Remove Compete Remove Microblogging Remove Strategy Remove Yahoo
article thumbnail

Socialympics: How Social Media and Blogging Has Boosted Sports Media

Convince & Convert

Nike+ has revolutionized how runners track progress, compete and interact. This has given the old-school media guys something to point to when they criticize the legitimacy of sports blogging and microblogging. ESPN, Yahoo, SBNation and Bleacher/Report have been recruiting up-and-coming blogs and bloggers for several years now.

Sports 133
article thumbnail

Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

We have embarassing pictures in Google Maps , videos about the death of an innocent man in the hands of a “competent&# cop , and even Yelp reviews that can damage your personal reputation , never mind your business. Answers Yahoo! Everything today can be turned into a public spectacle that can make or break you.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

How does one small hotel possibly compete with these hotel franchises? Targeting an audience of social media heavyweights that frequently visit New York City is a really useful marketing strategy. Answers Yahoo! Is it even possible? We can say that it is. In fact, the Roger Smith Hotel did it quite successfully.

Hotels 245
article thumbnail

7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In fact, not only does your blog need to stand out from the average ones that are popping up every day, but you also need to compete with established blogs, with their loyal fan bases, that have been around for years. Answers Yahoo! The trouble is, with so much competition out there, your blog really has to stand out from the crowd.

Blogger 250
article thumbnail

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A Corporate Guide for Social Media (Forbes): Forbes actually gets it when it comes to social media strategy in the workplace. How to Create Measurable Objectives (Altitude Branding): We’ve talked about goals and strategies as it relates to social media marketing, but let’s break them down even further.

Marketing 265
article thumbnail

Is Social Media Becoming Boring?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media needs to be coupled with a creative strategy for maximum effectiveness, especially as everyone and their mothers join these sites and services to market themselves, their services, or their products. We did a six hour training on strategies for social media for $97 and several people said “too expensive.&#

article thumbnail

7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Once you fire up your social media strategy, it doesn’t travel as fast as that silver bullet either. You know, going back to my own history, Facebook [Fan Pages] and Twitter weren’t around when I started offering social media strategy. This isn’t a “Tamar is great, here are my competencies&# piece.