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The 1-9-90 rule won't work for Internal Collaboration

Buzz Marketing for Technology

You sweat the long nights and the hard work that it takes to get your new platform stood up within your organization so that everyone can begin to collaborate. The cycle of this theory has to be broken when it comes to internal collaboration sites. I think as Social Media marketers we have to get better at training.

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A Tale of Two Communities Part 1 – Volkswagen

SocialFish

Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose. The advent of social media tools has enabled Volkswagen owners across the world to band together and share their love of the brand. It is easy to be a “lurker&# and yet learn a great deal from the community. The purpose of this community is clear.

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A Tale of Two Communities Part II – Salesforce.com

SocialFish

Public facing community site: Salesforce “eats its own dog food&# and uses its Ideas and Answers products to host community discussion and collaboration: [link]. Private community site for events: Salesforce also employs a Facebook-like internal collaboration tool known as “Chatter&#. 700 questions are asked each week.

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

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. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. This is a big complement.

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Diva Marketing Talks Boomers Step Into Social Media With Des Walsh, Barbara Rozgonyi & Carlos Hernandez

Diva Marketing Blog

1-topic about social media marketing. Today's Diva Marketing Talks explores a "new" demographic that is joining the social media conversation. Think that social media is all about Mils, Gen X or Gen Y? Des Walsh Des Walsh is passionate about the potential of social media for business transformation.

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How to Make the Most of Your Social Media Budget

Sprout Social

The average amount businesses allocate toward their social media budget varies tremendously. Depending on the size of your company, whether or not you’re running social media ads or the number of handles you manage–costs can reach a few hundred dollars a month or several thousands. How do you do it?

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16 Ways to Promote Your “Boring” Brand or Product on Social Media

Hootsuite

Wealthsimple, Warby Parker and Casper (who trade in — you guessed it — robo-advising, direct-to-consumer optometry and mattress sales) produce some of social media’s most engaging content and enjoy global reputations for being fun, fresh young businesses. There’s a lot of artifice and posturing on social media, for sure.

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