Recent Posts Tagged With 'social media markeing'

• Facebook’s Privacy Settings – what’s the fuss about?

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 07:30 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, web trends, social media markeing

  Let’s start off with what the purpose of Facebook is: “Facebook is not just a website. It is also a service for sharing your information on Facebook-enhanced applications and websites.” Facebook wants you to share.  Facebook encour...

• Facebook Allows You to Target Content

  Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 07:40 in news, Internet Marketing, Marketing, social media marketing, facebook, facebook features, social media markeing, facebook fan page

  Did you notice this on your Fan page this morning? The morning following Mark Zuckerberg’s open letter to Facebook we have a new icon on Fan Pages that allows you to target a sub-set of your fans.   You can customize who sees your status upd...

• Social Marketing – The Good, Bad and Best Practices – Facebook

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 11:15 in Marketing, facebook, fan page, social media markeing

  Good: You have a personal profile that is about you, your life and your work Bad: Your personal profile is under your company name Best: You have a personal profile that is about you, your life and your work You have a Fan page that is devoted to you...

• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Using Facebook for Business

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 13:06 in Marketing, social network, social media, online communities, facebook, social media markeing

  Below is my Radio interview with Paul Chaney and John Munsell, CEO of Bizzuka.  We had a great disucssion about how to use Facebook for Business.  We talked a lot about Facebook personal profiles vs. public profiles (aka Fan pages) and what it mea...

• From Alltop to MyAllTop

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 08:16 in free web tools, social media markeing

  I have glanced at Alltop from time to time to skim through the what’s hot section, but never really spent a great deal of time on the site unless I was searching for blogs on a particular subject.  It is a fabulous resource when looking for i...

• Facebook: Spoof Email virus attack

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 09:22 in social networking, virus, phishing, facebook, social media markeing

  According to MX Lab - there is an email going around stating that Facebook has reset your login information.  Delete it – it’s a spoof. As I was reading the MX Lab post – I got this in my email.. Talk about timing! According to Al...

• Social Networking Rotary Style, Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 08:00 in Marketing, Business Development, conversation, value, trust, rotary international, personal observations, social media markeing

  As a Rotarian, I try live my life by the cornerstone of Rotary:  The 4 Way Test Of the things we think, say or do Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? ...

• What can a Facebook Fan Page do for your business?

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 08:12 in news, business, Internet Marketing, social networking, website design, facebook, fan page, social media markeing

  Facebook fan pages (a.k.s Public Profile Pages) are a special space within Facebook that is dedicated to your business.  It acts like a small, but very powerful web site.  These pages are easily shared among members of Facebook.  Public profiles a...

• Social Media Strategy for Business

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 16:42 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social networking, facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, social media markeing

      Media Man, Michael Massey has as his guest, Managing Partner of NewWard Development, LLC, Melissa Ward Share this! More »...

• Twitter Tips (some basics)

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 08:05 in Marketing, social network, twitter, social media markeing

  The popularity of Twitter has sparked a whole new level of communication.  Being able to communicate well in 140 characters can be a challenge, but before we even talk about that, there are a few basics to remember: Image via CrunchBase 1)  Have ...

• The Creation of Community

  Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 07:18 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social network, social media marketing, online communities, social marketing, social media markeing

  It’s easy to talk about the mechanics of marketing yourself online.  The “how to’s” in setting up profile pages, twitter accounts, fan pages and the like.  What is more difficult is explaining the how you should go about marketing yourself....

• Did you lose your Facebook Fan Page list?

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 07:59 in social network, online communities, facebook, social media markeing

  Many users have noticed that their Facebook Fan page list has vanished from their INFO tab.  The list of pages and groups is normally at the bottom of the INFO Tab for you to reference and share with your friends. If your list has vanished, go to th...

• 7 tips to manage your Facebook Fan Page

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 10:58 in social networking, social network, social media marketing, free web tools, add new tag, social media markeing, facebook fan page

  Like anything else regarding social media marketing, the key in having a successful Facebook fan page is engagement.  What can you provide your fans with that will keep them coming back and interacting with you and your brand? Status Updates:  Upda...

• This is why we are Entrepreneurs!

  Posted on Saturday May 16th, 2009 at 08:26 in Marketing, Viral marketing, entrepreneurs, personal observations, social media markeing

  Great viral marketing ad… but an outstanding message just the same.   This video originally crossed my path on Twitter but I was reminded of it from The Next Web… thank you Share this! More »...

• How to Create a Custom Facebook Fan Page

  Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 06:24 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social networking, facebook, fan pages, free web tools, facebook features, social media markeing

  You’ve seen one fan page, you’ve seen them all - right?  Wrong. Facebook Fan pages can be customized to give your fans (and not yet fans) an experience that is unique to your business and style. First step is to give fans and not yet fan...

