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Use your personal social media life tricks for business

For the past few months, my mother has been asking for help with developing her social media network. Facebook is new to her, and she needed my guidance; however, initially I did not want to develop her social media personality along with mine because I hadn’t realized the unique importance of it in business. Recently, I’ve taken a different approach.

Social Media — Use it for PR!

A great example of both of these advantages can be seen with the recent Icelandic volcano; many airlines have been using Twitter as a means to communicate with disgruntled travelers. @BritishAirways, @AmericanAirlines, and @VirginAtlantic are just a few companies who have tapped into Twitter as a solution.

Social Media Example: DSW

At the top of my new favorite websites list is DSW’s Twitter page, @DSWShoeLovers. In addition to the expected updates about new merchandise, appearances of DSW in the press, and other fairly standard tweets, DSW is doing something I find fairly rare: creating a truly interactive experience for its followers.

“Tweetertisements”: New Corporate Ad Content and Customer Testimonials

It means that as the communication gaps between companies and consumers continue to disintegrate, it’s important that consumers and marketers recognize that this will also change how companies can interpret what their customers are saying and what “peer-to-peer recommendations” mean to individual consumers.