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One week until Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

There is just one more week until the third annual Social Capital Ottawa, a one-day conference for O-city’s active social media community. Social Capital Ottawa. Using social media for research: Social Capital 2012. Social Capital Ottawa.

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Social Capital Ottawa

Sherrilynne Starkie

Canada’s national capital is Ottawa and one of the city’s many strengths is the active and passionate social media community that thrives here. It’s a community that continues to grow and learn that’s why it supports the 2nd annual Social Capita l conference taking place later this month.

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The work isn’t done: Make brand activism more than a moment

Sprout Social

Nike and Colin Kaepernick said that in 2018 , and even in the short time since then, consumers’ expectations for brand activism have continued to evolve. Sure, 70% of people want businesses to take a stand on social and political issues. Consumers understand the power of a brand: its platform, influence and capital.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

The use of social capital builds trust and makes strangers more willing to donate for a worthy cause. Make use of your organization’s social media platforms to spread the word to as many people as possible. It has helped finance countless proms, sports-related activities, educational trips and team supplies.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

The use of social capital builds trust and makes strangers more willing to donate for a worthy cause. Make use of your organization’s social media platforms to spread the word to as many people as possible. It has helped finance countless proms, sports-related activities, educational trips and team supplies.

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MUST WATCH: The state of the internet and group-forming

SocialFish

I pointed last week to the latest Pew Internet research study about internet users and groups which found that the users most engaged with social media are also the most engaged in groups. According to Pew, American adults active in groups were asked about three potential reasons for being active in social or civic groups.

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Why I Started Social Selling

Koka Sexton

Several months ago I had the opportunity of being on my second Salesforce Live broadcast “ Using social connections to turn prospects into customers “ Truely an awesome experience. Over 30,000 people streamed the broadcast and the engagement on social media was amazing. Social media was the next frontier for sales.