Online Cliques
Online Cliques Sometimes you have to forget what you learned (or were told) in high school. Back then cliques may not have been good for you – contributing to peer pressure and leaving some of the “un-cliqued” feeling left out. But in the online world, getting into a clique can propel you forward. There are […]
Lessons from Conan O’Brien
I’ve never been a fan of Conan O’Brien’s style of humor. But I am now a fan of Conan. CNN Money did a story on how Conan O’Brien turned a “failure” into a new lease on life. I highly recommend this article to anyone interested in how to use social media and in understanding how […]
Social Media Marketing Made Easy
Everybody wants to do it quickly. “How much time does it take?” is the number one question I’m asked. It can be fast and it can be easy. But first you have to invest in a plan. That can be investing time or investing money or both. Without a plan then your “investment” is about […]
9 Measurable Social Media Marketing Goals
It seems like I’ve been focusing a lot of my attention lately on helping understand or plan out their goals. Whether it be goals for a new web site or social media marketing goals, it is absolutely critical to have goals and then . . . wait for it . . . actually measure them. […]
5 Biggest Social Media Marketing Mistakes
Everyone is joining in the Social Media Marketing blitz – or so it often seems – but not everyone is doing it well. Are you? Here are the five biggest mistakes businesses make in Social Media Marketing: 5. Not being consistent Some really good folks come up with a plan and start implementing it and […]
Measuring the Success of your Company’s Social Media Marketing
I know a business owner who has complete command of his business numbers. He measures and analyzes the statistics of every aspect of his online marketing. He’s on top of making critical adjustments to his marketing plan on the basis of these numbers. When it comes to investing in social media marketing, for him, there’s […]
Twitter Done Right
Twitter isn’t all fun and games. There’s some serious business happening among the tweets about Tiger and Charlie and what your accountant had for lunch. Business people want to know, “How can I use Twitter to build a following and promote my business?” Twitter Done Right! is EduCyber’s January seminar that will teach you how […]
Why Bother With Twitter?
I’m often asked why anyone in business would want to spend time tweeting. That question often comes from the very same people who spend lots of time in meetings and events with local business associations, chambers of commerce and other opportunities to meet new people or make connections with existing contacts. Hmm . . . […]
Tools to Improve Your Social Media Marketing
Question 7 from 10 Essential Questions for your Social Media Marketing Campaign: ” What tools are available to make my time in SMM more efficient?” can be answered in different ways. There are tools and then there are tools. Every day there are thousands (yes thousands) of blog entries and tweets about all the wonderful […]
Finding a Niche for Your Social Media Marketing
What niche social networking sites might be useful for my goals? Question 6 from 10 Essential Questions for Your Social Media Marketing Campaign brings some interesting insights that you might not have contemplated. Everyone knows about the big sites: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Youtube MySpace But what about the little sites (or even not so little […]
