Social Media Strategery

MAY 13, 2011

No, I’m not going to tell you that you have to create a Facebook fan page or that you just totally have to use WordPress for your blog. Self-confidence and self-awareness can’t be achieved just by reading , attending conferences , or subscribing to blogs – it actually takes some honest introspection and humility.

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MARCH 11, 2012

Over the last four years especially, I felt as if I was at the tip of the spear when it came to things like social media policy (this blog and my Twitter account were the first transparent, employee-owned, external social media properties), Enterprise 2.0 (I I was on the Programming Committee for the first Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 24, 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, it's only natural (and for a blog, virtually mandatory) to reflect on the year that's passed. Since that first post more than three years ago until now, this blog has served as the foundation for everything I've done in creating and building the social media practice at Booz Allen.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 6, 2010

Fri, May 7, 2010 Government 2.0 , Social Media I’ve been in many meetings with senior executives where the topic has turned to social media, and sooner or later, THE question comes up - “So, explain to me again why we should be playing around with [insert your social media tool of choice here]? Government 2.0 htttp://www.scarf8.net

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 17, 2010

I was actually a little surprised when Katie approached as I feel like there’s so much more that I could be doing, more that I could be reading, and more people that I could be meeting. Andreajm517 Steve – Great preso and blog post. It was also great to meet you last week at the Social Media in Ed discussion panel!

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Social Media Strategery has been around for more than two years now – much much longer than I ever thought I would be able to keep this blogging thing up. So for everyone who reads this blog regularly – whether you’re a subscriber, reader, commenter, critic, colleague, or friend – thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

link] frankgruber (Frank Gruber) Twitter Comment Details on my recent meeting with the Washington #Nats execs RT @sradick Taking Gov 2.0 to the Ballpark ([link to post]) – new blog post up now #gov20 #sportssocmed – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] govwiki (govwiki) Twitter Comment RT Taking Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 1, 2010

If you’ve kept up with this blog , you know that I’m really interested in the intersection of social media and education, and my old Public Relations 101 professor now teaches in the USI communications department, so I’m particularly excited for this opportunity. Higher quality posts? Greater engagement? Central time.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 8, 2011

When someone in the communications industry refers to a “ community manager ,&# they are usually referring to someone that can manage the online relationships for a particular brand, using tools like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. Guess who gets the write the blog post criticizing the new expense reporting policy? It’s you.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

While she was always focused on meeting our deadlines and staying under budget (she was a PMP , after all), she also realized that there was often more than one way to do that. . "Are you having fun?" " My very first boss at Booz Allen made this a habit to ask this question of everyone on her team at least once a month.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Sure, social media can help facilitate this transformation, but starting a blog or Twitter account is by no means a prerequisite. Meeting people’s needs respects their time and builds confidence and trust–critical to meaningful engagement. Open Government/Government 2.0 link] Gwynne Great list, Steve. htttp://www.scarf8.net

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 7, 2009

Search Twitter for the tag #gov20 and start clicking through to people’s Twitter accounts and blog posts. Identify the biggest opponent to social media in your office and schedule regular meetings with them to discuss his/her rationale against social media. Club to meet other like-minded individuals? The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 3, 2011

But if you made spaces for people to effectively congregate, hold meetings, and access information and services that would be more effective for the institution than just letting people hang out on the campus green. This is a space for students to connect, meet one another, communicate, and share. The answer is: sure they are.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 3, 2009

Per my social media resolution #5 , I’ll also be posting more of often about the various events, conferences, and meet-ups I’ll be attending in hopes of meeting more of my virtual contacts in person. panel discussion at the next Social Media Club of DC meeting. Looking forward to meeting in person this year.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

Development Social Media An Interview with Blogger Bob From TSA’s Evolution of Security Blog Tue, Mar 10, 2009 Best Of , Government 2.0 When I first started “ Social Media Str ategery &# six months ago, on e of my inspirations was the TSA’s “ Evolution of Security &# blog. thing was possible after all.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Blog more often – I know, I know, this is always on everyone’s social media “to-do&# list. When I started this blog back in October, I had one goal – to give me an external “home base&# from which I could become a part of the social media and government conversation.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 1, 2013

I’m barely able to make ends meet. And while they are price sensitive, they also have many smart strategies for making ends meet. Why do you think Best Buy employees frequent online electronics forums or car brands actively participate on top auto blogs? “I’m technically middle class, but I don’t feel that way.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 4, 2011

I don’t care how many friends, followers, likes, or blog comments you have. I want to know that you’ve at least tried to use Twitter/Facebook/blogs/Foursquare for a purpose other than getting more people at your Edward Forty-hands parties. Everyone is connected – that guy whose blog post you stole last week? People talk….about

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 9, 2016

Come to the meeting armed with knowledge about what is and isn’t allowed, what other brands have done and what the legal precedents are. Here are three key takeaways for anyone creating content for their brand: Do your own research. Your in-house legal counsel probably aren’t experts in copyright, intellectual property, or trademark law.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 30, 2011

