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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

Executives polled in the The Creative Group Hiring Index for Marketing and Advertising Professionals said PR and marketing research top their list of new hires they plan to add in the next year. 98% of U.S. companies say they plan to award base salary pay increases in 2011. How is PR faring?

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ We recently shared the story to a large group of Dallas hotels. I was very motivated to tweet about the hotel when I was staying there, which can only help spur business from my followers.&#

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Social Media Ostriches – The Corporate Hypocrisy Of Blocking Employee Access To Facebook and Twitter

SocMed Sean

What the executives at these companies are failing to realize is that more and more of their employees are reading and contributing to the Websphere via blogs, microblogs, forums, etc… and they are often shaping their decisions at work based on the most up-to-date analysis that they get from these interactions.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Don’t use a Facebook Group. Online retailer Newegg isn’t afraid and proudly displays its Facebook reviews for all to see. Of over 1500 friends that I have, I’m constantly being pitched to join groups I have no interest in. That might not apply to Facebook fan groups but the idea is similar.

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How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Tamar Weinberg March 12, 2010 at 3:27 pm You have spotted the biggest gripe I have about Facebook Pages (versus Groups). anyone tell the fbml code for this page [link] Reply Don Don March 12, 2010 at 2:46 pm How do you email fans? There’s no way to do it.

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

Webbiquity SMM

A national survey of reporters and editors revealed that 89% use blogs for story research, 65% turn to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and 52% utilize microblogging services such as Twitter. Second, social media and search are rated more influential by younger buyers and high-income consumers than by other groups.

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How to Get an Influencer's Attention

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Louis Gray Louis Gray is a prominent technology blogger and Managing Director of New Media at Paladin Advisors Group. This is one of the reasons group interviews and such are so popular…they allow you to select the people you hope to gain attention from WHILE giving those people a reason to want to talk about you. Makes my day!