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Value of a Social Media Mention or Activity

The behaviors in social media are broad, but not so broad they cannot be identified.  When you visit a blog, you can only do so many things –   These options assume a text blog, but even if it is

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Posted in ROI of Social Media, Social Media, strategy, Twitter, Web/Tech, Web3.0

Creating Traffic with Online Contests

Equating a successful social media presence to a well-planned cocktail party is a common comparison.  When plotting a strategy consider a variety of techniques based around the cocktail party model. One of those tactics is a drawing or door-prize that

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Posted in Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Fun Stuff, Social Media, strategy, Twitter, Uncategorized

How to Find Your Prospects in Social Media

Working as a marketer in social media, a typical question is how do I find prospects for my product in service in social media?  My answer, aside from first listening for mentions of your name, company, product or brand, is

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Posted in Social Media, strategy, Twitter

Jeffery Michael / Horizon Realty Formally Respond to their $50,000 Tweet Lawsuit

Provided for your review is the response from Horizon Realty regarding their pending lawsuit and comments made by management to the Sun-Times.  Here is the link to the blog post I made yesterday on this topic. In my humble opinion,

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Posted in Crisis Mgmt, Social Media, strategy, Twitter

The Trinity of Social Media

With my involvement in social media approaching it’s fourth year, I see a pattern emerging in the foundational elements of an effective online presence.  There are three elements in the strategy that encompass the tactics that I believe need to

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Posted in Facebook, Social Media, strategy, Twitter

Quick! Get 2,000 Followers on Twitter Before the End of the Month!

Just prior to the weekend I got a new follower on Twitter; not all that unusual anymore, but they had tweeted soon after "Setting a goal to earn 2000 followers by June 2. Think I can do it? Want to

Posted in Social Media, strategy, Twitter