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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Such is the challenge I’ve been recently tasked with: not just finding out what social media people are using around the world, but how they’re using it, why and when. It turns out that some people are less than trusting of social media (for shame!) The International: Taking Social Media Overseas.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

How can you track your social media efforts to ensure that your strategy is up to par? This week’s roundup introduces you to some best practices for social media metrics. 5 Social Media Metrics You Can Stop Tracking Yesterday. From likes to leads: The new metrics for B2B social selling.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

So given that you have already interacted via social media, I don’t think it’s too much to say, “I’d love to learn a little more about <your company>… would you have 20-30 minutes for me to say “hello” to you in person over coffee?” ” … or something like that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 24, 2011

Moving back to the industry’s desire to link business objectives to PR metrics brings us to social media evaluation. As the industry has started to embrace more credible and meaningful metrics, social media has presented many more challenges.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 19, 2013

So given that you have already interacted via social media, I don’t think it’s too much to say, “I’d love to learn a little more about <your company>… would you have 20-30 minutes for me to say “hello” to you in person over coffee?” ” … or something like that.

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JULY 17, 2013

If you’re a clever cookie, you already have figured out the rest of the story at this point: Social media philosopher ponders how to push his message into the future. Social media philosopher realizes he does this all the time with business. Unless you could, of course, time your messages. Tweeting after death.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 21, 2012

When it comes to staying on top of social media, one of the big challenges we have is to find the social media tools that will help us achieve a happy medium between curating, listening, engaging and producing content. There you have it: my holy Trinity of managing social media. I hope this is helpful!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

All the comments were thoughtful, but there were a few that made me think a lot more about this whole “social media&# thing. But truth be told, after a while, this ‘social media’ stuff has made me consciously LESS social both in person and online, and I have my reasons. Interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2011

But considering that there are plenty of other social media fish in the sea, it’s not his best option in terms of the time he has available. There are incredible demographic numbers available for most social media platforms now. Don’t assume that social media comprises just Twitter, Facebook and maybe LinkedIn.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Here are six ways to start injecting the Valentine’s Day spirit into your social media routine. Leave a review for a company or service you like on Yelp , or a similar site. There are probably any number of ways to walk the social media talk and inject the spirit of Valentine’s Day into our daily routine.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

So I’m taking advantage of WUL to shine the social media spotlight on them. I got to know Adam several years ago through social media, and then encountered him and His Lovely Wife (he doesn’t capitalize it, I do) in Orlando not long thereafter. Adam Toporek. Bess Winston. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2011

We used social media and leveraged the triple-bottom line of the organization to promote the program and event. In three easy steps, here’s what I did to ensure the program had a social presence. Have contacts at large companies? Then, we attracted Change.Org, and they’ve helped us take up the cause. Spread the word!

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MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy. Employee evangelists are made, not born. A Reason to Speak.

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APRIL 11, 2019

For most companies, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means giving back to the surrounding community. Companies choose to give because it’s the right thing to do, and it directly impacts the communities in which their employees live and work. Guest Post by Lisa Holtorf and Dawn Buzynski.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

For businesses to remain competitive, a significant effort in achieving marketing automation is required, as the gains to consumer interactions and experience, and company productivity and profit are many to be had. A/B testing can benefit a company immensely from even a simple neural network. Feature #6: Social Media.

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MAY 13, 2019

However, most SMBs haven’t a clue how they can profit from this proximity which gets even better with social media via social listening. So keep reading, but first: What is Social Listening? Social media is huge and loud. Become Socially Active. 2018 SBA reports show there are 30.2 Napster, and.

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JUNE 4, 2014

Rise of the social photobooth and video jukebox. Live event social media generally involves a social media person or standard event-goer using a mobile device to put content online. Retail companies the world over are taking to holistic commerce and everything it brings to the table.

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JUNE 21, 2018

Around one third of the world is on some form of social media. With social media on the forefront of many people’s minds, it has naturally also come to weigh on the minds of marketers. At the same time, the business climate has put increasing importance on the way company culture informs company success.

