Given the widespread adoption of social media marketing practices, the “if” and “when” questions seemed to have now been resolved by most midsized and larger companies (and a lot of small companies as well). However, as the posts and articles highlighted below show, plenty of questions remain, such as how much should we budget for social media? What’s the best process for developing a social media marketing plan? How do we demonstrate the ROI of social efforts? Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics & Techniques. MORE >>

That’s the power of social media, I guess. Now I regularly meet people at conferences and in life that I’ve only met through Facebook or Twitter. and she said, “Hi, Simon&# and I had no idea who she was until I looked down to her nametag and saw her avatar and said, “Oh my God, you’re yellow flower!&# As many of you know I’m Australian but live in LA with my family. One of the great pleasures of living here is the Thanksgiving holiday. Not surprisingly everyone ends up happier. and thanks for the friendship and support this year. MORE >>

Rewarding badges and points systems on your intranet – social scorecards – could be the turning point for turning your enterprise 2.0 Foursquare becomes Social Work and all the better for it. Now we can see leaderboards and games played out in social spaces, it’s easier to buy into as a concept. ZevenSeas and Sharepoint: What Dan showed us, in prototype was a module – or whatever Sharepoint calls plugins (Wordpress) and components (Joomla!) – which allowed Leaders to set badge names and criteria for meeting that badge. The Game of Work. MORE >>

The beauty of social media isn’t in the online connections. No the beauty of social media is in it’s potential. The article was good but it was really similar to a thousand other articles that I have read over the years about how brands need to do this or that in social in order to be successful. As I neared the end of the piece, I read the following: The great social wave is an opportunity that no business can afford to ignore or look at myopically. social media Social Networks Social Networking MORE >>

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing 7 Truths About Social Media Marketing by Tamar Weinberg on April 8, 2010 Share Even though social media isn’t new to many of us, the world is waking up to this new shiny toy. But despite the vastness of opportunities that social media affords, it’s just one channel in a series of many. Social media is a lengthy, tedious process. MORE >>