Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 18, 2012

As your grassroots community takes the next step to becoming an official one, what challenges will you face? Way back in 2008, microblogging and enterprise collaboration platform Yammer launched at TechCrunch50. Official communities that began with large budgets are struggling to maintain their success with diminished resources.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Cluetrain Style Social Media is Driven by the Person, Not the Position How to BE a Government Consultant and Use Social Media The “Getting Started with Government 2.0” bwe08 101 bah best practices blog boozallen booz allen buy-in change management communications community conference DC DHS E20 education enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 7, 2010

As you might imagine, neither of these conclusions bode well for the long-term health of a virtual community behind the firewall. You’d be surprised at some of the mind-numbingly boring stuff government consultants blog about. People have asked me to go out to Yammer and link back to their wiki pages. Cross-promote.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

If you think that the enterprise-wide wiki you’ve been pushing to install is going to change the culture of your organization, think again. That wiki is going to reflect the culture of your organization, not change it. Enable open and transparent communication! Enable open and transparent communication! Cure cancer!

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 2, 2010

I was rarely able to carve out an hour a day to read and comment on other blogs, discussion forums, online communities and books. We all face these competing priorities, but we also have to make community participation and professional growth a priority as well. In 2010, I hope that I’m able to turn this into reality.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom. If your organization already uses Instant Messaging, microblogging offers the potential to turn those one-on-one conversations into group collaboration. Set up searches on Twitter and Friendfeed for your organization’s name. Add RSS feeds to your website.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 12, 2012

right there, “ The Collaborative Organization ,” and also the CEO, Founder, and Grand Poobah of Chess Media Group. The book is at some level about the kind of consulting you do. done a little bit of that kind of consulting myself, people say, “You know what? But some organizations are struggling to be, do.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 1, 2010

But now, with social media such a huge part of public relations , advertising, marketing, sociology, and even biology , it’s becoming even more important that the next generation not only understands how to use social media, but how to use it for more than just organizing fraternity mixers or keeping in touch with your classmates.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Use email less (internally) – One thing I’ve realized is that if I keep answering people’s emails, people will continue to send them to me, even if I explicitly tell them that they’re more likely to get a hold of me by posting their question/comment to my internal blog, contact me on Yammer, use my internal wiki page, etc.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2012

Read on for insights from Evan and some social media news from Eric and Jim ( this week : Facebook changes users’ email addresses without permission, LinkedIn offers targeted status updates, and Microsoft acquires Yammer). It’s all broadcast, but, you know, you see these convergences of ad platforms and organic contents.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

I think this may be partially in part due to the time-line layout (it’s not very organized, though the design is entirely understandable). After all, the full disclosure is that I am the community and marketing director of Mashable. Then, everyone will go to his/her respective home(s) on the web. You may have more than one.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 28, 2012

You need some sort of social media listening software in your organization. You must have a listening protocol in your organization. Create a crisis flowchart that specifies who in your organization should be contacted in different scenarios. It’s hard to deal with a crisis you can’t find. Set a Listening Protocol.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Google is eager to tell your story, but without your keywords you could create a situation where consumers have to hunt and peck to find you”) and creating great content to joining niche communities and paying attention to your ripples. Direct Measurement of Google Plus Impact on Search Rankings by Stone Temple Consulting.

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 29, 2008

ve worked hard to organize the event. Talk, talk, talk Showing confidence and pride in your work is important, but is yammering on endlessly about yourself the most effective way to get this across? If you are looking for a coach, consultant or speaker, you are in the right place. How about a different approach?leave

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Almost Savvy

AUGUST 29, 2008

ve worked hard to organize the event. Talk, talk, talk Showing confidence and pride in your work is important, but is yammering on endlessly about yourself the most effective way to get this across? If you are looking for a coach, consultant or speaker, you are in the right place. How about a different approach?leave

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Convince & Convert

MAY 31, 2012

If you are a very sales-driven, outbound calling organization, then LinkedIn is a gold mine. Do that same study, but at each level of the organization. Are you in marketing or communications? I’m in a little tiny unit now called “Strategic Issues and Community Affairs.” That was the magic line.

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