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Back to Basics: How to “listen” to social media

You’ve heard a lot about social media. You know you should get involved. You’re just not sure you have time/not sure you know how/not sure you want to jump in just yet. That’s fine (for now). What do you do now, then? Ignore the conversation? Pretend no one is mentioning your brand because you’re not there? No way! Continue reading »

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Back to Basics: 10 Things You Can Do with Web 2.0

It’s very common for me to have a conversation with a potential client that starts something like this:
“I know I should be on social media; I keep hearing that. But I don’t get it. What can I use it for?”
Let’s start with how you do business already– there’s no need to totally reinvent the wheel. Continue reading »

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Handling Crisis: Advantages of Social Media

If you are not active in social media (especially Twitter), you are not set up to control your own message through a crisis. That’s a dangerous place to be. Continue reading »

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You Can’t Use Every Platform the Same Way

This is a good concept to apply to all your marketing: interruptive selling can put a bad taste in the mouths of potential customers, but if you make information easy to find (through SEO, a good website, and a social media presence), people who are ready to buy will come right to you. Continue reading »

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Your Customers Will Say Nice Things

One of the most common objections I’ve heard from execs about getting into the social media space or starting a blog is the negative comments. They often want to completely disable blog comments or some other drastic measure to avoid an incensed customer (or devious competitor) ranting and raving about how terrible their experience was. … Continue reading »

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