Firebelly

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Use google, google alerts, and other tools like this. Are people talking about your brand or competitors online - where? Can you benefit from being a part of the conversation? Make sure that social media fits in your overall marketing mix. Make sure that social media fits in your overall marketing mix.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 22, 2010

Get Rid Of Stale Twitter Users Who Have Stopped Tweeting By Chris Norton Here is a Twitter tool which can be a little slow to use but is quite a good idea. By nature, people do not want to do a whole lot to get something especially if the activity will step outside the bounds of their normal daily routine.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

Not only does it engage consumers with your brand in a fun and exciting way, it results in a treasure-trove of customer information, preferences, and feedback you can then mine to improve your business.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 6, 2009

(I couldn’t find a video of the entire video, so here’s a small portion) Hearing Martha’s Twitter story got me thinking about how I started using Twitter and how far I’ve advanced in my knowledge of how to use it as a free marketing tool. Duncan was the one who showed me all the Twitter ropes when I started as his intern last January.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

It can seem like a bizarre online cocktail party where everyone is shouting and no one is listening—but for those who understand and learn to use it effectively, Twitter can be a powerful business tool. Can One Bad Tweet Taint Your Brand Forever?

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Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Are you monitoring what people are saying about you online? Group lists top five social media risks for businesses By Sharon Gaudin As businesses increasingly try to figure out how to use social networking tools in the enterprise, an IT governance group has released a ranking of the top five risks social media poses to companies.

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Firebelly

MAY 21, 2010

Recently, we were able to get an early look at some of the tools, and in turn have some ideas about how they might eventually be utilized by small businesses. Firebelly Memo: I think businesses can expect to see more feedback from people on Twitter when businesses will be able to receive direct messages from people they dont even follow.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 13, 2010

People log on to Facebook to interact with their friends and brands, NOT to be bombarded with with your conversations on another platform that dont apply to them. Note: The biggest offenders Ive noticed seem to be those who like to consider themselves "social media savvy" and think they need to be everyone at once always.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 27, 2010

Use Facebook Places to Boost Business and Lift Sales While its the local businesses that stand to gain the most from Facebook Places, every business should determine how best to leverage the new tool to their benefit. For instance, you can reward your customers who say nice things about your business.

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Firebelly

JUNE 18, 2010

YouTube Adds Video Editing in the Cloud By Ryan Lawler Up until now, if YouTube users wanted to combine multiple clips into a single video, they had to use offline editing tools. But YouTube today rolled out cloud-based video editing tools. Firebelly Memo: Great new feature Youtube has rolled out.

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