Posts Tagged ‘social media participation’

5 to Follow: Nashville Sports Teams

Historically, Nashville has been known for its music, food and southern hospitality more than its ever been called a sports town. But recently, Nashville has become home to some of the leagues' best sports teams and the best fans in the game.

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Joe Morris

It’s How You Say It

Are you typing in the written equivalent of, "thank you for calling" when you respond to a complaint or compliment?

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James Coates

What the New Facebook Insights Means to Marketers

If you've ever used Facebook insights, you're no stranger to its updates and changes. And as you may have heard, Facebook is updating insights again and this time it’s big … really big.

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Joe Morris

Maximize LinkedIn? Don’t Treat It Like Facebook

Used properly, LinkedIn can be an outstanding way to network within your own profession as well as with outside vendors and other business partners.

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If Content Is King, Are You The Power Behind The Throne?

There are plenty of sites (both business/consumer and pure blog) that have plenty to say, and say it effectively. And they don’t just rely on short sentences, SEO-laden jargon and bullet points, either.

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Chrissy Sievers

Social Gift: Don’t Just Wish Them a Happy Birthday

Facebook birthdays ... they're everywhere. On average I have at least four connections a week with birthdays, so I feel like I see the posts all the time. It’s just part of the Facebook experience, but Mo Govindji, the co-founder of Social Gift, saw this as an opportunity. Instead of adding the same old bland happy birthday message to the pile, you and your friends can work together to purchase a nice gift for your buddy through Social Gift.

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Joe Morris

Social Media: I Don’t Like Your Tone!

In the mad rush to get something, anything, out onto a social media platform (or two, or three), the content can take a backseat to the process.

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Chrissy Sievers

Engaging Customers to Share your Content

Sanjay Dholakia is CEO of Crowd Factory, the leading provider of crowd-powered marketing applications. He writes for Mashable that it’s not enough to enable your content to be shared; you have to creatively encourage it from your fans. Why should I share your product’s campaign? Here are five good ways your brand can answer that question.

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Nicole Provonchee

Foursquare Fever – Have You Caught it?

The social media world changes quickly. Last year, all the hip kids were flocking to Twitter. This year, social media savvy souls are joining Facebook Places, Foursquare and Gowalla, so called “geoscocial” or location-based services. Unfamiliar with how location-based services work? You are not alone.

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Becky Henson

Social Media Killed the New Gap?

The famous brand, Gap, learned a little something about branding and online communities last week that the Mad Men ad men couldn't have seen coming. Gap has held their iconic logo for over twenty years, and when they introduced a more modern logo, it didn't have fans jumping up and down. Actually, the new logo was released quietly and without advertising, but fans still noticed. The iconic blue square that surrounded the white typeface of Gap was turned into a modern version that consumers didn't appreciate.

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