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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

How to apply your social media skills to both internal and external audiences. You need to be able to use blogs, microblogs, social networks, RSS feeds and other tools to connect internal stakeholders as well as reach out to, and build a community with, your customers and other external audiences.

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ I was very motivated to tweet about the hotel when I was staying there, which can only help spur business from my followers.&# Selling should not even be a big part of the picture.

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media is a fantastic way to bring that neighborhood business charm back to a increasingly dispassionate world. Lewis July 20, 2010 at 1:29 pm Customer Service is often the last thing considered in any strategy when it should be the first.

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Social Media Ostriches – The Corporate Hypocrisy Of Blocking Employee Access To Facebook and Twitter

SocMed Sean

What the executives at these companies are failing to realize is that more and more of their employees are reading and contributing to the Websphere via blogs, microblogs, forums, etc… and they are often shaping their decisions at work based on the most up-to-date analysis that they get from these interactions. Digg this!

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How to Write a Social Media Policy

Webbiquity SMM

Half of all Americans are now members of at least one social network, and that figure rises to 67% for 25- to 34-year olds. Social media sites include the following: • Social networking sites (e.g. Social sharing sites (e.g. Microblogging sites (e.g. Social bookmarking sites (e.g.

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. get Twitter mentions of your brand via RSS or email) or use a service like Backtype (backtype.com) to see comments across blogs and other social media sites (such as FriendFeed).

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Online retailer Newegg isn’t afraid and proudly displays its Facebook reviews for all to see. Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. Hopefully, though, you’re considering other social networks to broaden your social media reach. Reply John P.

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