Jason Yormark

JULY 22, 2009

While community is a hot buzz word these days, it’s still quite a ways before most businesses truly embrace the idea. Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over.

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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. Not every company needs a blog.

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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.

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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 wish that could be enough said.

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SocialFish

JANUARY 11, 2011

We have some great stuff in the works, including a new Open Community case study series by Deirdre Reid , and an interview series where we’ll be talking to several top association CEO’s about the ideas in our little book. The Trainer’s Social Media Tool Box. Need help with Social Media policies?

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 17, 2009

It’s about the strategies and methods to incorporate in your communities and social spaces to facilitate mutually beneficial conversations. Be Everywhere The first step that any business needs to take is establishing themselves as a company that embraces community. In other words, a community platform that lives on your site.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 26, 2010

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You’re Creating? Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof. Notice anything?

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