article thumbnail

Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers? My answer is certainly–yes!

B2B 190
article thumbnail

Facebook considers competing with Myspace on the music front

Freelance Social Media

Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives also have been busy taking meetings with the major record companies about the strategy. The company has a checkered past with the recording industry. Record execs protested that Facebook was engaging in “massive infringement,&# reports Post writer Brian Garrity.&#

MySpace 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tips for Engaging with Social Movements as a Brand

Ignite Social Media

Gone are the days of social media networks simply being fun places to post pictures, emo song lyrics, and connect with friends (or make them upset by not putting them in your Top 8 on MySpace). Because of how it’s grown, brands should be extremely careful about what they choose to engage with. Be Genuine. We’re here to help.

article thumbnail

How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Irony: MySpace Okay, so in my previous paragraph, I mention that you should be an early adopter of social networks. However, I joined MySpace in 2006 to network with individuals who refused to use Facebook and to return to my liberal ways of accepting a lot more friend requests than I normally would.

MySpace 114
article thumbnail

3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. Engage in dialogue. Do engage during business hours, especially if that’s your job! Their Twitter account has less than 500 followers but they’re not engaging enough. Want to self promote?

article thumbnail

Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Socialized

E-mail is far from dead, particularly in large companies. Some companies use Sharepoint and other technologies to manage documents, but many still use e-mail to circulate Powerpoint, Excel, Word and other docs. That might be realistic for startups and small companies, but no way would you find the CEO of Adobe in the company’s booth.

article thumbnail

6 social media marketers on the future of social messaging

Sprout Social

Ten-cent text messages, AIM chat rooms with your best friends and glittery MySpace pages with bulletin boards are just a few nostalgic elements from the early days of social media. According to Zendesk’s Customer Experience Trends 2022 report , more than 70% of customers expect conversational care experiences when they engage with companies.