Sherrilynne Starkie

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JD Wetherspoon quits social media: a bad workman blames his tools

Sherrilynne Starkie

British pub chain JD Wetherspoon, quit social media last week calling it a waste of time. Tim Martin, Wetherspoon C EO is quoted as saying, “I am worried about our business getting bogged down in social media, when being front of house in pubs is what it’s all about.”. Social Media Marketing Expertise.

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What the heck are social media consultants and what do they do all day?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Social media consultants are not masters of the dark arts. Companies often call a consultant in because social media is not working. Companies often call a consultant in because social media is not working. A lot of people think of social media as marketing, and it’s an important part.

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Embarrassing updates in social media

Sherrilynne Starkie

Just sent her to the shop to buy me orange juice and a bag of ice.” No information is posted that hasn’t been published by the social media users themselves. People whose updates have been featured on the website might well be surprised by the publicity they shouldn’t be. But there is a fix.

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What is Earned Media?

Sherrilynne Starkie

You try sharing it on social media and even run a few Facebook ads, but the results are short term and costly. That’s one way that earned media directly powers owned media. Earned media fuels shared media by providing quality content to share on company’s social media channels.

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Why marcoms pros should get Facebook Blueprint certification

Sherrilynne Starkie

There are currently two certifications for two specific areas of expertise – Facebook Certified Buying Professional and Facebook Certified Planning Professional. Certification requires advanced competency in the following: Facebook Certified Buying Professional. Those who pass the exam, get the badge to prove it.

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New report resurrects AVE measurement for influencer campaigns

Sherrilynne Starkie

More often than not, clients didn’t buy it. That’s why I was surprised to see the concept resurrected in a recent report from InfluencerDB , an influencer marketing software company, which uses Earned Media Value (EMV), the cash value of attention a brand gets on social media. They still don’t.

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Viral video: Jim Carrey’s take on gun control

Sherrilynne Starkie

In modern times, this means social media. Since Carrey’s video’s release a few days ago, it’s been viewed almost 2 million times on the Funny or Die website, and there have been almost 100,000 social media mentions of Carrey or the video. Most of the online conversation is being fuelled by Fox News’ vitriolic reaction.

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