Jeff Esposito

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Three Reasons Why Executives Should Tweet For Themselves

Jeff Esposito

In 2009, when I started using Twitter and Facebook for business reasons, I could understand why executives were afraid to join the social media conversation. They pay attention to real conversations in real-time. They comment directly on other industry leaders’ articles, under their own identities. Why do I follow these leaders?

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Listening and acting on social signals

Jeff Esposito

A few weeks back, I took the stage at Internet Retailer ‘s annual conference for the ecommerce industry to discuss social media and how marketers can do it right, but also how they can do it very wrong. Much of the value of social media lies within the data that is readily shared by its users.

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Why your small business SHOULD care about social media

Jeff Esposito

Here are some industry statistics that might ease some of your concerns: 150 million Facebook users ( socialbakers ). By investing some of your time into social media and building up a presence on a social network, you can build a place to create continual conversations with your customers. million Twitter users ( Media Bistro ).

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Five for Friday

Jeff Esposito

Sure their industry is different than yours or mine, but it is a great use of hyper targeting that can be used by any company. The Conversation is Over. Long Live the Conversation. Much like the school in Cambridge, it is wicked smaaaht but worth reading in terms of what conversation really means.

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Listening and acting on social signals

Jeff Esposito

A few weeks back, I took the stage at Internet Retailer ‘s annual conference for the ecommerce industry to discuss social media and how marketers can do it right, but also how they can do it very wrong. Much of the value of social media lies within the data that is readily shared by its users.

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5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With

Jeff Esposito

This is a video-chat feature where companies can have a real-time conversation with up to 10 people at a time. This network is slowly opening up its gates and could be a great place for you if your business has a foothold in the music or entertaining industry. The network also boasts a great tool called Hangouts. Image: GapingVoid.

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NewsSpark Content Hub – Beta Invite

Jeff Esposito

We’ve built a digital relationship based on everyday conversations: career successes, vacations, holidays, the NFL, SXSW, gaming, the lottery, clowns and more. As a reader of Jeff’s blog, you can enter the private beta phase of NewsSpark and be an early industry creator via his referral link: [link]. Jeff has since become a tweep.

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