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Hook A Facebook Fan Up: They're Looking For Discounts

Firebelly

Sometimes, it seems, the greatest value you can add is a good old-fashioned discount or promotion. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. In Fans With Benefits: Add Value On Your Facebook Page , I wrote about providing the kinds of content that fans find valuable.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The key here is making the mechanics of the social networks transparent. Fortunately, it also allows the developers to do the same and once a new vulnerability is found, the experts can fix it in a timely fashion. Social networks like Digg are open source???

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site.

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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A few months ago, Brian Solis talked about an off-topic pitch about a social network for plants. Somehow, I think nature lovers would be more interested in socializing shrubbery.) Writing on social media strategy has still gotten me my share of dance and fashion clothing pitches. Where do they come off doing that?

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Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

One of the things I look for nowadays when I visit sites is how well they’re integrating their social network presences. This was something I noticed a few months back Debbie Hemley Reply Michele Corona May 13, 2010 at 11:49 am Excellent article on the holistic, proper approach to implementing social media.

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3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Neither the tweet or the follow up direct message was responded to in a timely fashion. This is a well known brand, but yet they’re not building up their social media presence despite prominently advertising it on their website. Not long ago, I tweeted praise to a business and followed up with them about something else via email.

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

At the same time, I think it’s imperative that kids, both my age and younger, get the opportunity to play outside and experience nature, family, and some good old-fashioned reading before they start using computers heavily. She’s “blogging&# in an offline, old fashioned, paper journal right now.

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