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How (and Why) to Map Your Company’s Digital Landscape

Webbiquity SMM

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. Your prospective buyers are likely having conversations in places well beyond the big five social networking sites.

Vocus 184
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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over. In addition, WordPress’ sister offerings, BBpress and Buddypress offer message board and social network features as well that all integrate well with each other.

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How to Develop a Social Media Policy for Employees in 2020 and Beyond

Oktopost

How did this document, originally hated by employees, become such an important component of a brand’s overall social media strategy? Should employers suddenly change course and encourage employees to spend time on social networks during work hours? What is a social media policy for employees? Policy enforcement.

Policies 146
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How to Integrate Social Media into Your Website with a Homeland Embassy Strategy

Convince & Convert

It’s an idea shared first by Steve Rubel , though I’m not sure he meant to take it as far and as literal as I’m going to here, but the basic gist is that your website is your homeland and your social networking accounts are your embassies. Or do they need to socialize their homeland as well? The same is true of social networks.

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

Other than your company’s website, most mentions were likely in well-known online news sites or trade industry publication sites. You can find a list of more than 150 social media monitoring tools here or close to 200 here , but—that can seem overwhelming. Social Mention. blogs, microblogging sites, social networks, etc.).

SM2 202
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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

As she notes in her introduction, Li’s book is organized around four main themes: Research: start by using search and social media monitoring tools to discover where your customers and prospects are congregating. Don’t automatically assume they use the most popular social networks. Social Events (e.g.,

Review 152
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Successfully Engaging Customers with a Cause

Buzz Marketing for Technology

They harnessed blogs and message boards – “be very careful if you are trying to sell them – must be a very genuine conversation” Went to breast cancer blog sites – tried to give relevant information and how they can join in National Breast Cancer Awareness day.