Jeff Esposito

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Has social media made you an ostrich?

Jeff Esposito

Social media is going to be a big part of the corporate marketing mix in the future but right now it is still in that awkward pre-puberty stage. You see marketers, communicators, and customer support teams are guilty of ostriching when it comes to the evolution and emergence of social media.

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Memo to Social Media Pros – Social Media is NOT necessary for the C-suite

Jeff Esposito

Earlier this week, my pal Gini Dietrich (even though she has zero skills in Draw Something , we are still cool) wrote a post showcasing social media usage by CEOs in the Fortune 500. Unsurprisingly the usage in this group was quite low: 3.8% Does social media play a role in this? of Fortune 500 CEOs use Twitter.

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Picking a leader for your social media program

Jeff Esposito

This is post is part of the Institutionalizing Social Media series. In earlier posts from the Institutionalizing Social Media series, we focused on fundamentals, methods and reasons to take social media from a silo to a corporate-wide tool. Knowledge of the Business. Mission Control. Ability to Communicate.

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Facebook’s the crack and we’re all greedy junkies

Jeff Esposito

The change triggered a lot of negative blog posts in the social media and community management communities. As someone who manages social media internally for a brand, my initial thought was, “Hey, this sucks.” What I wonder is why social media managers and agencies are now throwing up their hands.

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Don't burn bridges

Jeff Esposito

Home About Archives Press Clips Spark Advisors Suggested Reading Don’t burn bridges Written on September 1, 2010 by Espo in Company , social media I recently read a blog post from Dave Fleet that really put words to something that I had been pondering for a bit. The piece was entitled Are you creating social media scorched earth?

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Five for Friday

Jeff Esposito

Only downside is that the app is only available on a device that is synonymous with something animals would chow down on and they have ignored the Android market. How to Conduct a Comprehensive Social Media Audit – I met Nikki Stephan at SXSW this year for a drink after months of chatting online. Hopefully that changes.

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NewsSpark Content Hub – Beta Invite

Jeff Esposito

When Jeff wasn’t officially the award-winning social media pro he is today. The social content hub. The hub’s Community features a catalog of Content Creators, Brands and Groups. Guest Post Chris Ehrlich Content Marketing newsspark' I met the man behind this blog, Jeff Esposito, on Twitter. Digital benefits.

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