Social Media Strategery

MARCH 23, 2011

Over the course of eight years in the consulting industry, I’ve noticed an increasing number of colleagues, peers, and clients thinking that just because they read/downloaded/heard a white paper, strategy, or presentation, (a play, a swing, or a catch) they too can go out and be a communications or social media expert too.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Preparing that presentation? I could create presentations and accept speaking gigs because I felt it was important to do. Can you explain exactly why you’re working on it? Do you know why you’re spending time writing that blog post? Sitting in that meeting? Answering that email? Who are you working for right now?

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Thu, Dec 24, 2009 Social Media Santa Claus at Peterson Air Force Base Christmas Eve is a day that holds a special place in many kids’ hearts – for some, it’s the presents, or the family and friends, or the music, or even the food – but for me, it’s always been about Santa Claus. Social Media Strategery [.]

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Who gives that big social media presentation if you can’t make it? Give them the credit – While I may ultimately end up being the one to actually give the presentation or submit the final product, I also realize that I had to rely on other people to get it to that point. That presentation next week?

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 29, 2012

I'm re-posting it with a few minor modifications because I'm giving a presentation based on this content next Tuesday at 10:15am EST at PRSA's Digital Impact Conference. A version of this post originally appeared on this blog last year. If you'll also be attending, let's get together.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 30, 2011

After next week’s conference I will update this post with a link to my presentation. It’s not build it and they will come, it’s more like build it, do all of this hard work, get them involved, and then they will come! But hey, better that than yet another wiki that no one uses, right?

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I want to meet more average users and find out what they want from the dozens of vendors who will be present. Where are the people who are actually supposed to be using Enterprise tools to do their jobs? I want to find out why Cindy, the HR specialist in Omaha refuses to use the discussion forums that her company set up. “

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 17, 2010

Development , Social Media Thanks to Katie Mercado , I had the opportunity to give a presentation on time management and social media at today’s 33rd Annual PRSA Maryland Chesapeake Conference. vartabedian Really nice concept for a presentation. Probably has quite a bit to do with our entrepreneurial, Type A personalities !

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 14, 2011

It’s now two or three years later, and you’ve become the organizational “expert,&# “guru,&# or “subject matter expert&# in social media, your social media blog receives a lot of traffic, you’ve championed the use of Enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 1, 2013

Unfortunately, the “conversations” most brands are trying to have with their customers aren’t exactly the ones so often described in these books, presentations, studies, and blog posts. Social media saves the day!

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Conference – Santa Clara , I thought about all of the sessions I attended, the people I spoke with, the demos I watched, and I kept thinking back to something that Dawn Lacallade said in her presentation on Wednesday afternoon: “If you want your Enterprise 2.0 Last night, while flying home from the Enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 22, 2013

His blog, presentations, and dozens of research studies have been immensely helpful to my career. Geoff Livingston - I’ve known for a long time too and have always admired his commitment to his beliefs and his broad knowledge of everything from marketing to branding to PR to social media.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 7, 2009

Looking forward to seeing your case study presentation at next year’s Gov20camp where you detail your successes over the last year! Looking forward to seeing your case study presentation at next year’s Gov20camp where you detail your successes over the last year! is, But They Do Need to Experience It Six Villains of Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Social media is becoming a much larger aspect of PR and present practitioners with new tools to use, but they are not one in the same. Regardless of my age , I will recognize that keeping up with and understanding technology is now a job requirement. Likewise, I will stop assuming that social media IS public relations and vice versa.

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Social Media Strategery

MAY 2, 2009

I had flown out to San Francisco to give a presentation on Government 2.0 at the same conference that Chris was presenting at, and he was one of the reasons that I was really excited about attending. So, when Chris began his presentation , I knew that I wanted to get his take on this whole Government 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 30, 2011

You heard me right – the simple game you may have played as a little kid or a more advanced version you did in hiding a present for your significant other can help you in social media as well. Navy and reality shows everywhere and consider a scavenger hunt.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 19, 2008

I’ll be giving a presentation followed by a panel discussion on how social media is changing public transportation. So, I’ve decided to focus my presentation on how to get your organization started in social media. If there’s an All-hands meeting coming up, ask to give a presentation on social media.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 20, 2012

After every presentation you give, report you complete, article you write, etc. "How am I doing? How did I do?" " Ask for feedback early and often. It shows that you want to improve and that you want to know how to do things better. make sure you ask your manager if he/she has any feedback for you.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 22, 2011

