can help with search engine optimization and is a low-time-commitment activity (adding the button to your site is not complex, but you may need your webmaster to help you). Should small businesses add the Google +1 button to their website?

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The Social Media Incubator

MARCH 13, 2012

Absolutely, there is no reason to not do this as it can help with search engine optimization and is a low-time-commitment activity (adding the button to your site is not complex, but you may need your webmaster to help you). Should small businesses add the Google +1 button to their website?

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The Social Media Incubator

MAY 6, 2011

Replace scheduled tweets immediately with active, engaged conversation and ensure that your brand does not appear out-of-touch as a result. When major news breaks in your company, your industry or the world, you’ll want to be responding and sharing conversations in real-time.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

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