Akamai Marketing

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The Case For Active Users as Social Media Community Managers. While this seems like a no-brainer, you’d be surprised by how often companies who want to utilize social media choose someone to head the effort who never uses social media, or who use it rarely. . Travel and tourism in our state’s largest industry.

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Activities Communities Social Media Class 138

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 23, 2011

By encouraging businesses to start out with their focus and strategy and then move through to the other elements, the authors Dover and Moffit support what so many marketers know, but what so many companies ignore in their rush to create a program. Understanding the needs of humans, rather than computers is the essence of Wikibrand success.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. What do you have to offer?

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Lurker Klout Policies Consultant 203

Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The EAT ME Conundrum: Occasionally, a company who is jumping into social media will get lucky and land in the viral vortex. Let your community see the whole Alice, even with your idiosyncrasies (how DO you keep your hair perfect on this grand adventure?). Strategies are created with tactical ingredients. Viral is good. Tell your story.

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Social Media Klout Policies Consultant 138

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2010

Someone’s Klout score is not necessarily reflective of that person’s “real&# (i.e. online + offline) influence (though, to be fair to Klout, they don’t claim that is so). Even if Fast Company tries to tell you so. Instead, Ill find a nonprofit and community I respect and trust.

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Class Campaign Klout Influencer 233

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Are you trying to create community? Be disciplined: develop an editorial calendar, leave room for newsy items that your company should be commenting on.

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Press Release Technorati Klout Metrics 238