Avoiding social media mistakes

Avatar Posted by ferdinandtan under Social Media
From http://www.heraldonline.com 5568 days ago
Made Hot by: ZaneSafrit on August 26, 2009 2:46 pm
The success stories usually go something like this: Company X starts using Twitter and watches sales spike because of the exposure. Company Y makes a Facebook page and grows its client list by 200 percent in six months. The benefits that social media can offer have businesses of all types jumping on board. But lost in the excitement are some com Read More

How Social Media Is Changing The World

Avatar Posted by biancaaquino under Social Media
From http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com 5567 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 26, 2009 2:44 pm
Esra'a Al Shafei put it all in perspective Saturday. Speaking via Skype from her home in Bahrain, the founder and Executive Director of MideastYouth.com, showed the crowd gathered at Social South the true power of social media, the internet and the idea of freedom. Read More

How Do You Use Social Media For Business?

Avatar Posted by CindyKing under Social Media
From http://cindyking.biz 5569 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on August 25, 2009 8:34 pm
This is the story of how I got over my initial reluctance to join Twitter and used a business focus to find how to use social media to develop my business. Other businesses can use this same process to find out how to use social media for their business needs. Read More

5 Mistakes I Made When I Started My Business & How to Avoid Them

Avatar Posted by RickMick under Social Media
From http://smallbizbee.com 5568 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on August 25, 2009 2:38 pm
Interview with Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media, candidly sharing the top 5 mistakes she made when starting a business, and how you can avoid the same errors. Read More
A black and pink sign stands outside Trendy Nails in Victoria, advertising the pedicures, acrylics and other services the shop offers. But potential clients can also grab up info online, through the business' tweets, status updates and online profiles. Read More

5 Common Mistakes When Measuring Social Media ROI

Avatar Posted by williswee under Social Media
From http://www.penn-olson.com 5568 days ago
Made Hot by: aliciatrinidad on August 24, 2009 2:40 pm
The biggest mistake you can make in social media marketing is failure to measure these returns. We have seen how to measure social media ROI but what are some of the common mistakes that people make when measuring social media performance? Read More

NEW: Twitter Tags Location to Your Tweets

Avatar Posted by Sarah_Chong under Social Media
From http://www.penn-olson.com 5571 days ago
Made Hot by: ritchelalms on August 21, 2009 3:49 pm
Twitter is planning to tag location to your tweets more accurately. Tagging location right now depends on users to fill in their current location manually. With people putting their location as “at the top of your mind!” or “in your heart”, it doesn't really make up to reliable location data. This new API will allow developers to add latitude an Read More

7 Ways Auto Dealers Can Fail at Social Media Marketing

Avatar Posted by kimmendrez under Social Media
From http://dealermarketing.com 5572 days ago
Made Hot by: stillwagon428 on August 20, 2009 5:08 pm
“Social media marketing” is a hot new buzzword in the Internet marketing industry, which generally refers to using popular social websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Digg (as well as niche interest forums and blogs) to market your business. It's “hot” because it works—from the smallest Internet forum to the front page of Digg, the marketing op Read More
American Express OPEN Forum has begun to develop tools that will allow small business owners to bridge the gap between building relationships and connecting through social media. Read More

Cool Startup Alert: Knowem.com | Small Business Trends

Avatar Posted by ZaneSafrit under Social Media
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5571 days ago
Made Hot by: biancaaquino on August 20, 2009 5:08 pm
KnowEm.com allows a brand owner to protect their online brand and its identity across, well, seemingly the entire universe of social media sites and resources. Check it out. Very impressive. Read More
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