In the last several years we’ve seen a remarkable shift from blogs and discussion forums to instant update platforms like Twitter and Foursquare. My previous post has some detail around this particular issue, but one point reigns supreme: build the platform to meet a business need. Behavior Change is Slow.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

But in many of these social media implementations, I’ve come across a lot more people saying, “I have an internal blog but no one reads it,&# or “We have a wiki, but no one uses it!&# implementations of blogs, wikis, or forums not living up to the expectations of the technology? Why are Enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 21, 2009

Seeing as I’m part of a 500+ person team of strategic communications professionals here, my goal was not to create one smaller team of geeks who blog and Tweet all day, but to get all 500+ people on the team to know, understand, and use social media just as they know, understand, and use press releases, email pitches, and town hall meetings.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2009

community, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a ton of different people, all with different motivations, frustrations, and aspirations. Thinker – You’re not on Twitter, nor do you maintain a blog. You are constantly sharing links to briefings, blogs, and articles in an effort to pique somebody’s interest.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 26, 2010

Do the folks at WordPress use Blogger to host their personal blogs? The guys installing your organization’s blogging software don’t realize that the “Add a Picture&# button doesn’t work because they don’t have blogs. Do the IT guys developing Windows 7 use Macs?

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 23, 2012

As CIOs and Chief Knowledge Officers bring tools that have been used on the Internet – blogs, wikis, microblogs, profiles – behind the firewall, they tend to expect the same results. "We'll A board meeting. "We'll have our own Wikipedia!" " Or Facebook…or Twitter – you name it.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 26, 2010

With each and every one of these events, I always looking forward to meeting and learning from the Gov 2.0 I’m writing blogs – they’re trying to explain Twitter to a three-star general. Photo courtesy of James Duncan bah , blog , booz allen , boozallen , DC , Expo , g2e , g2s , gov20 , govloop , OReilly , Prof.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

We’re already seeing it with Intellipedia , with change.gov , with the TSA’s blog – within virtually every government organization, social media is at least being discussed. Meet with your boss about it. Meet with your boss’s boss about it. Start a blog where you talk about it. Just DO something!

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 17, 2010

Do you have like 30 minutes to meet with me so that I can ask you some basic questions?&# link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] MiaAAquino (Mia Aquino) Twitter Comment Nice blog post by @sradick “Interested in being at the tip of the [social media] spear? I’m one of the leads for our social media/Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

From wikis in the Intelligence Community to internal blogs at IBM , many of my clients see these articles and want to use social media to realize these same benefits, but don’t know how to do it. How big of a net should you cast when implementing a wiki or blogs behind your firewall? While there we may make friends.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

I’m particularly excited to meet some of the notable bloggers that I’ve got on my blogroll as well as meeting some other new and upcoming bloggers too. bwe08 , blog , conference , professional development , social media , vegas This post was written by: sradick - who has written 82 posts on Social Media Strategery.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 27, 2010

Analysts assist in coordinating, planning and facilitating joint meetings of Academy staff, our Panel members and client organizations. link] DaveMurr (David Murray) Twitter Comment Blog to feature people on the move and jobs in Gov 2.0 Development Social Media Gov 2.0 Image Courtesy of Flickr User Ben Zvan. The Whole. : The Whole.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 2, 2009

I get an opportunity to meet and interact with some of the top minds in the broader social media world and get their perspectives on what’s working and what’s not in Government 2.0. Guide Social Media and the Next Generation I Started a Blog But No One Cared The Public Doesnt Need to Know What Gov 2.0 folks there.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Now, consider this blog post a public service announcement for all you consultants and contractors out there (including all you Booz Allen guys too!) – I don’t want you to become the next Gov 2.0 If someone comments on your blog, comment back. Go out and meet the people with whom you’re talking online.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

“…if our consumers are younger, and they love video games, and they have shorter attention spans, and they love interactivity, and they love social media, and everyone blogs, and everyone’s on Facebook, why wouldn’t we put ourselves right in the middle of that?&# What social media or Government 2.0 way of thinking.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 24, 2010

APAN has file sharing applications, wikis, blogs and calendaring tools to coordinate schedules. If you’re interested in learning more about APAN, talk to Walton Smith at the Expo or learn more on Bill Ives’ blog here. identity and more. Make sure that you follow all of our Booz Allen attendees on Twitter too! The Whole. :

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Depending on the client, any one of them might meet your needs. In addition to directing them to the above resources and offering to meet with their client directly, I’m also going to start pointing them to this post by Jason Falls. Forrester’s recent report about the growth of the market has earned plenty of blog pick up.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Most of these individuals serve, in some fashion, as social media evangelists – they’re the ones leading the charge to get their organizations on Twitter, to start blogging, to start using new technology to really change how their organizations operate. Image Courtesy of Flickr User AndYaDontStop.

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