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Are you bumping into coworkers enough?

Jeff Esposito

A cordial conversation about last night’s game or a lunch sparked from seeing someone driving in a classic Chevy can help build a connection with a coworker. These side conversations and lunches can also lead to work conversations that spark innovation or improve internal processes. What do you think? Image: time_anchor.

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Five for Friday

Jeff Esposito

Facebook, Twitter play role in college admissions – We’ve all heard about jobs firing folks because of things happening on the social Web, but would you believe that it is filtering into the admissions process? It shows that combining social media and search for product information has a 48 percent conversion rate in purchase for consumers.

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Don't burn bridges

Jeff Esposito

The thought process is that fan page for product X can be tested against product Z as to who generated more fans or followers. Like all forms of communication, social media requires a two-way conversation to be sustainable and mutually beneficial for customers and brands. Sounds easy right? So are new toys.

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UMASS Dartmouth Study Shows Social Media Reduces Recruiting Costs for Higher Ed

Jeff Esposito

It has been a long while since I applied to a college or university; I remember the recruiting process well. I gave it a quick read and decided to check it out in more detail over the weekend. I received lots of VHS tapes, brochures and pamphlets that I tossed in the trash after a quick watch, but a lot has changed since 1998.

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Breaking the social silo

Jeff Esposito

And to be frank, not everyone is a natural born communicator and being open and transparent is scary so the team has to also be nurturing and supportive in this phase of the process. Keeping a single mind, on the other hand, will do the converse as it can blind teams to only thinking one way.