As a consumer yourself, wouldn’t you like to have easy access to fresh updates concerning the products and services you regularly use? Your customers are no different. Customers have been conditioned to expect answers whenever they need them. When they don’t get what they want your reputation erodes. Knowing this, why are so few small […]
The Art of Questions for Engaging a Facebook Community
Social engagement is the result of a number of activities, including listening, offering suggestions and other assistance, and asking good questions. When these actions are executed well, the natural result is engagement in the form likes, shares, and comments that serve to build your Facebook community. Sharing interesting, useful, or entertaining content is essential for […]
It Hasn’t Been Done
Too often we do not take action because we are convinced that our ideas are not unique or worthy of the attention of our community. This is especially true when it comes to using the social networks to publish content that serves a useful purpose. It’s nearly impossible to study the business landscape and find […]
Klout Deserves Your Attention
Until this week, online influence rating service Klout failed to earn the respect of media influentials, which obviously is more than a little embarrassing. That has now changed. The Klout Controversy Klout measures online influence via such actions as comments, likes, and shares, depending upon the respective social media channel. You can learn more about […]
The Collective Voice of Customers
What is the most valuable, and yet underutilized resource in your business? For most small businesses, it is your customers. The Web Serves Consumers First One of principles of the web is that it is works to serve consumers first and businesses second. So, as they move online in greater numbers, their collective voice will […]
Google+ Hangouts Come Alive
There is a big difference between television and live television. Live television comes alive because there is anticipation and excitement about what is going to happen next. Photographer John Butterill applied this principle to Google+ Hangouts by taking it mobile, and indeed there is an equally significant, if not remarkable difference. The short video below […]
3 Lessons from The Social Media Olympics
Twitter and other social media channels that were relatively new during the previous Olympics have gone mainstream over the past four years, thereby making the big stage of the 2012 Olympics invaluable for learning how to use social media well. Four years ago many of us were just experimenting with this thing called Twitter. We […]
Business Planning is Overrated
If you noticed a hundred dollar bill on the sidewalk would you ignore it because its discovery was unexpected? It seems crazy, but that is what many of us do because we are too attached to our plans. As a result, we miss the easiest opportunities of all – those right front of us. Last […]
The Art of Marketing Raw
One of your primary goals with social media is to get people talking about your business. While this is an admirable goal, it’s one that is not easily accomplished. Get People Talking About Your Business There are a number of ways to get people talking, and if mainstream media is any indication, what is controversial […]
There is No Competition When You Innovate
Businesses have traditionally dedicated a great deal of effort to staying ahead of the competition. This tends to limit their focus on the variables that are easily matched, such as pricing and features. Business then becomes a measured battle that often leads to a downward spiral, one in which not even the customer wins. While consumers […]
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