SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be THE year of social media. Hand social media activities over to a junior staff member or intern with no communications experience. Those are all important factors in how NOT to engage in social media. Fail to put any measurement plan in place.

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Mindjumpers

JULY 15, 2010

This is due to a very successful social media campaign driven by the “Old Spice Guy” aka “the man your man could smell like” performed by Isaiah Mustafah First back in February, Old Spice launched a video running both on television and web, which quickly quickly went viral.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

With social media, an abundance of resources are at your fingertips. However, without a successful plan and any adequate preparation, your social media efforts will fail. Just do it while giving back to the community as well. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. Want to self promote?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands by Tamar Weinberg on October 7, 2010 Share This is a guest post from James Adams.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Porsche had the highest community rating in the Community Index with a score of 5,448, followed by BMW at 3,681 and Audi at 3,612. According to the results of the study, German automakers dominate the luxury auto business category, while Japanese and American brands are largely absent and unimpressive within social media.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

In the last post we covered how to create a Social Media Lead Flow. There is a growing number of listening platforms devoted to Social Media – everything from highly customized services that are managed for you, to free tools you can manage yourself. Which media sources are relevant to your goals?

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. It’s important to claim your brand name across all the major social media platforms.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Explain your goals and establish clear guidelines for any mention of the company on social media sites.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 11, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Social Networking For a Cause: The Power of Online Communities I’d like to use this blog post to step out of our social-networking-for-business mentality and talk a little bit about using social networking for special causes.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media Worth it for You? Is Social Media Worth it for You? One of the most common questions in social media is – “is it worth it?”.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 20, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned Why Social Media Is Like Getting Stoned by Tamar Weinberg on April 20, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Todd Mintz.

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The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Home About In the Media Entrepreneurial resources Enterprise 2.0 35 pm Criticising Social Media ? Jump to Comments Criticizing social media ? Understand Social Media as a Philosophy and its application as a Culture. Criticising Social Media ? Conversations December 10, 2009.10:35

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 4) None of the following are community platforms: Wikis, Blogs or Forums. I spent a long time in a very large brand.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Is your company’s social media strategy really working? Whether you feel that you’ve maxed out the potential of your current social media efforts or you feel like nothing you do is really helping, it’s time to step up your game. Most people don’t just want to talk to a brand image.

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Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral!   The article, Appealing to Community , focused on how not-for-profits are reaching out to younger donors with social media while keeping older supporters in the fold. 

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Social media is very much here, but as those at MySpace can tell you, it’s not always here to stay. The trick to capitalizing on social media trends is to find what is happening now and make it work for you. Moms, on the other hand, aren’t hanging around Digg or Linkedin. Be Active in the Community.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. The company was arrogant -- all but the social media manager who chimed in on my post. That will certainly teach "Todd" a lesson.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 26, 2011

How do you respond to a negative comment in an online community, on Facebook? Many social media guidelines have a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to addressing negative criticism in social networks, but assessing the situation and the potential positive vs negative outcomes of responses is a skill that comes from experience.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

There are a few jokes going around the blogosphere right now regarding what it means to be a social media expert. Now that the stay-at-home-moms (and dads) are finding their way to a five-figure Twitter follow count, they’re offering all types of services and branding themselves as all-round experts.

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Saying It Social

JULY 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How Social Media ROI is like Santa Claus I entered this contest where I had to post “sweet&# advice about social marketing. Thank you in advance for your support!!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

and after being a full time mom and performing various social media marketing tasks throughout, I’ve learned that there are many parallels that can be taken from parenthood that also apply to social media marketing. As someone who is required to monitor your brand, there will never be a day when all is quiet.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

More and more businesses are getting into social media – an umbrella term that covers various activities that help bring about social interaction on the internet. Facebook and Twitter are some of the main outlets for social media, but there are numerous types of social media like blogs, wikis, forums, chat rooms, etc.

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The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Home About In the Media Enterprise 2.0 53 pm Preventing Social Media Spam Jump to Comments Image by Josh Russell via Flickr Sometimes it feels really sorry to see the tactics of a select group of folks in the name of using Social media as a Conversation Medium !

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The Marketing Blog

JULY 23, 2008

Home About In the Media themarketingblog@wordpress on Mobile Applying the Johari Window to a s/w Product July 24, 2008.3:37 Who All blog-readers who enjoy following trends/thoughts/insights/analysis on social-media , marketing and branding trends in India. I checked out the list, it is really nice.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

It is somewhat surprising how many have only a few hundred followers, despite being social media managers, practitioners and strategists at large corporations. . • Morgan Johnston – Manager Corporate Communication at JetBlue Airways. • Bowen Payson – Manager of Online and Digital Marketing at Virgin America.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Here are ten social media tools that can aid you with crowdsourcing: Twitter It is already being used for many crowdsourcing efforts. Facebook Page is a great way to use it for building brands, calling people to action, and/or build ideas. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO. Social Media. What’s at stake in this blogging contest? A nice cash prize of $1,000!

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Proactive Report

JULY 8, 2010

I had the pleasure of chatting with Maggie Fox at the Media Relations Summit in New York City last week. She spoke on the session about the future of social media and in this interview Maggie explains how branded content and the intersection paid and earned media is a growing trend she is seeing. online pr.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 28, 2010

Related posts: Luxury Car Brands Not Taking Full Advantage of Social Media Porsche had the highest community rating in the Community Index. Report: Two Thirds of Small Businesses Plan to Increase Email and Social Media Marketing Spend in 2010 VerticalResponse recently did a survey to find out how small.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Fetching Friday Many great posts over the last year have been from my Fetching Friday series, where I compile the best posts of the week throughout the blogosphere on a variety of topics, including blogging, social media, SEO, personal development, and more. Social Media. Getting Overwhelmed? Get Organized!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 28, 2010

In my own words – Influencers are individuals that write about Avaya but they also write about Cisco and Siemens in social media or otherwise. Which is why I prefer to have my communications group work with them much like they have always worked with the media. They are “advocates&# of the Avaya brand.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 24, 2010

The explosion of the internet and social media may be the fastest change in human history. No longer are individuals passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they’re “twittering&# and posting their opinions on Facebook along with other social media sites. “The stats document a revolution.

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