Archive for the ‘social media’ Category

Utilizing Facebook For Your Business

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Social media is all the rave these days. Each social networking site has it’s strengths and weaknesses, and each network can be leveraged by it’s strengths to help you continue growing your business. After a brief overview of the benefits and purpose of social media networking, we will learn how these methods can be used to leverage the strengths of Facebook.

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The Purpose of Social Media

Friday, January 15th, 2010

I’ve begun to notice more and more recently that very few people are using social media to their full advantage. Most are missing the entire point! I find this most noticeable on Twitter, though I’m certain that it is happening elsewhere as well. I’m Too Sexy To Listen Have you ever happened to meet someone [...]

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The Hype of Social Media

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

The hype will only continue to grow. Take advantage of the free resources you have to connect with your customers and start showing them that you actually care.

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140 Character Challenge

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

I’ve noticed much talk recently about how to use 140 characters (specifically on Twitter) most effectively. At a recent networking event, we were challenged to describe what we do in 10 words or less. So, let’s combine the two: Can you tell someone via Social Media what you do in 140 characters or less? My [...]

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How To: Create A Company Profile on LinkedIn

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

In James Burnes’ talk on Using Social Media Effectively the other week he made the point of having separate profiles for yourself and your business, even if you have a sole proprietorship, in any social media platform. I’m familiar with Facebook enough that creating a fan page was rather easy. I’m not, however, as familiar [...]

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