SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Today’s guest post comes from Hazel Fogg, creative social media manager and editor at Academic Brits. Just recently she started to create her first social media course. Thanks to Hazel for sharing her thoughts on the use of humor in social media. They don’t want to be sold to. Who’s next?

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 26, 2012

Developing a social media strategy isn’t easy, especially with so many channels out there…it sometimes feels like social media overload ! But ignoring social media outright definitely isn’t a good strategy. Have other thoughts on great ways to build your social media strategy?

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SocMed Sean

JULY 24, 2012

Social media isn’t without these nebulous phrases or buzzwords either. ” I do believe, however, that the 12 core principles of Agile software development methodology can be easily applied to social media activities. If your sales team is engaging prospects via social, they need to be informed.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I recently participate in an Twitter chat where the conversation turned to whether or not it’s a good idea to automate social media activities. Do you automate your social media activities? Personally, I do leverage tools like Paper.li, but as an aggregation tool, not for the purpose of filler tweets.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 17, 2012

Too many folks get caught up in the numbers game when it comes to social media. They use numbers like “friends”, “followers” and…ewww…”Klout” to determine whether they are doing social right. In his 10,000 tweets, did he actually ever contribute to the conversation?

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 22, 2022

Twitter, the social media platform of short status updates, can be a useful tool for marketing your business. Over the last couple of years especially, much of the conversation has been in response to politics. Unfortunately, this can drive people away from using it as a social media platform.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

The biggest category of content that attracted visitors to SocMedSean.com in 2011 was definitely my social media comic strips. Yes…each comic strip was based on a conversation that I had with someone this year. In case you missed them, here are links to all my 2011 social media comics in one post.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I know it’s been a few weeks since I posted last, but that’s what happens when your full-time job is leading a social media team. So…apologies for the break, but the good news is there a LOT of great posts and social media comics coming soon. Feel free to leave your thoughts in a comment.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 6, 2012

Peanut Butter & Jelly Oreos & Milk Salt & Pepper and… Social media & mobile technology It’s a great fit, right? And this trend toward using our phones to engage in social networking doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Certain things just go together. Think about it. Do you have a smartphone?

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be THE year of social media. Hand social media activities over to a junior staff member or intern with no communications experience. Those are all important factors in how NOT to engage in social media. Start a Facebook page just so “we can have a Facebook page.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Finding a social media professional to help you with your online activities can sometimes be a tough process. 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels? 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels?

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SocMed Sean

MAY 19, 2022

The lock icon indicates that the conversation is a “secret” conversation. A “secret” conversation exists only between two users, and Facebook pledges not to monitor or take information from that conversation. appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 3, 2022

Sometimes, clearing the conversation or your junk can also help. The network doesn’t make this clear, and it uses an algorithm that is different from other types of social media apps. How to Clear Conversations on Snapchat? If you want to clear your conversations in Snapchat, it’s easy to do.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Additionally, I discussed the value of spending time outside of my “day job” exploring social networks, developing ideas about how they could be useful in business, and volunteering on the social media committee at my company. I wasn’t even looking for a job in social media, but a job in social media found me.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

There are a lot of ways to engage in social media, some of them effective…some of them not. If your organization is considering getting active in social or if you’re analyzing your current efforts, take a look at the following list and make sure you’re not undermining the success of your activities.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

There’s a lot of confusion about social media these days, and marketing professionals aren’t making it any easier. As a result, agencies and marketing professionals are being asked more frequently by executives how they can “use social” or get social” by engaging in the social space.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 24, 2022

Since its 2017 launch, it has become one of the most popular social media apps mainly due to its ease of use. TikTok’s chat bubble or inbox icon helps you see conversations and notifications about videos. appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean. TikTok is hot. What Does the Person Icon Mean in TikTok?

