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While I Was Out: Reflections On a Social Media Hiatus

Waxing UnLyrical

So I figured I’d just share some of what I experienced the last several months… consider them reflections on a social media hiatus from a business point of view. If you’re concerned about your “standing” or social scores (cough, Klout, cough) in social media, then you have a panic attack.

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Klout, the Super Bowl, and Our Addiction to Shooting the Messenger

Convince & Convert

Two weeks ago, I received a Klout Perk to be part of the Social 46, a gathering of Indiana’s top social media influencers. I do not know how many of the 46 were “found” by Klout versus already known by the committee, and it’s not particularly relevant. Prove me wrong.

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

Akamai Marketing

The quicker the response, the happier the complainer and the more impressed the social media listeners are. Give them a private way to stay in touch (so they can voice their concerns to their new friend on the inside as opposed to using social media). What’s your social currency? But not really.

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Social media- it’s not about the ratings

Janet Fouts

I get asked a lot how one should choose a social media coach or consultant and my answer is always the same. Talk to their clients and look at their own social presence online. I’m not trashing Klout or Hubspot here, I like them, and I think the scores give an idea of how somebody is doing based on their systems.

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Social Media Lessons from a Two-Year Old

Social Media Strategery

For the last few months, I think I’ve spent more time talking people out of using social media than talking them into it. Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter Facebook, Vine, Foursquare, Klout – you name it, they want it. Brands seem to be at war in some sort of social media arms race and there’s no end in sight.

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Does it matter who follows you on Twitter or Facebook?

Akamai Marketing

This school of thinking is my typical default for personal accounts, soloprenuers and consultants. And its easy for people to feel turned off when people or THEY support ignore them , that’s when your social media presence can become a liability. Many high-Klout folks auto-follow. you make them giggle now and then?

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A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach

Akamai Marketing

THEN, I’m going to tell you why its relevant to social media. How does Kaizen relate to social media? have when beginning a social media program. If we’re honest with ourselves, the only reason businesses today don’t employ social media already is because they are afraid.