SocMed Sean

MAY 30, 2018

Social Media Recruitment is a valid—and recommended— strategy to gain new, cutting-edge employees and expand your workforce. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are household names and well-known for their branding purposes. To see what a hashtag looks like on Twitter, check out this hashtag search for the #jobsearch hashtag.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 10, 2013

Some believe that social media is free , simply because it generally costs nothing to secure a Facebook page, Twitter handle, and YouTube account. So, before you decided to “do” social media, take some time to really think through some important questions: Do you have a social media strategy? Share them in a comment!

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Like other emotions, humor can be power when used properly in a content strategy. Click To Tweet Knowing Your Audience Is Key If you’re thinking about using humor as part of your communication strategy, you need to take some time and conduct an audience analysis. Just recently she started to create her first social media course.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 1, 2013

Before launching new social media channels and campaigns, you should be thinking through the specifics of what you want to accomplish with channels like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Featured best practices budget cartoon comic facebook resources social social media social networking strategy Twitter YouTube' –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 9, 2013

Its functionality lies somewhere between Facebook and Twitter as a microblogging service that also allows permission controls over who can and can’t see your updates. In reality, Google+ just doesn’t offer people the soap opera drama that Facebook and Twitter offer, which makes it kind of boring. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2019

Try identifying and following their employees on networks like Twitter and LinkedIn. Implement a social listening strategy for your products and customers You want to know when your customers are unhappy and social listening is a great strategy that can help you find unhappy customers AND resolve their issues.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 29, 2012

As a professional working in social media , I spend most of my day working on developing strategies to leverage channels like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogs to engage with customer communities.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2014

In previous posts, I’ve covered items like: Buying Facebook/Twitter friends and followers Auto-Direct messaging Liking your own status updates This weeks comes focuses on those folks who surf LinkedIn profiles and choose to display themselves as anonymous. Take off the mask, be social, share who you are. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Believe it or not, online social networking didn’t start with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Every business and organization is not the same, so a one-size-fits-all social media strategy is generally a bad idea. Just ask anyone in the pharmaceutical industry how they could possibly engage in drug marketing on Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 8, 2012

Not that we have to please everyone, but if there are a lot of folks who are irritated by a specific behavior (ahem…auto-direct messages on Twitter), we might think twice about engaging in that behavior via our personal or business social media channels. Auto-DMs on Twitter. So…here they are. 25 social media pet peeves.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 9, 2018

Marketers have to combine the online and offline effects of their strategies while staying online and completing everyday to-dos. Find the best time to analyze press releases from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+ and other networks. Some marketers observe, take notes and develop strategies almost non-stop. Thinking offline.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

For instance, a while back I wanted to view Twitter.com on my iPad, but Safari kept sending me to the Twitter mobile site, which was NOT the view I wanted. I spent some time Googling terms like: viewing Twitter on a tablet in desktop view. desktop view of Twitter on ipad. desktop view of Twitter on ipad. The result?

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

S = Strategy – Note: S DOES NOT EQUAL Sales (more on that later). Social media isn’t something you should just “do” Just like any communication strategy, you should consider things like tone of voice, frequency of engagement, channels selected, and crisis management. They aren’t.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 9, 2018

All of these things can help make your Facebook or Twitter posts seem a lot more interesting and can help bring you closer to your targeted audience. Have a comment, experience, or tips on building a social media strategy the encourages engagement? A great way to achieve this is by using emojis, pictures and videos.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

You Want Me To Turn Off Twitter? Some readers have asked for permission to use them in blog posts and presentations and the answer is “Yes” as long as you keep the attribution and the URL to my blog. In case you were wondering, my favorite comic that I created this year was The Social Media Kneejerk.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 3, 2019

This site pays attention to the APIs and services of a lot of major sites, as well as monitoring popular channels like Twitter to see if users are reporting outages. Twitter hashtags can tell you when Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp are down. Unfortunately, this isn’t really a good strategy for overall stability.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 25, 2015

–Sean Twitter, The Ultimate Link Farm UnSocial Social Media – Surfing LinkedIn Profiles As Anonymous The Funny Perspective of Technophobes Should we ask doctors to tweet and post on Facebook? Do You Really Need Those Gadgets? Why Don’t Customers “Like” Our Facebook Page? Do You Even Know What Your Klout Score Means?

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 1, 2012

You published 30 articles this year, but none of them have gone viral , you still only have 250 followers on Twitter (none of whom retweet you), and your Google page rank still sits at a 2. You’ve spent at least a couple hours each week thinking up new ideas, writing articles, and wading through Twitter. Do more! ??

