Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

People are on Facebook to primarily interact with their family and friends - not your brand. Use Facebook Insights to monitor and measure how people are responding to your content. I think the Walgreens Facebook Page does a fantastic job of this. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

MARCH 3, 2010

Facebook For Business View more presentations from Firebelly Marketing. Slideshow URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Slideshow URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Below is the edited slide deck from my presentation.

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Firebelly

MARCH 17, 2010

51% of Facebook fans said they are more likely to purchase from at least a few brands they are fans of on Facebook. 60% said that being a Facebook fan of a brand would cause them to be more likely to recommend that brand to a friend. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

MARCH 23, 2010

I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. The number one reason people "fan" businesses on Facebook? And here it is.

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Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media | Main | Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week » July 23, 2010 Jakes Take: Facebook Hits The Big 5-0-0 This week, Facebook announced that it now has over 500million users.

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Firebelly

JUNE 22, 2010

A great video that in 2 minutes shares 10 key reasons why brands should be aware of social media. I particularly enjoy the "Social Media Playtime Is Now Officially Over" message at the end. Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

JUNE 8, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter | Main | United Way of Central Indiana Recognized for their Social Media Efforts » June 08, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral! Brian, the " social media guru " is back.

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Firebelly

JUNE 15, 2010

Theyll donate an additional 50 cents every time you help spread the word about Fathers Day Frosty Weekend on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or FrostyCard.com. Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Buy a frosty and Wendys will donate 50 cents to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Social networking sites (SNS). 71 percent of young adults prefer Facebook while 66 percent of younger teens prefer Myspace. 73 percent of teens and 72 percent of Gen Y are now active on at least one SNS. The survey also showed that teens are significantly less likely that Gen Y and adults to use Twitter.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

For many news pages, social media has become the number one referrer and we are seeing some evidence that websites in the travel vertical and other such experience/story based content websites are moving towards the same pattern.

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Firebelly

MAY 20, 2010

Facebook surprised, and upset, a lot of people yesterday when they announced that now only "Authenticated Pages" or Pages with over 10,000 fans can have a custom landing tab. If you're sending people to your Facebook Page from email or Twitter, link to the specific tab you want them to land on!

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Twitter is top social media channel among Fortune 500 | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week » February 25, 2010 Firebelly Work: J.C. Hart "Show The Love" Facebook Sweepstakes Firebelly recently helped client J.C. Hart in 2010.

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Firebelly

JULY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week | Main | 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week » July 27, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer The Social Network , aka "The Facebook Movie," hits theaters October 1st.

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Firebelly

JULY 9, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. The Ultimate Twitter Quiz How much is your Twitter account worth? The Twitter Spelling Test Which type of Twitter user are you? Have a great weekend!

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Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

7 Steps For a Successful Social Media Strategy Here’s a practical approach to developing a social media strategy for your business. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. If you haven’t been exposed [no pun intended] to any of this yet, below is a quick summary of what you have been missing.

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Firebelly

JULY 30, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer | Main | Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare » July 30, 2010 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week Below are the top 3 stories that rocked the social media world this week.

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Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

.  Firebelly helped United Way of Central Indiana develop and maintain the social marketing efforts for the LIVE UNITED GIVE UNITED campaign featured in the article. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

JULY 13, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes | Main | What the F**k is Social Media NOW? » July 13, 2010 Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site "We're not saying that  Facebook and Myspace got their idea from us, but we're not saying they didn't either."

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Firebelly

AUGUST 6, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place. Bold & Digital Men of Social Media 2011 Calendar Seriously.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 14, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) | Main | Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15 » January 14, 2010 4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media Originally posted on January 16, 2009. Facebook : Become one of his 710,000+ fans on Facebook.

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Firebelly

JUNE 30, 2010

Below is a message from Pete Cashmore, Mashable s founder, explaining reasons for and goals behind Social Media Day. Video URL : [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 11, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Find him on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!)

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17.

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Firebelly

MAY 21, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Two Easy Ways To Still Get People To Your Facebook Landing Tab | Main | YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Can you really send grandma a printed newsletter of your Facebook updates? They may become your brands best friend. It works something like this.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Firebelly Marketing on Facebook SYNDICATED ON Recent Posts Greenpeaces Unfriend Coal Campaign Calls Facebook A "So Coal" Network Branding Outside The Box Twitter announces #NewTwitter Flickr Friday: The Content Grid 5 Helpful Social Search Articles Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business (..)

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Firebelly

JULY 16, 2010

and What the F**ck is Social Media: One Year Later presentations. What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Link: [link] ] Have a great weekend everyone!

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Your currency is your social media VALUE.

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Firebelly

JUNE 3, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming | Main | Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter » June 03, 2010 Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee Every brand could use a re-design every once in a while.Even Google updated their logo last month, if you haven’t noticed.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Facebook Stories From This Week You Need To Read | Main | Firebelly Work: J.C. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. The insurance industry has the most Twitter accounts (13).

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Saturday, August 21 10:15 AM Facebook for Business Chad Richards Develop a strategy and establish success metrics for your business Facebook Page. You can find Firebelly speaking at the following sessions.

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

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. Add social bookmark links to your most important web pages and/or blog posts to improve sharing.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 26, 2010

Firebelly Marketing on Facebook SYNDICATED ON Recent Posts Greenpeaces Unfriend Coal Campaign Calls Facebook A "So Coal" Network Branding Outside The Box Twitter announces #NewTwitter Flickr Friday: The Content Grid 5 Helpful Social Search Articles Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business (..)

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Firebelly

JULY 1, 2010

Almost every TV show now has a Facebook fan page builtaround it. Many of them offer streaming videos and oftenfull-length episodes on their websites. Some take the extra step to ensurefull interaction with the viewers. This allows viewers to “like” the show and have it show up on theirpage.

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « social media marketings good news | Main | Courtney Love gets sued over tweets » November 18, 2009 Too much flash turns google off Search Engine Optimization: Flash doesn't entice google Google is like a hippy girl.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Are you currently listening to what is being said about your firm, brand(s) and/or product(s)? What dedicated resources will you allocate for your social media programs - both financial and headcount?  Below are there suggestions: 1.  How will you gather information? What

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Firebelly

JUNE 24, 2010

| Main | Are We Addicted To Social Media? » June 24, 2010 Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas Almost everyone is aware of the major social networkingwebsites in existence. MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter together dominate theweb. Each could do wonders for any brand. Or people who sky dive?

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. If I heard someone say " I will tell my 300 friends on Facebook and 100 on Twitter to visit this store every chance they get! The woman was surprised too.

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