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MARCH 21, 2019

In this post from last May by John Friedman , he wrote about a job where he traveled across North America to discover a company had lost the plot of what it was doing. I won’t spoil the story or post for you, but suffice it to say that the company had lost focus of what it was they were in the business of actually doing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 1, 2019

A high-profile accident, product recall or allegations of illegal activity can cause profound, lasting damage to a company’s good standing in the community. In the age of social media, it’s not unheard of for a business to be held accountable for what one of its employees says online. Image by Matthew Guay via Unsplash, CC.

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JUNE 24, 2019

In fact, a new survey from Uproar PR found 72% of people prefer micro-level social media influencers. When you offer them an advance on a new technology or you ask them to help share how a company can improve (for example) cybersecurity, they are ready to engage. Think Beyond Social Media. Event panel.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Instead of “We are an award-winning catering company” say, “Your guests will be wowed.”. Ask questions on social media. Share the right content on the right social media network. Every social media network is different, which means your audience and/or the information they’re looking for is different, too.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Celebrities, athletes, business leaders and individuals who have an elevated status on social media generally make up macro-influencers. It also requires the brand to have an established social presence. Does the content on their social channels support our brand? Backpack Boy is a macro-influencer.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Because India has been buzzing over the #CoolestInterviewEver , where one of the country’s largest companies wanted you to be “cool” enough to work for them. In the third and final week (that’s this week), the company will select a winning candidate for one of the “cool” job profiles featured on the site.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 12, 2018

When it comes to building brands most experts will likely start with the tactics: Develop a mission statement or messages, create a logo, use PR, advertise and leverage social media. As a starting point on the journey to build company or personal brands, it’s important to step back and think about the drivers of behavior.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 14, 2013

Amazingly enough, our fine feathered friends have more to do with social media then you may think. The Chicken and the Egg Social Media Conundrum. Why: Jay Baer applies the age old question to social media marketing. K” is King in Brand and Company Naming. The Chicken Dance and Social Media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 5, 2018

Fink, founder and chief executive of the investment firm BlackRock, states in a New York Times article , “Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose. To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance, but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society.”.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2011

about what the difference is between “community manager&# and “social media manager?&# I know I am – and I am both a community manager and a social media manager! With the explosion of social media over the past few years, more and more companies are hiring…well, someone to manage social media.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 16, 2012

Can you have a competition that measures how “good” your social media is? A contest that pits two groups head to head in direct social media feud? The Business Journals are a consolidated group of business media sources providing local business news in 43 cities. The winner gets no official prize, only recognition.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 11, 2013

Really, that’s what any good company does; cut the dead weight. If social media, and the Internet experience in general, is founded on groups, other people, and relationships, why are we still depending on ourselves to find all the news that’s relevant to us? He is a husband, Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs fan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 8, 2013

I was surprised to get a Facebook request from my company ( Six Degrees PR ) to join its Page named “Six Degrees PR bunker.” I never thought that any company would step up to connect and engage with its employees through a private Facebook Page – this was quite a surprise to me. Case in point: me. reading and traveling.

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APRIL 26, 2012

While I haven’t given in to the craze yet, it’s impossible to ignore its meteoric rise in the world of social media, not just within our industry but in mainstream adoption. However, a fashion or retail company has to be on there because their audience is active and present on the network. How will you define your presence?

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MARCH 25, 2013

Two years ago when the Midwest had a massive heat wave, and the company had trouble keeping up with demand, plenty of cups of yogurt were spoiled in transit or at the store. And the company honored every spoiled cup with a replacement, whether the spoilage was its fault or not. Where did customers go to complain?

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Attribute/drive creative social PR campaigns. Late last year, Kingsford Charcoal sought to identify “The Nicest Person in Social Media.” Stunts are a standard tool in the public relations arsenal, but with the help of social media analytics, we’re starting to see brands take them a step further.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

What story opportunities exist for both traditional and social media? Using the above fictitious business as an example, here are some findings: Part of the upfront work will also include researching social media. What concrete evidence supports these messages? How can they help or hinder you get to your goal?

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