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SocMed Sean

MAY 26, 2022

Instagram is one of the most popular social media apps and is enjoyed by millions of people around the world. What does the conversation bubble icon mean in Instagram? The conversation bubble icon in an Instagram post is sometimes referred to as a chat bubble. appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 3, 2022

This made it feel a bit like a spammy social media network. It can result in 63% lower cost-per-click and up to 96% more engagement, leading to more conversions. Pinterest represents a significant and still-growing opportunity for digital social media marketing to generate brand awareness and revenue.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 28, 2011

It also probably means that you enjoy having conversations with your customers listen to their feedback and look for opportunities to integrate their feedback into your business process so you can make your products better.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

There’s no doubt about the fact that patients are becoming more vocal in the social media space. There are amazing digital conversations going on about widespread diseases like Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis , as well as very niche diseases like Huntington’s Disease and Spontaneous Coronary Heart Dissection.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 5, 2014

Thanks to Karleen for sharing her thoughts on how social media capabilities and intranets can be combined to help businesses succeed! For example, most intranet platforms will allow you to monitor chat conversations. At least they can use their social media strategy to govern their social intranet, as well.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 1, 2013

Engaging in the social space isn’t easy…and it sure isn’t cheap. Before launching new social media channels and campaigns, you should be thinking through the specifics of what you want to accomplish with channels like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. And they are right to ask the question! –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The content in this widget providers users with a quick way to see what topics of conversation are trending across the entire Facebook community. Facebook Featured Social Media Tech facebook social media social networking tips usability user experience' Have another way? Feel free to share it in a comment!

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SocMed Sean

MAY 19, 2012

Anyone who discusses social media with me usually has to sit through one (or more) of my diatribes about how ridiculous Klout is, why it doesn’t measure social media influence, and why relying on the score is one of the most annoying noob habits of social media. I don’t care what my score is.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 29, 2014

Some fear-mongers have been spreading rumors that Facebook plans to use your camera and microphone to listen in on your private conversations, while Facebook has sent pretty clear messages that it has no intent to do so. Facebook Featured Humor Mobile Social Media facebook humor mobile tablet tech tips Web Content Management'

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 27, 2022

Social media specialist. Leave a question or a tip in the comments below and let’s keep this conversation about professional blogging careers going! appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean. However, professional blogging requires a few more steps and wearing many different hats. Web developer.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Yes, he’d engage in a social conversation and relationship business before ever trying to sell. Because customer relationship management, automated or not, is social. Ask your social media strategist to conduct an audit on how the online community feels about their products and their competitors.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 23, 2018

Those annoying pop-ups that show all the conversations that are going on in Messenger. It’s almost like Messenger is invading your Facebook timeline by covering up your feed, and irritating you as the conversation continues. Sure, you can go in and mute the conversations 1 by 1, but that gets really annoying.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

It’s hard to follow all the conversations and you can’t look at multiple conversation streams at the same time. If you’re interested in learning more about social media, feel free to follow me @socmedsean. Watch the conversation streams. Then, engage in human conversations. Again, listen.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 6, 2011

For those of us who take social media seriously, it’s not a game. In fact, for me I make my living from social media and I take it very seriously. Whether you contribute to the conversation. Let’s get something straight. So, to be brutally honest, I don’t care how many followers you have.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I get a lot of questions via Facebook , Twitter and my email contact form and many of the items listed below come straight from those questions, my experience in social media strategy, years of researching platforms and best practices and…well…tinkering with social media. Social media takes time and energy.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

'Angry bird puts a lid on it' courtesy of etee on Flickr via Creative Commons license If you’re engaged in social media for either personal or professional purposes (and if you’re reading this, I’m betting you are), there’s an important skillset and rule that you might want to think about: The art of not replying.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 14, 2018

Note that for my social media comics board, Pinterest gives me the following code to embed: The problem with this code is that between the <a> and the </a> tags, WordPress doesn’t detect any information that is visible to the user, so it thinks it’s malformed code and simply deletes it.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 2, 2018

While not specifically focused on social media, this post is definitely one for the Technology section of this site. Is there an online pipe-delimiter conversion tool? If you work with Excel (and most Marketers and Technologists do), you know the pain of having to deal with a variety of file MS Excel file formats.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 23, 2019

If you want your course to succeed, you need to learn about marketing, engagement, retention, and conversion. They see ads for eCourses, hear about them from friends or family, see them in emails and maybe even on social media sites like Facebook or Pinterest. This means typing in “Facebook” or “ESPN”.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 9, 2018

As you’ll see, in the Twitter conversation, though, there is no solution to this one at this time. Ppl have uploaded photos to closed family group page – so they are just in PHOTOS tab area (not an album). I want to move them to albums. How do I do this? Rosie Rainbow (@complexrainbo) April 9, 2018.

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