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Social Media is a Boon to Startups Who Do It Right

Startup Professionals Musings

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that I often see, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. Not having a social media policy.

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Startups Should Avoid These Social Media Mistakes

Startup Professionals Musings

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. They also identify clearly the five key social media mistakes that business often make, along the following lines: Diving in without a strategic plan. Not having a social media policy.

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Sarah Evans on [Re]Frame

Life Beyond Code

First, those of you who don’t know Sarah, here is her quick bio: Sarah Evans ( @prsarahevans ) is the is the Chief Evangelist at Tracky ( www.tracky.com ), an open social collaboration platform and the owner of Sevans Strategy, a public relations and new media consultancy. RS: Why this topic? I decided to wait.

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Google Adds Reputation Management to Dashboard :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

It also appears that this is another way for Google to place emphasis on creating and using Profile pages – something that likely plays heavily in their plans for a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac. All rights reserved.

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

Duct Tape Marketing

Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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Dave Gardner on Using Social Media to Connect With Big Companies

Life Beyond Code

Recently, my friend Dave Gardner (president of Gardner & Associates Consulting ) shared his story of how he used social media to reach (and start a working relationship with) a big company (Dell.) Back in 2009 and 2010, I experienced a few Dell business execution issues. How did this come to be? Dave Gardner: They sure did.

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[Sponsored] ReputationWatch – Monitoring Online Conversations About Your Business (Part I)

YoungUpstarts

And it’s no surprise why they’re doing that – a missed complaint can escalate into a nasty public relations nightmare in a matter of hours, while a quick and efficient follow-up to an issue can earn much goodwill. Navigating The Social Media Sphere. Sometimes, he even uses Facebook or Twitter to educate customers.