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Why Facebook’s Community Pages Could Give Brands Headaches

Dave Fleet

Her opening question went something like: “What the heck are Community Pages on Facebook, and why is there one for my company?&#. Community Pages 101. Facebook’s Community Pages are an initiative from Facebook to create “the best collection of shared knowledge&# on a wide variety topics.

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Do Facebook Fans Really “Like” You?

Dave Fleet

One of those touched on an interesting question: If someone “likes&# your company on Facebook but hasn’t tried your product, what is that worth? On one hand, you could point to reports showing a correlation between Facebook fans and higher spending on products they “like.&# Tags: facebook. What do you think?

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Not your grandparents’ social: The ongoing evolution of social media

Dave Fleet

When social media first came on the scene it represented a dramatic shift from one-way communication to two-way communication online. Suddenly people were connected to each other in seemingly intimate ways and early adopters found a sense of community amongst fellow adoptees.

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

Facebook is at the centre this week – four of the seven articles incorporate the dominant social network – from conflict over Egypt, to UFC broadcasting fights, to creating an engagement guide for your organization. Wired: Trolls Pounce on Facebook’s Tahrir Square. Facebook as a battleground.

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Not your grandparents’ social: The ongoing evolution of social media

Dave Fleet

When social media first came on the scene it represented a dramatic shift from one-way communication to two-way communication online. Suddenly people were connected to each other in seemingly intimate ways and early adopters found a sense of community amongst fellow adoptees.

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Time To Evolve How We Target Social Media?

Dave Fleet

Tweet How many times have you read something like this in a digital communications plan? “One in three of our target audience is using Facebook. So, we recommend creating a Facebook page for this program.&#. Therefore, we should create a Facebook page. We need to reach our target market in the place they inhabit.

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5 Steps to Thinking More Socially About Communications

Dave Fleet

Here are five ways to begin to shift your thinking from traditional communications to social communications. 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.

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