Image via CrunchBase Executive leaders at nonprofits should put community engagement via social media as a top priority in their job descriptions. They need to get their hands dirty. But more often than not they don’t. A broken model? Usually, staffers do the “dirty work” with social media while management gets a debrief on ROI. … Continue reading Four reasons your Executive Director should be on Twitter
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Easy Posting for Blogging Experts and First Timers Alike
I´m pleased to share with ThePRLawyer audience another amazing tool for public relations and marketing professionals called posterous.com. This website is designed for just about anyone to post music, videos, pictures and content on the Internet just by sending an email. There are options for first-time bloggers with simple instructions to get started and more … Continue reading Easy Posting for Blogging Experts and First Timers Alike
Ummm. Tell me again why I want to use social media to market my brand?
Image via CrunchBase What's this? "Nielsen recently released a new report that officially documents what many of us already know, just never substantiated through data. According to a study published at the end of January 2010, Nielsen observed the online social activity of consumers around the world and discovered an 82% increase in time spent … Continue reading Ummm. Tell me again why I want to use social media to market my brand?
Some straightforward thoughts on social media…
...from Wisconsin social media guru [no, that's not an oxymoron!] Dana VanDen Heuvel... "Social media is an umbrella term for online technologies that connect people through networking, according to Dana VanDen Heuvel, founder and president of the Marketing Savant Group, Green Bay." Source: Social media connects organizations, customers | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette He … Continue reading Some straightforward thoughts on social media…
TGIM 2/8/2010
I love Mondays! I get to go back to work at my quiet office with a supercomputer and a fast internet connection! Can't wait... In the meantime, Lifehacker is rating the five best Podcast managers... "Podcasts offer a fantastic way to catch up news, listen to radio shows, and get great media delivered right to … Continue reading TGIM 2/8/2010
Teens break up with blogging…
Image via CrunchBase ...and start flirting with Twitter! "A new study published today by Pew Internet finds that teens and young adults are blogging less and using social networking sites more, with the prominent exception of Twitter. Pew’s Report surveyed 2,253 American adults and 800 U.S. teens to get a reading of how they use … Continue reading Teens break up with blogging…
Websites and social media
Image via CrunchBaseI'm fond of saying "the answer is rarely either/or but frequently both/and". Mitch Joel talks about the roles and relationships of websites and social media and how the answer may be both/and..."There are two schools of thought when it comes to marketing brands online and the presence they need. 1. Build a website … Continue reading Websites and social media
“If I started today”…
Image by petermello via Flickr...is an insanely great post by Chris Brogan on the topic of where I would start today if I wanted to use the internet and social media to promote my thought leadership position -- NOW I understand why people like Darren Rowse of ProBlogger rave about him! I came across it … Continue reading “If I started today”…
Facebook for Fun and Profit…
Over the past 10 days I've had the opportunity to speak twice on the topic of 'Facebook for Fun and Profit' to LinkedIn groups Link Greater Green Bay and Link Appleton [thanks again, Mark and Stacie]. Here's a post I wish I had in my aresenal before I did the preso -- it includes some … Continue reading Facebook for Fun and Profit…
Are you a ‘friend ho’?
Apparently I am or my college-aged son thinks I am because I'll friend ANYONE in Facebook! My selectivity actually comes at the list level where I manage all kinds of subgroups. Here are my thoughts on the topic...