Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

With the competition for attention within social media at an all-time high, the struggle to keep “fans” and “followers” engaged with your company’s social outposts is real, and ongoing. How do people qualify to enter your social media contest? Where will this contest take place?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

&# Without a clear methodology of measuring ROI, many businesses are still cautious to spend their marketing budget on social media and web 2.0. On top of that, let’s add all of the other social networks out there including Linkedin, Foursquare, Myspace, Friendster, Tumblr, YouTube and the list goes on. Who has time for this?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 3, 2021

Government agencies can leverage social media to share (sometimes critically) important information with their communities. Led by Emily Allen Lucht , the Director of Communications for the State of Maryland, this panel answered some of the most common questions we hear from social media marketers in government.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 30, 2009

Social media has reached the masses. Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Ah, events. When will tradeshows start hosting Tweet-ups around the country to build momentum for their events? What’s your social currency?

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agora pulse

MAY 4, 2016

If you are looking to incorporate social media into your event , you’ll need to consider including a branded hashtag in your event strategy. I’ve been involved in digital conferences like SEJ Summit and Social Tools Summit — and monitoring hashtag activity during and after the events was crucial.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

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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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 9, 2009

The campaign, a road tour, dubbed the “Spirit of Aloha” includes Hawaiian travel and tourism executives, 3 dancers & 2 musicians on loan from the Polynesian Cultural Center as well as Maui’s Camile Velasco of American Idol fame. The entire program generated much interest in tourism circles. What’s your social currency?

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The Realtime Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Cape Town Tourism’s most recent marketing initiative used a clever combination of travel blogging, crowdsourcing and social media to draw attention to the city, ranked 23rd among the top 25 travel destinations worldwide in TripAdvisor’s 2012 list of Traveler’s Choice Destinations. million soccer fans back in 2010.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 9, 2009

By taracoomans – March 9, 2009 Posted in: economy Jack Welch supports events and their business uses. By taracoomans – March 9, 2009 Posted in: economy Jack Welch supports events and their business uses. Share and Enjoy: Tags: event marketing , events No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

All the comments were thoughtful, but there were a few that made me think a lot more about this whole “social media&# thing. But truth be told, after a while, this ‘social media’ stuff has made me consciously LESS social both in person and online, and I have my reasons. Interesting.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

VisitCopenhagen is the official Tourism Organization of Copenhagen and they upload pictures of Copenhagen daily – atmospheric and beautiful pictures, which make every Dane proud of their capital and every foreigner wanting to jump on a plane right away. Facebook Is Global, But Social Is Local. VisitCopenhagen.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 24, 2011

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.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The White Rabbit was talking to her, but much of it was non-nonsensical, Alice was intrigued, so she began to follow the talking White Rabbit, until she found herself falling into an endless, cavernous rabbit hole, when she finally stopped falling, she found herself in another world.Wonderland, also known as Social Media.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 26, 2023

In a world where social media and technology have leveled the playing field between brands large and small, leaders know the only true differentiator is customer experience (CX). AI capabilities scan millions of data points from various sources such as social media and review websites to spot hidden patterns.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

It punches a hole in the theory that social media and content creation success has to be a huge time commitment. As I’ve written several times, the people in your company responsible for email, and the people responsible for social media should be the same people.

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Absolute PA

JANUARY 27, 2012

I’ll be flying to Edinburgh to present a talk on social media at Farm & More – The Farm Diversification Event – an annual get together for the farm retail and diversified farming sector. It’s a real privilege to be speaking at the event. Turning the tables: audience social media clinic.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2023

A number of geopolitical, social, economic and health events have triggered a distinct rise in consumer activism. With a documented brand strategy that incorporates a set of core values, companies are better positioned to engage with their audience on a regular basis as well as respond to unexpected events when they inevitably occur.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Use video to carry out a social media contest. Give your engagement a boost by creating a social media contest fueled by video. MeUndies collaborated with creators like Lauren-Ashley Beck to promote their social media contest, #GetSpookywithMe. Promote an upcoming event. Post a recap of an event.

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Bare Feet Studios

JUNE 23, 2012

Social media can facilitate this in so many ways. It was a huge success, both in getting a powerful message out to the people beyond Hawaii, but also in introducing social media to many who live and own businesses here on Maui. Maui Time – Maui News & Events. So Pupuka – Personal Blog. Photography.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The Q2 2016 Sprout Social Index found that 34.5% of consumers identify social media as their top choice for customer care. Proving that consumers are sending inquiries to brands on social–but how long are they willing to wait for a response? If you’re planning to publish on social from an event, mobile is required.

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Pixlee

JUNE 23, 2020

Social media is a powerhouse for marketers, with 50% of the world’s population using at least one platform. But with so many different social media platforms, it’s a challenge to get the most out of all your social channels. 54% of social media users research products on social media before making a purchase.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, heavy manufacturing is probably the only exception in sectors that have been compelled to adopt social as a medium to “be remarkable&# in human terms to their followers. Consequently, social media agencies have mushroomed , with their fair share of self-confessed SM consultants cashing in on the tide.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The only difference from the rural vista is that a cluster of people in a city suddenly stopping to snap a photo tends to turn more heads and generate attention quickly – much like the ripple effect marketers try to achieve when generating social media content, or launching a new campaign.

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Bare Feet Studios

MAY 14, 2008

Our speaker also teaches at the University of Washington and encourages CEO’s to embrace blogging and social media. We hope the local business and tourism community will collaborate with us to showcase our beautiful state and akamai kama’aina. So that means we have a long ways to go together to compete effectively.

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Bare Feet Studios

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Activism , Aloha , Gossip 2.0 > Social Media Events: New School or Old School?

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Forbes Social Media

APRIL 14, 2019

This article analyses the effects of technology on travel culture today to include medical tourism and everyday life events as now marketed as "experiences" through online travel sites and apps.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

It is hard to believe but the 2014 ProBlogger Training event is already last month and if I’m honest with you – I’m still reeling from it a little. This was our second year of holding the event on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia but it was the first time we’d had over 500 attendees all in the one room.

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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 25, 2008

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Strategy > Free Idea: Podcaster-in-Residence Saves Hawaii Tourism?

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

This is a discussion in social media circles today, and everyone has their opinion. What’s your social currency? Social Media Complainers – your new BFF’s Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach I recommend.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Your currency is your social media VALUE.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 23, 2011

There are so many layers to this topic that entire (worthy) books have been written on social media philosophy, content creation or audience engagement. With all the dynamics elements to creating a successful social media presence, its sometimes hard to know where to start or even what books are worth the time investment.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

So I’m quite delighted that he will be joining the #measurePR Twitter chat on November 9, to talk about social media ROI and possibly quite a bit else. And I hope we’ll see you. If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We’ve put together our list of the 10 must-attend travel marketing conferences of 2018 for anyone looking to network with top travel professionals, learn about emerging trends, and build out an innovative tourism marketing strategy that speaks to today’s travelers. The NY Times Travel Show : New York City, NY (January 26 – 28 2018).

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Bare Feet Studios

AUGUST 20, 2008

We are also using it as a demonstration project for how to plan a conference using the fabulous (and mostly free) tools of social media. We are also using it as a demonstration project for how to plan a conference using the fabulous (and mostly free) tools of social media. You can read the Step 1 post here.

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 29, 2016

We’ve put together our list of the 10 must-attend travel marketing conferences of 2017 for anyone looking to network with top travel professionals, learn about emerging trends, and build out an innovative tourism marketing strategy that speaks to today’s travelers. The NY Times Travel Show : New York City, NY (January 27 – 29 2017).

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