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Case Study and Lessons Learned: Increasing Foot Traffic for Retail Using Social Media and Event Marketing

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Listen: They had previously done an influencer campaign which produced a short burst, but didn’t create anything sustainable and they couldn’t figure out why. Think: After hearing about their previous experience, Akamai determined the influencer campaign fell flat because the influencers weren’t neighborhood influencers.

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Case Study and Lessons Learned: App Product Launch and Awareness

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Case Study #2: Community Driven Product Launch. For tracking and ease, the event and its communication was primarily executed through Twitter using hashtag #DaBusHNL. A Facebook page was developed, it wasn’t actively utilized for the short campaign. Some social media influencers were first-time bus rides.

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What's your social currency?

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640 Million on Facebook. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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According to the authors: Wikibrand(s): noun A progressive set of organizations, products, service, ideas and causes that tap the powers of customer participation, social influence and collaboration to drive business value. It seems like a simple enough description, but the devil is indeed in the details of a successful Wikibrand.

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On Alice in Wonderland and Social Media

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Let your community see the whole Alice, even with your idiosyncrasies (how DO you keep your hair perfect on this grand adventure?). As your community learns to trust YOU, they’ll see that you’re real and no Cheshire Cat, this will make relationships easier to develop. Who can trust that crazy cat? Tell your story.

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5 things to measure in social media ROI

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While there is some dispute in the PR community about AVE, it is still the most widely used. I measure it most frequently when there is an influencer program, but that isn’t the only time its valuable. AVE: Advertising Value Equivalent is something that PR professionals have been using for years.

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Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses

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Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Are you trying to create community? Or someone said you should so your considering it. But where do you start? Well, its an often overlooked question.