Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Social media isn’t always the right tool for the job. Over the last three days, I’ve spoken to four HUGE brands in America that are considering social media for one project or another, and there are many more out there working on how these tools might integrate into their business needs. Email me for a calendar).

Social Media 232

Social Media Press Release Marketing Widget 232

Social Media Strategery

MARCH 8, 2011

When someone in the communications industry refers to a “ community manager ,&# they are usually referring to someone that can manage the online relationships for a particular brand, using tools like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. The Internal Community Manager wears many hats. Yeah, that’s going to be you.

Communities 137

Communities Wiki Yammer Forums 137

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat. It’s what we do.

Skills 125

Skills Communities Collaboration Organization 125

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 4) None of the following are community platforms: Wikis, Blogs or Forums. I spent a long time in a very large brand.

Communities 117

Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2017

Your content team shouldn’t the only ones managing your company’s social media accounts. Brands are revisiting social media as a community-building tool, rather than a marketing platform. Pro sports is just one of many industries that struggle to connect with fans consistently via social.

Team 151

Team Content Sports Consultant 151

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend who is the Director of Community and all things fabulous at BlogWorld and also the author of Online Community Management For Dummies , Ms. It really is a treasure trove of advice and best practices around community management. Deb, how are you? How are you?

Communities 122

Communities Activities Conference Conversation 122

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It’s a common and necessary inquiry for any brand or agency selecting a software vendor, particularly in the marketing technology space. The results will be not only more successful utilization of the Sprout platform, but more compelling community conversations and engagements across your social channels.

Reddit 101

Reddit Hubspot API Reputation 101

Adam Cohen

JUNE 30, 2011

Recently I had a discussion with a client about doing social media “inside out” – starting with leveraging collaboration tools and focusing on using social tools inside the walls before engaging customers. How did EMC start on their social media journey? Turns out it was a timely ask.

Social Media 100

Social Media Collaboration Communities Community Platforms 100

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2017

Your content team shouldn’t be the only ones managing your company’s social media accounts. Brands are revisiting social media as a community-building tool, rather than a marketing platform. Pro sports is just one of many industries that struggle to connect with fans consistently via social.

Team 100

Team Content Sports Consultant 100

Proactive Report

JUNE 5, 2011

Our recent study of the top companies across several categories revealed that on average just over 80% are using some form of social media. And an impressive 51% of Facebook fans and 67% of Twitter followers are more likely to buy the brands they follow or are a fan of. In fact, it will be really easy. Follow me on Twitter.

ROI 82

ROI Social Media Metrics Survey 82

The Realtime Report

APRIL 26, 2018

Exploring human reactions and thoughts about your products or services is essential if you are to maintain brand relevance. If you don’t have a collection of customer feedback methods, you won’t be able to use it to help further the aspirations of your brand. Research is conducted using community platforms or on a one-to-one basis.

How To 114

How To Survey Content management systems Patterns 114

SocialFish

APRIL 1, 2011

The list below is for serendipity ; if you prefer our “Must Read&# shares about important stuff for association social media, please click here to subscribe , or click here to browse. bitly’s Got a Brand New Mobile Site! Real-Time Analytics For Social Plugins (Facebook Developer Blog). The Art of Social.

Sysomos 162

Sysomos Vimeo Social CRM Analysis 162

Sprout Social

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you’re looking for ways to strengthen your brand and have better conversations with your customers, you need to build a brand community. Brand communities rally your most loyal customers in one place, which is a massive win for any brand. What is a brand community?

Communities 141

Communities Brands How To Forums 141

Mindjumpers

AUGUST 11, 2010

Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. But with the arrival of social media their strength has increased even more. Interaction and participation play a role in both connected marketing and in conventional outbound forms of communication such as e-mail marketing.

Marketing 171

Marketing Module Forums Social Networking 171

Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 5, 2008

link] – This Contra Costa Times is my local newspaper and though they have a pretty low level community platform on their website someone thought far enough ahead to set up a Twitter profile. How NOT to use your Social Media Marketing Manager! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed !

News 40

News Twitter Foursquare WordPress 40

Koka Sexton

DECEMBER 5, 2008

link] – This Contra Costa Times is my local newspaper and though they have a pretty low level community platform on their website someone thought far enough ahead to set up a Twitter profile. How NOT to use your Social Media Marketing Manager! If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed !

Foursquare 40

Foursquare News WordPress CoTweet 40

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Marketing Consultant 167

Buffer Social

JULY 27, 2023

🤔 Question : I want to improve the quality of my social media content, but the most popular advice is to create high-quality content to satisfy Google and other search engines. What advice do you have for consistently generating high-quality content for social media? Is it engaging and clear?

Content 76

Content How To Guidelines Research 76

Sprout Social

AUGUST 2, 2022

Think about your first social media account. The answers change as you move across platforms and through time. If you picked up TikTok during the pandemic, you might have been looking for a lockdown diversion—a goal that TikTok recognizes as it brands itself as an “ entertainment platform ” rather than a social media platform.

Communities 108

Communities Social Media Community Platforms Platform 108

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

Facebook 167

Facebook Consultant Social Media Sites 167