Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

  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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Firebelly

OCTOBER 23, 2012

You’re not rocketing to the top of the search engines, landing big speaking and book deals. Photo credit: Kellogg Community College (Flickr, Creative Commons). You joined a LinkedIn group or attended a networking event. It’s not a big deal. You’re not getting thousands of visits every week.

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Firebelly

JUNE 24, 2010

Before jumping in to a starting a social community, start off with a good alternative like Facebook Pages. You can bring together all of the fans of your brandusing an account that they already have, and it offers a lot of great features that can easily rival other communities. Each could do wonders for any brand.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

You can find Firebelly speaking at the following sessions. Saturday, August 21 10:15 AM Facebook for Business Chad Richards Develop a strategy and establish success metrics for your business Facebook Page.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

link] Through the experience of engaging my community online, I found MyCar Doc, a local gig that all of my friends use for their auto repair solution. In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way. Sadly, Firestone won't change, but I will.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

twitterrhea: the act of sending too many Twitter messages Next time you hear a Twitterer use a Twitter termincorrectly, hand them this list to aid in the twiteracy (Twitter literacy) ofthe tweeple in the growing twitosphere.   If we’re all on the same page, it reduces the risk of getting lost inTwitlation.

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Firebelly

MAY 21, 2010

Falling in love with just one social media community can be very limiting to your strategy and the type of engagement you are looking to implement. A lot of times, just because you love a particular platform or community and feel comfortable there, doesn’t mean that your customers or audience is there.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Instead of spending $15 million (like they did for Super Bowl spots in 2009) the company shifted ad dollars to an online marketing effort called Project Refresh that will award more than $20 million in grants to "those presenting the best ideas to improve the communities we call home and, perhaps, transform the society we call America."

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Firebelly

MARCH 5, 2010

As it escalates, however, it unlocks opportunities that are commensurate with the community’s assessment of its value. In the same regard, the community will not support or reward lackluster, opportunistic, also-ran, or hollow engagement in the long term.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

And to ensure they’re made to feel a strong part of your online community. The secret is to create a fan page with the right blend of ingredients that resonates most with your ideal fans.

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Firebelly

MARCH 16, 2010

March 17th Are You Ready For The Social Revolution?

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Firebelly

JANUARY 13, 2010

@Doug: I agree that Facebook has lifted Twitter's "@" concept (although the @ is not actually displayed), but the RTs and #s are creations of the Twitter community. Those have not been developed or adopted by the FB community. To sum it up, I guess I think "When in Rome."

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

What Henry Ford, Espresso, And Community Have In Common. I love his approach – he thinks aloud and collaborates in the open with the members of his community, shares best practices, and relentless connects people. Thankfully, Jeremy will continue writing and sharing his ideas with the community he has built.

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Firebelly

MARCH 18, 2011

No, you’re not going to create the next Facebook or MySpace on a simple WordPress website, but it’s a great (and cheap) alternative to social network creation engines such as Ning or Grouply. Make sure you have a strong community that will be interested. BuddyPress markets itself as “social networking in a box.&#

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