SocMed Sean

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10 Questions You Should Ask Your Social Media “Expert”, “Guru” or “Wizard”

SocMed Sean

If your social media “expert” spends more time talking about their Friday parties and drops F-bombs frequently, think twice… 2) Are you familiar with any restrictions or limitations on social media activities that might impact my industry? Every social network is not right for every industry. Pretty self-explanatory.

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Social Media Strategy: Connecting Within The Bounds Of Your HR Policies

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He is also host of the business podcast, Growth Mode on Apple Podcasts. Nathan spends his time helping companies across a variety of industries implement the best technology and growth strategies for their organizations. Thanks to Nathan for sharing his thoughts.

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How I Got My Job As Director Of Social Media – Step 1: Build Experience Then Blog, Tweet, Collaborate!

SocMed Sean

Using my social channels, I was able to engage in some incredible online conversations with industry leaders in Intranets. Like most of these industry influencers, my time spent building my social channels was above and beyond my day job. Let’s be clear, though.

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Beyond Your Borders: Promoting Your Business Internationally Using Social Media

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In a survey of 1,100 owners of small businesses, conducted by market research company Ad-ology , the respondents listed the ability to generate leads, to keep up with developments within their industry, and to monitor the online conversation about their business, as the greatest benefits of social networking.

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5 Tips For Using YouTube to Grow Your Business

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Also include interviews with other thought leaders in your industry (use a service like Respona to find the right influencers) and more. You should also leverage the full power of YouTube’s live recording abilities to your advantage and host live Q&A sessions on a regular basis, too.

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Out With The Old…Rethinking Outdated Intranet Portal Models Part I – Introduction

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The collaborative efforts of the open source community have also delivered new products into the marketplace, driving the cost of software down and injecting healthy competition into the portal industry. All of this spells opportunity for Intranet pros looking to make changes. Now, flash forward to 2009.

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BrainDump: 101+ Things You MUST Know About Social Media For Business

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Blogs 43) If you’re serious about blogging, get a self-hosted WordPress blog. Be prepared to spend about $35K or more in ad revenue, though. 42) Your YouTube videos should be interesting to your audience. Don’t post a boring, 20 minute instructional video and expect everyone to watch it.