Dave Fleet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Lots of people spend lots of time nowadays thinking about how to build up channels/audiences/communities (choose your buzzword as appropriate) through social channels. Relatively few, however, seem to apply similar rigor to the process of communicating with those people after the fact. Lead to more conversions.

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Dave Fleet

JUNE 15, 2010

Social media ROI is a hot topic right now, as social media begins to (slowly) mature. One area in particular which is fast-evolving is social media monitoring (my ex-colleague Michael O’Connor Clarke quipped last week that there’s probably a micro-industry dedicated to watching it).

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Dave Fleet

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In essence, Richard argues that while Hillary Clinton took a top-down, hierarchical approach to communication (via the mainstream media), Trump’s use of social media enabled him to go direct to his base and to communicate without the filter of the media. Corporate Social Media ≠ Personal Social Media.

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Dave Fleet

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In essence, Richard argues that while Hillary Clinton took a top-down, hierarchical approach to communication (via the mainstream media), Trump’s use of social media enabled him to go direct to his base and to communicate without the filter of the media. Corporate Social Media ? Pay attention.

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Dave Fleet

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Your new social hub, or your Facebook Page, or your engagement plan may be the nice, glamorous part of your approach to social media, but be careful not to completely neglect incoming information in favour of outbound messages. That approach is ineffective in social media. Think long-term, not short-term.

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Dave Fleet

OCTOBER 29, 2010

So, your job #1 as a steward of your brand’s Facebook page is to draw people to your page and maximize your conversion rate of visits to “likes.&# The continued rise of Facebook community managers. This shines the light firmly on community managers as the key to Facebook success for brands. Shift your budget.

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Dave Fleet

JULY 5, 2010

In recent months we’ve seen several interesting moves within the social media monitoring/social CRM space. Sysomos offers three core services: Sysomos MAP – a web-based, enterprise-level social media monitoring tool. Tags: social media monitoring Marketwire monitoring Sysomos. Acquired by.

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Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As I’ve done so, I’ve highlighted five key landscape shifts that are changing the way that agencies and teams like ours need to operate: Newly (re-)accelerated change in social networks. Less “social”, more “media”. Decline of community management (in some areas). Ubiquity of rich media.

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Dave Fleet

MARCH 8, 2012

What does that mean for you as a communicator? From my perspective, it means that your community management, monitoring and measurement folks are now your best friend. Community management , because as a brand you need to be watching the activity on your page and watching for spikes in attention.

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Dave Fleet

APRIL 12, 2011

Ever have one of those frustrating conversations with your colleagues during an emerging issue, where you’re trying to figure out whether acknowledging an issue online will defuse it or spread it? You know, the one that goes something like: A: “Have you seen all the chatter about this issue online?

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Dave Fleet

MARCH 2, 2011

This carries over to the new plugin, meaning that a company’s Facebook Page can engage in conversations on third-party sites. Meanwhile, community managers themselves need to take extra care when posting comment replies, in the knowledge they may be synchronized on another site. Broader reach of business and user comments.

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Dave Fleet

MAY 25, 2010

That’s the three-step approach we recommend companies take when it comes to approaching social media marketing activities for their organization. Brian Solis , for example, talks about “listening, observing and learning” as the bedrock steps in organizational use of social media in his book “ Engage ” (which I’m currently reading).

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