I’ve written before about the need to start talking about failures at conferences so that others may learn, so that’s why I was excited to attend Kevin Jones ‘ presentation, “Enterprise 2.0 Failures – And What We Learn From Them,&# yesterday at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference here in Boston.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Here’s the full presentation as it was given at the Summit: . Unsuccessful leaders typically use goals focused on an action – “implement a new knowledge management system&# or “use social media more effectively.&#. Do you have what it takes to change government? Download the full report.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

I had to give that presentation. I saw opportunities EVERYWHERE to fix things. I needed to be a part of that proposal team. I had to attend that meeting. I had to review that strategy. Fact is, I didn't have to do any of that. What I had to do was stop.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

Because sometimes all it takes is one blog , one wiki , or one presentation to inspire someone else, I wanted to interview one of TSA’s bloggers, Blogger Bob , to find out what made TSA take a risk like this in the first place, how it’s been working out for them, and what we can look forward to in the future.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I think this is one reason why people really like the one-on-one’s that always pop up at the happy hours or right after people’s presentations – it’s your opportunity to get answers to these types of questions. For the Gov 2.0 For the Gov 2.0 I wonder if a roundtable format might work well for this?

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Remember that while these people may present additional managerial challenges, they’re also some of your most entrepreneurial, ambitious, innovative, and passionate employees.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 23, 2012

Despite the newsletter articles, blog posts, press releases, and conference presentations, many "communities" are nothing more than a new version of the same old Intranet, only with shinier tools. So, if you're deploying social tools internally, what kind of community is your organization creating?

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Expo Showcase , I have been incredibly busy trying to pull together presentations, talking points, attendee lists, and other logistics for next week. Thu, Sep 3, 2009 Government 2.0 Because Booz Allen is a Diamond Sponsor of next week’s Gov 2.0 Summit , and I’m on the Program Committee for the Gov 2.0 Mean to You?

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 25, 2010

Someone voluntarily created PowerPoint presentations to help others better understand the Intranet? Dozens of people volunteered to be the welcoming committee for new users, greeting them and offering to help? Dozens of people took shifts to be online and act as an ad hoc help desk for other users?

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

Getting ANYTHING done often takes months of reviews, approvals, control gate presentations, etc. Tell Dave I said hi – we presented together at a Social Media for Government conference a few months ago. Tell Dave I said hi – we presented together at a Social Media for Government conference a few months ago.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 3, 2011

And, do you have any sort of ready-made presentation that I can use to advocate for the Schools App with these people? SR: Let’s say I’m a student, faculty member, professional advisor, or administrative staff and I think the Schools App is something that my college or university should be using – what’s my next step? The Dean of Admissions?

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 30, 2011

Why can I download a movie from iTunes in 3 minutes, but it takes me 25 minutes to download a Powerpoint presentation? Why is this thing so slow? What does Facebook have 500 million users yet is always up? Sound familiar to anyone?

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Walton presented Booz’ social software development at E20 in Boston last year. Walton presented Booz’ social software development at E20 in Boston last year. It seemed like a very thorough and practical approach. So, well done for that! link] Christoph Schmaltz Thanks for the write-up, Steve. So, well done for that!

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 7, 2009

Of these four presentations, one will be chosen to receive a “Govie&# award and will be asked to come back and speak at the invite-only Gov 2.0 Summit taking place the next day. How do I know if my project is good enough to be selected?

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 26, 2009

All too often, we forget to look to the past for answers that we’re looking for in the present. All too often, we forget to look to the past for answers that we’re looking for in the present. Government 2.0 circa 1995) Government 2.0 link] sradick Alexander – very good correlation between our two posts.

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

Crowdsource white papers and presentations! link] sradick Love the analogy Gil – I’ll be using that one in my presentations too! link] sradick Love the analogy Gil – I’ll be using that one in my presentations too! That wiki is going to reflect the culture of your organization, not change it. Enterprise 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 17, 2009

That’s when it really hit home for me, that the present and future of social media within the government doesn’t lie with whom President Obama’s CTO will be, or what memos and directives the Obama administration will issue. This blog, my presentations, my internal blog, my wiki pages, etc.

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Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Nothing’s worse than thinking that you’re going to have a lunch with someone you met on Twitter and they lug in a PowerPoint presentation and start running their capabilities briefings. I think you’ve presented some key points that folks should definitely follow. If someone comments on your blog, comment back.

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 5, 2020

As COVID-19 presented an opportunity for corporate communications to truly contribute to public health efforts in a meaningful way, organizations rushed to call agencies for help with corporate reputation, internal communications and crisis communications. Commit to those ideas, and sell them. Anyone can do that.

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