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 12, 2018

Whether we are working on branding a new department, segmenting candidates after a recruiting fair, or even developing a new sales strategy deck, the skills that are often taught in Marketing courses are usually relevant in many careers, even those that don’t seem to have much to do with marketing.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 12, 2018

Whether we are working on branding a new department, segmenting candidates after a recruiting fair, or even developing a new sales strategy deck, the skills that are often taught in Marketing courses are usually relevant in many careers, even those that don’t seem to have much to do with marketing.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 23, 2018

Maria writes for a variety of blogs and today she shares her thoughts on how a variety of emerging technologies could potentially impact our use of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. If so, be sure to share them in a comment. –Sean.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

This week we welcome guest blogger Amy Stewart, Senior Manager of Social Media Strategy for Intouch Solutions & author of great Kansas City-focused blog at beyondtheplazalights.com. Amy also tweets at @amylynnstewart , so be sure to check out her blog & twitter account. Thanks to Amy for sharing her insights!

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 20, 2018

Whether it be through Facebook and Twitter updates or posting behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram, it is a way for companies to interact with their customers and show that companies aren’t faceless organizations, but teams of real people working to get things done. Be sure to follow Ben and the CityHUNT team on Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Does adding Twitter to your CRM process make it more social? Yes…companies have been watching everything you do and everything you buy to formulate their marketing strategies. Incoming search terms: intranetexperience com stupid social media terms Twitter Layouts. Social CRM. That’s your job.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 17, 2012

Is he one of those annoying Twitter Noobs who simply tweets what he’s eating, where he checked-in on Foursquare, and quotes from popular authors/politicians? For instance: On Twitter – I focus on retweets and lists. I also love to see it when people add my Twitter handle to a list. To what avail? ABSOLUTELY!

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 16, 2017

If the user makes their Twitter profile private, only those that are allowed to view their tweets will actually be able to see the tweet. Well, kind of. Just a couple things to keep in mind as you do this: If the user deletes the tweet, it will cease to show in your Facebook timeline anymore. Other than that, pretty straightforward.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I recently participate in an Twitter chat where the conversation turned to whether or not it’s a good idea to automate social media activities. I also am not a fan of posting FourSquare updates, quotes from famous people, or trivial content like ASCII twitter art. These are just my preferences, though.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 16, 2018

Nathan spends his time helping companies across a variety of industries implement the best technology and growth strategies for their organizations. Social media can be used in so many areas that it can mean the difference between a winning and losing strategy for your business. Thanks to Nathan for sharing his thoughts.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 1, 2012

As Facebook, Twitter and Google+ continue to grow year on year social media monitoring is now more crucial than ever to find out what your customers are saying about you, whether it be good, or bad. I appreciate Laura sharing her thoughts/experiences with customer engagement via social media channels! So, do I ignore positive comments?

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 5, 2014

Social intranet features could include: Instant chat Message posting & messaging Commenting ability on documents Social calendars Social tagging Ideas sharing or exchange And so on… Currently, most employees of the digital age use social tools daily in their personal lives, such as Google Talk, Facebook, LinkedIN and Twitter.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Think about how a channel like Twitter could compliment your blog as an announcement/engagement channel. Or think about how YouTube might compliment your Facebook strategy by adding educational videos to your content. Start small, but plan on growing. There you have it! 10 surefire ways for organizations to fail at social media.

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 27, 2015

Having worked in social media and digital marketing for quite a while now , I often get asked questions by my clients about gaining more Twitter followers , attracting new Facebook fans or generating more subscribes to a YouTube channel. That means it can be really tough to differentiate your profile from the rest of the pack.

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SocMed Sean

JUNE 21, 2012

Not just from researching and writing articles, but form the comments/feedback that I have received and the conversations that have been sparked with others via social networks like Twitter. Stop caring about how many followers you have on Twitter and how many retweets you get. Stop caring about how many subscribers you have.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 25, 2012

One wrong statement on Twitter or Facebook can quickly ruin a company’s reputation with certain customers, clients or vendors based on a stupid statement you hired to speak on your behalf.

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I get a lot of questions via Facebook , Twitter and my email contact form and many of the items listed below come straight from those questions, my experience in social media strategy, years of researching platforms and best practices and…well…tinkering with social media. 11) Learn Thumper’s Rule and abide by it.

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SocMed Sean

MAY 24, 2013

The same concept can certainly be applied to other things that you want or value in life and it certainly applies to the development and execution a social media strategy. With respect to social media, I’d adjust the statement to say: “If you want a social media strategy that performs, dedicate resources that will perform.”

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SocMed Sean

JULY 11, 2018

Most of the time, I even go a step further and include a link to their Twitter handle or Facebook page to help generate some social media following. I accept, and appreciate, guest posts here at SocMedSean.com and most of my guest bloggers have delivered some great content. In exchange, I allow them to include a link to their site or service.

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