social biz with a side of nutz!
We’ve all seen the social media profiles, bios and disclaimers that read something similar to “my thoughts are my own” or “my tweets are my own.”
Is there really such a thing? Is there a magical hour or invisible line in the sand that separates an employee from the words they say, the things they do and the impact they have on a brand?
So why is it we expect brands to be perfect? The truth is it is impossible for brands to be perfect. Why you ask? Because they are made up of human beings who are far from perfect.
If you have attended, managed or spoken at an event in the past couple years, chances are good you noticed changes in communication. Conversations are going to a new dimension. No longer is the conversation limited to a one to many dialog from the keynote speaking stage to the audience. Nor are the conversations limited [...]
As human beings it is natural for us to gravitate and want to learn things that we know we can succeed at mastering! When it comes to social media and the associated tools and technology, it’s no surprise people are attracted to their geeky side. However, there is so much more to social media than tools and technology.
Time to maximize, optimize and organize your content marketing! Start with understanding what you have, what you need and what you can leverage when developing a content marketing strategy. Here are three easy steps to help you organize and maximize your content to achieve the highest return on your content marketing investment possible.
You are not alone if you feel that your social media program has gotten a bit unruly. You may or may not have adaquate team coverage to stay on top of everything. Or it could be you simply didn’t know what you were getting yourself into when you started what you thought was going to be a simple “Facebook page” last year.
Many organizations claim to “be social.” They claim they have social media integrated with sales, marketing, and even customer service. They may even tout that their customer service teams are using Twitter to communicate and help customers.
The real question is this… are they providing social lip service or social customer service?
You’ve heard the buzz. Many business and marketing leaders that should know better think they have found a new shiny object in content marketing. They’re all hyped up about it and thinking it’s the next best band-aid for the broken business. Maybe even the thing to help them become the Twitter, Facebook and social media super star they have always dreamed of being.
If I had 100 bucks for every time a client has told me one of the below statements I would be writing this from a year long all expense paid trip to the island of choice! Do you feel like pulling your hair out? Do you know you need to get social media integrated into your business but you just don’t have the time to do such? Make the time!
It doesn’t matter if it’s a blog post, website content, email marketing, Facebook post or a simple Twitter conversation, you need content. Content is the heart of communication of all mediums.
Even though content ideas may not come so easy for you, the truth is inspiration can be found within the most simple parts of your business and life.
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