We’re building a seminar for small business organizations about the basics of social media marketing and integrating that with traditional advertising. The basis of this program grew out of a post here from several months ago. So we’ll take a look back for those of you who may be more recent “attendees” to this site.
The [...]
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Tags: Blogs, Facebook, Seminar, Social Media, Twitter, Videos
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Sponsored Tweets. Are you kidding me?
How can anyone believe that the idea of Sponsored Tweets fits in any way into the context of the social media world? A place that’s all about connecting with people, listening to people, and relating with people – openly. A place to be genuine and transparent.
(Of course, when I visited the Sponsored Tweets [...]
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Tags: celebrities, cocktail party, Izea, Sponsored Tweets, transparency, Twitter
Posted in Service/Customers, Social Media • 27 Comments »
When practically anything and everything is available at our fingertips, the single separator to consistently draw people right to YOUR door, away from web options, price points, and competitors, is exemplary and consistent customer service.
Easy to say. Difficult to do.
Unless you’re a dog.
Yes, our dog Tucker can be quite a handful at times. But I [...]
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Tags: dependability, dogs, transparency
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Trust for buying decisions comes down heavily in favor of other people. Not exactly a shocking revelation. However, what may surprise you is the level of trust still generated from key forms of traditional and online advertising!
This from the just released Nielsen Global Online Consumer survey, which gauged responses from 25,000 people worldwide.
Word of mouth [...]
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Tags: nielsen global online survey, outdoor, radio, television, trust, website design, word of mouth
Posted in Image/Awareness, Social Media, Traditional Media • 2 Comments »
I spent quite a number of passionate years working in or around the radio business. Today I’m passionate about the power of social media as a connecting tool and as a next step in the evolution and integration of marketing from broadcasting a message to many, to being in a real two-way conversation with one at [...]
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Tags: collaboration, google, listener driven radio, radio, transparency
Posted in Service/Customers, Social Media, Traditional Media • 1 Comment »