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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Starting a fan page on Facebook and a business account with Twitter is sort of like moving into a new neighborhood. Reply Jayesh Paul May 19, 2010 at 10:54 am Powerful points, social media tools are making more easier to check your SMO efforts via social stats with google analytics. Twitter is a fantastic tool to use.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Not one of them has a blog (solicitors, accountants, insurance brokers etc). Facebook is growing closer to the size of google. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Small business is slow to catch on. I run an IT support company for small businesses. It really worries me!

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Zicam: Loss of Taste and Smell - The Reputation Management Fiasco.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Personal > Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco by Tamar Weinberg on February 6, 2008 Share Awhile ago, I used Twitter to talk about one of my favorite cold remedy vitamins, Airborne.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Don’t cross promote to Twitter (offer a different incentive on Twitter). Don’t just broadcast the same messages to your Twitter and Facebook followers. Some people only use Facebook, some only Twitter, and some neither of the two. For example, let’s say you’re an insurance agency or a bank.

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

So, in order to be a good social media marketer, in my opinion, you should understand the tools you’re using and the communities to which you are marketing, be they ones that surround the tool itself (Twitter users) or subject matters within a certain tool (FriendFeed room about, say, cell phones.).

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Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Someone claiming to be her 17 year old daughter, Gabrielle, posted using her accounts on Plurk and Twitter with an urgent appeal for donations, which were accepted through her PayPal account. I actually saw her postings on Plurk/Twitter and even considered giving some $. Reply steaprok July 21, 2008 at 10:03 am This is so damn sad!

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2010 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

What percentage of Fortune 100 companies are on Twitter? What social media tool helps small business double their reach on Twitter? “70% of social media users between the ages of 18-34 regularly use Facebook more than other sites such as MySpace, Twitter, and Classmates.com,&# and women use Facebook more than men.

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