Join social media groups. Attend conferences and seminars. received a mailer from SkillPath Seminars about a social media marketing conference being held in Indianapolis, on March 28, 2011. Although ten seminars are outlined, there are no speakers named. However, the mailer does present the seminar to be, “A real-world guide to understanding social media” from, “our team of highly experienced social media experts.”. Every post is about a SkillPath seminar. Although I’m not a social media expert, I can share what has worked for me. Now, I know. MORE >>

He is the owner of JMF International Trade Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. 7.Linked Group makes a difference for children in Bangalore, South India. LinkedIn group was created to foster a discussion on how to help. Members of the LinkedIn group then proceeded to buy books for the children. LinkedIn member, Linda Chell Rooney used to Polls application to gather ideas for a tele-seminar series on issues pertaining to home construction and real estate. They created an  “Innovations in Health” LinkedIn group , to move engagement off the website. MORE >>

However you go about delivering that info to members magazine, blog, e-newsletter, Twitter feed, seminars, conferences, or (better yet) all of these that’s a valuable service, particularly if you’re the best (or the only) curator of info in your industry. With all of the groups we’ve worked with, no-one has had any issues with finding enough content – but being a good curator of that content is a skill to be paid attention to and developed internally. I just ran across a great article Association Publishing Priorities, Challenges and Hot-Button Issues for 2012.  MORE >>

Well, if you’re going to be in the Dallas, Texas area this month (on May 13, 2009), then you might want to check out the online reputation management seminar being held by the Dallas Search Engine Marketing Association, the local search engine marketing association that I founded a few years ago. The group meets monthly at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, Texas, and is open to anyone interested in search engine marketing, including in-house marketers, independent consultants, and agencies. Photo Courtesy Sean Dreilinger on Flickr.com. How is your reputation? Digg this! MORE >>

I’ve found that every time I speak about online communities and social media there is a large group of people in the audience who are simply overwhelmed by all of the options. Online Community Strategist Angela Connor on Growing Successful Online Communities Home About Angela Contact Popular Speaking Media Press Tips Subscribe to feed Is social media holding you hostage? October 3, 2009 in social media | Tags: social media , social media guid Crafting a social media mission statement is crucial if you want to avoid mindlessly spinning your wheels. For some, the fear is paralyzing. MORE >>