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Social Networks to help that Summer Fitness Routine

Firebelly

Usually, I try to start my healthy eating and routine exercise right after school is out in May, but alas, the middle of June seems to sneak up on me pretty quickly. FITOCRACY excites the completive side of each person by granting points for each work out and awarding badges for every milestone hit.

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Should I stay or should I go? Marketers’ POV on how long they’ll stay in social

Sprout Social

Several survey respondents mentioned an interest in areas with more straightforward avenues to growth, like demand generation or corporate communications. When we shared these findings with the Sprout LinkedIn community , a few social media professionals voiced their opinions on why this might be.

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Announcing The Social PR Apprentice™ Training Program

Waxing UnLyrical

Quizzes and exercises throughout the training to help you test your newfound knowledge AND apply it at work. Cool progress badge and certificate of completion once you get to 100%. More deets here but basically: An incredibly compact and effective training program that gets you up and running with solid Social PR IMMEDIATELY.

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How Businesses like Sylvan Learning Center and Computer Explorers.

Saying It Social

Foursquare awards points and badges when users check-in at locations (check-ins can be done via a mobile phone with internet access or a computer). Businesses can engage and reward consumers by providing deals and discounts to Foursquare users that hold certain badges for checking in and patronizing their business. Get creative!

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Work Literacy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Introduce yourself to the rest of the community. Work Literacy Badge. Get your own Work Literacy badge for your website or MySpace page. ( Get More Badges. Welcome to Work Literacys Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals. Heres how you can get started in this course. Sign up and create your profile. About Work Literacy.

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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. Nine in ten consumers read reviews before making a purchase, so building review functionality into your community makes sense.

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Yet Another SXSW Post (And, No, I Don't Know If You Should Go Next.

Almost Savvy

Keeping up-to-date on which parties are where and when, which are invitation-only, open to anyone with a SXSW badge or open to anyone period, is an exercise unto itself. They are huge, many with several hundred people at a time packed into crowded clubs.

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