Just starting your small business? Looking to take it to the next level? Twitter is where you want to be. So lets get started! Twitter was founded in San Francisco and is used by millions of people all around the world. Twitter is an online social networking service that allows…
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Small business success through social media
Whether you are just piecing together your business plan, or your small business is open for business, leveraging social media is a great approach to introducing your company to the market or boosting your sales. Don’t get me wrong, though – it’s not only useful in reaching these goals. Understanding…
Socializing with Social Media: International student edition
Fact 1: During the 2011-2012 school year more than 764,400 international students were attending American colleges. As a student in the social media era it can be as easy as clicking a mouse to finding a group, club, team, or others that you can meet with to help the transition…
Small Business – Should You Outsource Your Social Media?
Running a Small Business and Thinking About Outsourcing Your Social Media Efforts? Please Stop! Running your small business is time consuming and stressful enough. You’ve taken the steps of properly setting up your small business’s social media accounts, but now lack the time and/or skills to take advantage of them….
2 Social Media Campaigns, 2 Very Different Results
Social media offers companies a chance to engage with consumers like never before. Not only by listening to their audience but also by responding to those whom they are engaging with. When implementing social media marketing it can go one of two ways, good or bad. Southwest Airlines and Ragu…
Content is KING! Ideas for Your Social Media Campaign
Whether or not you are a non-profit organization, content is at the core of a social media campaign. Because you are not face to face with potential donors, you often have to use the written word (aside from using video or graphical images) to deliver your passionate message about the…
Up and Coming Mobile Social Media Platforms
Mobile social media platforms are becoming more and more popular with each passing day. This is due in large part to the accessibility that mobile apps offer users. It’s right at your thumbs, probably more than half of your day. Not only are these social mobile apps gaining popularity, they…
Super Bowl 2013: A Social Media Recap
This year’s Super Bowl was especially eventful with the infamous Blackout, Beyonce’s halftime performance, and hilarious commercials, so it’s no surprise that Internet news giant Mashable reported this year’s Super Bowl social media activity being 3 times higher than last year’s. Numerically speaking, there were around 52,500,000 people…
RESPECT Through Social Media
“R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find out what it means to me” On Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs, Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” ranks number 5. Her top ranked advice resonates across social media. A search on YouTube returns over 9,000 results with live performance footage of Franklin as well as tribute/fan remakes…
Social Media Customer Service
One dilemma that retailers face when they move into social media is that they need to decide how to deliver customer service efficiently and responsively. This is particularly an issue for small retailers with limited staff. Where should they put their focus – on answering phones or chatting on Facebook? …