Posts for "social media"


Why Offering Discounts Through Social Media Is Bad Business for Nonprofit Organizations

From Know Your Own Bone - Nonprofit Marketing & Online Engagement
May 21, 2012 at 9:42 am
There’s significant data compiled by multiple sources indicating that “getting discounts” is the top reason why people engage with an organization’s social media channels. ... (more)

A Very Short Message to the Shitdiots at @Klout

From Danny Brown
May 20, 2012 at 11:04 pm
Dear Klout – I have uninstalled your shitty service and blocked your access to my info, period. And yet you’re still trying to get friends to invite me to your crud, ... (more)

Finding a Void and Filling It

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
May 19, 2012 at 5:30 am
For brands today, the competition is fierce. Unemployment rates are up, and businesses are struggling to survive. To succeed in this world, your personal or small business brand ... (more)

Weekly PR Highlights

From March Communications
May 18, 2012 at 9:00 am
Is JPMorgan’s $2 billion loss the worst PR disaster of 2012 (so far)? PR Daily – May 16, 2012 This article discusses JPMorgan Chase’s recent $2 billion trading loss ... (more)

Ask The Experts: Most Effective Personal Branding Tool?

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
May 18, 2012 at 5:30 am
I asked the The Personal Branding Blog contributors this question: What has been the single most effective personal branding tool for you and why? Elinor Stutz: Twitter In regard ... (more)

Customer Satisfaction in an Instant Society

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
May 17, 2012 at 9:29 am
The Internet has made it even easier for us to live in a material world. You can buy anything from a cute purse, to an old stadium seat, with the click of a mouse or the swipe ... (more)

“Demystifying Social Media”

From Dan Erwin
May 16, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Everybody knows what social media is, but few know how to take advantage of its potency. In a highly illuminating update, the McKinsey Quarterly lays out social media’s core ... (more)

Facebook Deals

From High Class Living on a Middle Class Budget
May 16, 2012 at 4:02 pm
From now on, all Facebook related freebies, deals... ... (more)

Be My Guest: Hosting Guest Bloggers

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
May 15, 2012 at 1:30 pm
If you are an expert in your field, chances are you are taking advantage of commenting on other blogs in your area, searching for opportunities to write for other outlets, and ... (more)

The thrilling Inca trail experience

From Reckitt Benckiser
May 15, 2012 at 11:20 am
Day 1 Left Heathrow bleary eyed but bushy tailed at the prospect of what’s to come. As a Cameraman I have worked all over the world and I love that aspect, but ... (more)

Join @GaryVee and @AmberMac in Toronto July 26 for Social Mix 2012 #SoMix2012

From Danny Brown
May 14, 2012 at 11:02 am
If you’re in the Toronto, Ontario area on July 26, make sure you keep the day free for what promises to be one of the city’s leading social media and business events ... (more)

Four Critical Reasons Why Nonprofit Organizations Must Not “Go Dark” on Social Media on Weekends

From Know Your Own Bone - Nonprofit Marketing & Online Engagement
May 14, 2012 at 9:28 am
It is important for nonprofit organizations to maintain a presence on social media and manage their communities online. In fact, social media is the most influential and fastest ... (more)

Personal Branding For Two Sides Of Your Life

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
May 12, 2012 at 5:30 am
How do you do personal branding for two sides of your life? What if you have two jobs in two wholly separate worlds? And what if each of those jobs could negatively affect the ... (more)

Is Social Media Killing the News Industry?

From March Communications
May 11, 2012 at 11:26 am
According to Gartner, worldwide social media revenue is forecast to reach $14.9 billion this year and practically double to reach $29.1 billion by the year 2015. With this level ... (more)

Social Media, Self-Proclamation and the Wanky Word

From Danny Brown
May 10, 2012 at 10:45 pm
We all want to be famous, whether we admit it or not. We all want the glory of recognition for our work; our media; our creations; our results. To say otherwise is to lie. Of ... (more)

The Enlightenment Phase of Social Media Marketing

From Real Time Marketer
May 10, 2012 at 8:10 am
Social media marketing is finally entering a new phase of a brand’s marketing cycle. This is a place that we should have started at a long time ago but instead skipped the ... (more)

5 Media Jobs That Didn’t Really Exist 5 Years Ago

From CAREEREALISM
May 10, 2012 at 1:30 am
The rapid pace of innovation has altered the career landscape, rendering some jobs nearly obsolete and creating entirely new sectors that didn’t exist a few years ago. This ... (more)

Waking up in Today’s Social Media World

From March Communications
May 4, 2012 at 2:18 pm
The other day, I heard March Communications’ managing partner Martin Jones ask, “What if you were to wake up from a 10-year coma, to hear people talking about ‘retweets, ... (more)

5 More WordPress Plugins For Personal Brand-Building Bloggers

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
May 4, 2012 at 5:30 am
Another selection of useful WordPress plugins that build your brand while helping your readers. 1. Jetpack Official description: “a WordPress plugin that supercharges your ... (more)

Where Nerds Rule

From Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
May 3, 2012 at 9:41 am
This post could also be titled “Why the Internet is Awesome!”  Remember when you were growing up and nerds were highly uncool? If you were smart, into computers or ... (more)

Quiz: Do You Know Your Online Presence?

From CAREEREALISM
May 3, 2012 at 1:30 am
The following is a quick quiz to test your knowledge about your online presence. Answer true or false to the different statements and then read the correct answers below. Recruiters ... (more)

How To Get Quality Fans Automatically

From Milwaukee Social Internet Consultant | Social Media Marketing - Taylor Marek
May 2, 2012 at 10:00 am
Developed over 6 years, the "CAPE Technique" can give you quality fans virtually automatically. This article explains it for you. ... (more)

Dissecting Today’s Top Social Media Tools [Infographic]

From March Communications
May 2, 2012 at 8:37 am
With so many different social media tools, it’s often difficult to determine which are best to use for specific campaigns or outreach strategies. Luckily, Zintro compiled ... (more)

Jobs We ‘Like’ – Social Media Manager

From CAREEREALISM
May 1, 2012 at 2:00 am
This is a true story as told to DiversityJobs, where you can find career interviews for the job you’ve been looking at and available positions in your desired field. I’ve ... (more)

Story-telling in the digital age

From A Digital Perspective » Jye Smith on social media, digital media and story telling
April 30, 2012 at 11:03 pm
TweetThis isn’t really about digital: but surprising, powerful story-telling Tomorrow I’m giving the keynote at SMX 2012 in Sydney. Here’s what I’m saying. ... (more)