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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Social Events (e.g.,

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

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Ethics in Social Media: A Glossary | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

On the other hand, Whole Foods CEO really crossed the line by posting on stock message boards under an alias name , attempting to influence the stock price of an acquisition. Sock Puppets are the paid marketers who pose as community members to create content on behalf of a client or their own company. editors of their pages.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

But let’s just say that the main admin of a big brand’s page or other type of page leaves the company on bad terms and defaces or even removes the Facebook Page. I HAVE to respond on behalf of the company, even though I’m not at all affiliated with the company anymore. Whose fault was it? I can’t!

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