Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You can’t just ‘leave your mark’ and expect success…Members of social media communities are no longer swayed by a coupon for 10% off or an invitation to try a new product. Forums and Message Boards (the oldest and second-most commonly used forms of social media). Instead, they want to connect. Rich Meyer.

Review 152

Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

In my upcoming book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web ( Amazon link ), which is slated to be released in late Spring, I talk about the importance of brand evangelism as part of an effective community management strategy. I just think that the *active* cruise community is definitely a bit disappointed.

Brands 133

Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, you might not know that I helped one newspaper go from a limited social media presence to helping them hit the Digg homepage over 40 times. That means setting aside time to answer community questions, point people to resources, and find ways to be useful to your audience – whether that’s educating or simply entertaining them.

Social Media 80

Social Media Strategy Digg Forums 80

Viper Chill

OCTOBER 26, 2009

To find out where your audience is hiding, I recommend searching: Google : Try keyphrases such as “top blogs on [niche],&# “[niche] forum,&# “[niche] community&# Facebook : Search using the form on the top right of the site for keywords relating to your market.

Forums 76

Forums Influencer Avatar Blogger 76

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

With the initiative for Facebook to be open and to empower businesses to host pages that celebrate their business, offering deals and giving the community the ability to converse directly with the business or entity these pages represent, you forgot about accountability. And now there are Community Pages! Who the heck needs it?

Facebook 277

Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277