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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

While economists argue about whether we are now through the recession or whether we’re headed for a double dip, the Labor Market Outlook Report by the Society of Human Resource Management reports that 56% of their respondents expect job growth for the third quarter of 2010. 98% of U.S. How is PR faring?

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

I think social media customer service doesn’t scale and people who think that they will be helped quicker in the future because they can Twitter a company are not going to be happier 5 years from now. Social media customer service is a form of marketingmarketing the company as a friendly, customer-obsessed organization.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Targeting an audience of social media heavyweights that frequently visit New York City is a really useful marketing strategy. It feels really good that they “get&# the social media world and go out of their way to make you feel good for staying at their hotel. Both Pam and Joe talk about the social media/Twitter discount.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Let’s just take a look at the potential of Facebook for business for a moment here and review the various options business owners have in order to be effective with Facebook business marketing. Online retailer Newegg isn’t afraid and proudly displays its Facebook reviews for all to see. I am one of those users.

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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. Digg this!

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How to Write a Social Media Policy

Webbiquity SMM

Half of all Americans are now members of at least one social network, and that figure rises to 67% for 25- to 34-year olds. Social media sites include the following: • Social networking sites (e.g. Social sharing sites (e.g. Microblogging sites (e.g. Social bookmarking sites (e.g. Tweet This!

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Today, marketing your business for free may seem to be an unattainable process. But with social media marketing, it doesn’t have to be. The only investment in the act of marketing on the social web is time and energy. Thankfully, you don’t have to go at social media marketing alone.

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