Social media can be an enormous asset to small businesses. It can help grow your consumer base and keep existing customers actively engaged with your product. What many don’t realize, however is that social media can also be used to avert disaster.
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Which Social Media Network is Right For You?
August 4, 2010 – 2:15 pm
The exact future of Social Media may be unknown, but one this is for sure, it has definite advantages for your business. Deciding which sites to begin using depends on your specific business. I recently read Zachary Sniderman’s article on Mashable.com which provides great insight as to which networks go best with certain business types [...]
Don’t Forget About the Little Guys
July 8, 2010 – 12:37 pm
As social media continues growing at an unprecedented rate, most people focus their attention on the giants- Facebook and Twitter. Although these sites are the biggest by far, small businesses can be easily intimidated by their sheer size. But smaller, niche social media sites can be used just as effectively to spread the word to [...]
Use your personal social media life tricks for business
July 2, 2010 – 9:06 am
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.
World Cup Mania: The Twitter Revolution
June 28, 2010 – 12:35 pm
Think back to the times before the modern era and the Internet craze. When banter between sports fans was limited to a small geographic region, updates from games around the country, or even the world, were delivered through the television or radio. Now, during the exciting time of the 2010 World Cup, people around the world show their support of their countries and favorite players online through the means of social media outlets, especially Twitter.
Social Media and The Sports World
June 23, 2010 – 11:11 am
Now that I am more familiar with Social Media and how the sporting world is utilizing it, I don’t have to sit down at my TV to watch SportsCenter for hours at a time to get my daily dose of everything sports. As social media evolves over time, so too will how the sports industry utilizes it.
Social Media Engagement: Finding Your Niche
June 21, 2010 – 10:07 am
As a recent college graduate, I have begun the transition from collegiate socialite to an aspiring professional by downplaying many of things I did in college on a daily basis. However, this lifestyle transformation also rings true for the way I go about creating my new niche among the social media society. Of course, I am not changing who I am completely; rather, I am simply making a conscious effort to accurately and effectively create and convey my personal brand for those with whom I interact online.
5 Social Media Mistakes
April 30, 2010 – 12:09 pm
I’ve been thinking a lot about great examples of social media. The most successful companies are usually the most creative and often use their pages to provide value and interact with consumers. On the flip side, companies who lack good social media interaction usually commit one (or several) of the same mistakes. Those mistakes are…
Social Media — Use it for PR!
April 22, 2010 – 9:09 am
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
March 29, 2010 – 10:11 am
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.
