SocMed Sean

MAY 30, 2018

Thanks to James for sharing his insights on the topic of social media recruitment and tips on how to find the right employees using social networks! Social Media Recruitment is a valid—and recommended— strategy to gain new, cutting-edge employees and expand your workforce. By now, we’ve all heard of Social Media.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

I’ll be starting a new series on SocMedSean that focuses on some of the most unsocial social media behaviors that I see in the digital space. Take off the mask, be social, share who you are. Featured Humor LinkedIn People Social Media best practices cartoon comic linkedin social media social networking tips'

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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. Does it work?

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SocMed Sean

MAY 29, 2012

As a professional working in social media , I spend most of my day working on developing strategies to leverage channels like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogs to engage with customer communities. I thought I’d capture a view into that craziness in my latest social media comic. Do you work in social media?

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 8, 2013

Idiot crooks make me giggle and the news seems to be filled with criminals who insist on confession to the crimes they commit …even if they do so unintentionally via a social media channel like Twitter or Facebook. Have a great story about idiot criminals using social media to incriminate themselves? –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 9, 2018

Thanks to James for sharing his insights on the topic of social media engagement and how to interact with customers! Building a following for your social media can be quite challenging. Here are just some tips to help you out in order to keep your social media audience engaged and interested in your brand.

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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

JUNE 20, 2018

Thanks to Ben for sharing his insights on the topic of engaging employees in their use of social media! In today’s digital age, social media is one of the main driving forces behind a business. Even if you have a whole team dedicated to promoting the company on social media, sometimes you need a bit more help.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Whether the members of those teams were tasked with building and maintaining large corporate Intranets or running social media for Fortune 100 clients, they all required a few common traits to be successful in their efforts. Be sure to allocate appropriate budget, headcount, and resources for your social media team.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 9, 2018

Thanks to Sean for sharing his insights on the challenge of managing digital social media channels…even when you’re offline! One of the significant challenges of working with social media is that you cannot be continuously online. Also, social media influences users’ behavior in the real world by 7%.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 28, 2017

Thanks to Nicole for sharing her insights on the topic of social media and its use in the business setting! In the effort to stay relevant and cover a wider range of market, business people are relying more and more on social media as a method of advertising their businesses and selling their products.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 10, 2013

Engaging in social media is significantly harder than it sounds. Some believe that social media is free , simply because it generally costs nothing to secure a Facebook page, Twitter handle, and YouTube account. So, you’ve registered all your social media channels, do you know what to do with them?

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 29, 2017

Today’s social media comic is reflective of a conversation I have had with leaders at multiple agencies. Like these social media comics? Next time a potential project comes across your desk, take a moment to consider the alternatives. You might save time and budget for the client and earn another project from them.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

You’re asking for social media fun and frivolity with your Facebook or Twitter account. By simply walking away from your computer without enabling the password security, you leave everything on your computer wide open. And the same goes for your mobile device. So press that lock key.

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Social Media is ubiquitous. If you don’t know what that means, it means that everywhere you turn, social media is there. Because we are becoming an “always on” society and are never more than 3 steps from our mobile devices and computers, social is invading everything we do. Trust me, I tried.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 4, 2022

Instagram messages have become more feature-rich, and these tips are designed to help you better understand how to use Instagram messages more effectively. The post 5 Tips for Managing Your Instagram Messages More Effectively appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

You know them…the social media “experts”, “wizards”, or “gurus” who are just too important to make time for the “little people” of the world. Social media gurus who behave in anti-social practices are the slimy, smarmy used-car salesman of the digital marketing space.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 25, 2012

I appreciate Matt taking the time to share an interesting experience he had with outsourcing social media management! If you’re thinking about turning over the keys to your social channels to a 3rd party agency, read Matt’s post and think carefully about who you choose. They really become the voice of your company.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 21, 2012

Combine 300 channels in my cable package, with an extremely short attention span and you have all the ingredients necessary for an evening of click…click…click… Are you changing the channels too quickly when it comes to social media? The same problem exists in the realm of social media, though.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 21, 2022

LinkedIn is a popolar social media site that's distinct from the many others online. Deactivating only certain features of LinkedIn. Below are a few features you can consider disabling. You can turn off LinkedIn notifications on your phone while still being able to use all of LinkedIn’s other features.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 8, 2012

A while back, I asked a fairly straight-forward question on my Facebook page : What is your social media pet peeve? The value, here, is to help each of us understand what irritates other people in the realm of social media. 25 social media pet peeves. What’s yours? So…here they are.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

This week we welcome guest blogger Amy Stewart, Senior Manager of Social Media Strategy for Intouch Solutions & author of great Kansas City-focused blog at beyondtheplazalights.com. Celebrate: They could have shared news about the new partnership in an exciting way through their social media channels without mentioning the old one.

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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. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. So, should you ignore the numbers?

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Stan is an online writer and a social media enthusiast who loves to write about the latest social media trends. However, many businesses using social media to brand themselves fail to offer this staple. The lack of thorough customer support on social networks is staggering. Don’t fall into this trap.

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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

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

JANUARY 5, 2013

Are you willing to risk your company reputation by putting an intern in charge of your social media channels? Would you be prepared if their activities sparked a social media crisis for your company?

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Needless to say, the social media platform has grown tremendously from its humble roots as a photo sharing network for teens. Currently, Instagram is one of the largest social media networks online. These new features attracted influencers from across multiple other platforms like Snapchat, YouTube, and TikTok.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 1, 2012

Today’s post comes from Laura Clarke,a blogger and lover of all things social media. Laura currently works on behalf of Sentiment Metrics, a leading provider of social media management software. I appreciate Laura sharing her thoughts/experiences with customer engagement via social media channels!

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Social media offers a lot of great opportunities and access to information. Since I work in social media in my day job , I pop in and out of my social channels during the day, but commit to not spending more than 10 minutes at a time.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Need some help understanding how the Instagram likes feature works? The post An Instagram Overview of Liked Posts and How They Work appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Need some help understanding how the TikTok likes feature works? The post A TikTok Overview of Liked Videos and How They Work appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 5, 2012

Rule number one of succeeding in social media is to first ensure that you have a product or service that your customers like. I’d be interested to hear examples of companies are spending time/energy on social media when they might be better off devoting those resources to improving their products. Leave a comment!

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SocMed Sean

JULY 25, 2015

I have been publishing my social media cartoons and comics for a while now and I often get emails or tweets asking whether someone can use one of my comics in their book or presentation. So, with that clarified, here are 25 of my social media comics all in one spot. I hope they make you laugh just a little.

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