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9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

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Consumers aren’t likely to just give that information away, businesses will have to get creative to get consumers to connect the dots for them and even then, they are likely to only initially be able to connect the dots with their most active and passionate customers. The curve ball here might be Facebook.

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What's your social currency?

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640 Million on Facebook. Stop thinking like a marketer/business owner/blogger- extraordinare for a moment, and pause. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Think about it – when you go to a Facebook page or a blog, do you always comment?

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Twitter-ups the future of events, sponsorship and event marketing

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Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. While these Tweet-ups are small and before they reach critical mass, now is the time to get involved and start sponsoring. Everyone is doing it. Ah, events.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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By encouraging businesses to start out with their focus and strategy and then move through to the other elements, the authors Dover and Moffit support what so many marketers know, but what so many companies ignore in their rush to create a program. I particularly appreciated the process of the FLIRT model.

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A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach

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Then you could ask them “ where should we have a social media presence? &# Give every employee’s voice equal weight, no matter if they are your VP of marketing or the janitor. Let’s begin with the smallest of steps for starting a successful social media program for your business.

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

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I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. All Rights Reserved.

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Jack Welch supports events and their business uses.

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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! All Rights Reserved.

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