• A Social Media Experiment - Your Thoughts?

  Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 10:02 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, Branding, social media, social marketing, social media markeing

  A Social Media Experiment. On all of the social media sites I can be found on I have a photo of me.  It is my “avatar”, my face, my “brand”.  I will tweak them once in a while, make a change, update it usually with little or no reaction - a...

• Facebook Fan Pages News Feed

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 06:27 in Marketing, social networking, facebook, news feed, fan pages, social media markeing

  Did you know that at the bottom of the page of your newsfeed was this: Click on “See Hidden Friends” - these friends are the fan pages you are a fan of.  Once you click on the link a window will pop up allowing you to select which page...

• 7 Non-negotiable Social Networking Rules

  Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 11:19 in business, Internet Marketing, Marketing, spam, social network, facebook, twitter, trust, LinkedIn, transparency, social media markeing

  1)  Profiles are Personal - Facebook, LinkedIn, etc… profiles are about you.  Use a picture of yourself, talk about yourself, whether it’s related to work or it’s social.  Your logo is not you - your business is not you.  You ma...

• The NEW Facebook Fan Page

  Posted on Tuesday March 10th, 2009 at 15:07 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, Branding, Networking, social networking, social media, facebook, free web tools, social media markeing

  The first thing you need to know about the new Facebook Fan Pages is that they are open to the public.  People no longer need to be a member of Facebook to be able to see your business / organization’s fan page.  This, in my opinion, is a fab...

• Get Yourself a Facebook Badge

  Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 14:41 in Marketing, social networking, social media, online communities, facebook, free web tools, social media markeing

  Many of my seminar participants wonder how to “advertise” their Facebook profile.  Luckily Facebook makes it very easy to spread the word about your profile and business page. Log into Facebook and go to http://www.facebook.com/badges.ph...

• Marketing across the Generations

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 08:05 in Marketing, Public Relations, background noise, social media markeing

  My father loves telling stories about when he was a kid.  The whole family would gather in the living room and listen to the radio.  Back then (he was born in 1927) radio wasn’t about music, it was about stories.  Everyone in the room would be s...

• Should my Facebook profile be named after my business?

  Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 13:52 in business, Internet Marketing, Marketing, social network, online communities, facebook, social media markeing

  Image via CrunchBase The short answer is no.  People want to do business with people.  The whole point of entering the social networking realm is to make personal connections and build your business.  While brand recognition is important, it is no...

• What does your LinkedIn Profile say about You?

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 17:45 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social networking, LinkedIn, social marketing, social media markeing

  Image via CrunchBase Take a good look at your profile and at the profile of some of your friends.  Does your profile give your visitors a real sense for who you are, how you run your business, you philosophy or is it nothing more then a resume?   ...

• How is Social Networking going to benefit my Business?

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 07:25 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social networking, social network, Business Development, online communities, twitter, LinkedIn, social marketing, social media markeing

  During yesterday’s seminar one theme that kept cropping up is “How is this going to benefit my business?”  The key to online networking lies in being subtle.  When you are there to offer your information for the benefit of the community, peop...

• You think you are selling what? Think again!

  Posted on Monday January 12th, 2009 at 10:11 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social networking, not for profits, social media markeing, networking profiles

  Regardless as to the product or service you think you are selling, the reality is you are selling trust.  Yup… trust.  If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you. Zig Ziglar When y...

• Upgrade to Wordpress 2.7

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 12:00 in wordpress, website design, free web tools, social media markeing

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• Group Your Facebook Friends

  Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 07:21 in Internet Marketing, social networking, social media markeing

  Facebook allows you to have up to 5,000 friends.  That is a lot of people to keep track of and engage.  To make you life easier, group friends into categories or lists that are manageable. Go to your profile page, click on your friends list and the...

• How to Use LinkedIn to Expand Your Reach

  Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 06:55 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, Web 2.0, social network, LinkedIn, social network service, social media markeing

  Image via CrunchBase As a member of LinkedIn you have the opportunity to connect with business associates, post a “resume”, solicit testimonials from clients and co-workers and position yourself as an expert by answering questions posted by oth...

• Getting the most out of your Facebook Real Estate

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 11:10 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, social networking, social media markeing

  Your profile page is the first page anyone sees to get to know you. Your photo, what is listed in your river and the boxes you have listed there all give out bits of information on the person you are and your business.  Use these tiny pieces of real...

• How do you say Thank You?

  Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 06:46 in Internet Marketing, Marketing, testimonials, social networking, Business Development, thank you, social media markeing

  Social Networking feels like a time consuming task to most of my clients.  I find myself spending a lot of time talking with people (clients or not) who just want some answers or at least an inkling as to the benefits of the time invested in the too...