Social Media in Twenty Five Words
Liz Strauss, author of Success and Outstanding Bloggers posted an interesting challenge to her readers yesterday. She asked us to share a bit of Social Media Wisdom in exactly twenty five words; no more – no less. A year ago, I would have struggled with the limitations of the assignment, but a year of Twitter and 25 words seems just right. So here is my little bit of Social Media Wisdom – What’s Yours? Using social media people can pretend to be something the aren’t, but they find more success when the let us see who they really...
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Written by Christine Maley This summer has been my first time using Twitter. In college, we are ALL about the Facebook. Facebook chat, profile pics, status updates, hobbies, interests, favorites, likes, photo albums, bumper stickers, and wall posts… Pure magic. For me, Twitter is a great social media transition from college world into the adult world. No frills, no, yet still very fun and professional. At Roundpeg, we use Twitter to connect with our clients, prospects and friends. Many of the things we “tweet” about are things relevant to our clients and fan base. For...
read moreBe More Creative! Reconnect With Your Inner Child
Creativity is a natural ability, but unfortunately it is often beaten out of us by our life experiences, as demonstrated in the story of Steven and the Bald Man: Over time, we learn that many people do not want to hear our creative ideas and begin to fear that inner child. We muzzle and mute the part of us which is always ready to jump out and share our excitement and ideas with the world. But it is this inner child who is often at the center of truly great new ideas. So sometimes you have to let it out. My suggestion: Bring a few people into your life who will embrace and encourage...
read moreTwitter and Customer Service
Think Twitter is just for fun, small biz and social media junkies? Think again. This article from the Indy Star shares how health industry giant Wellpoint is using Twitter as part of their customer service strategy. By simply monitoring the Twitter stream they are answering consumer questions, resolving customer issues, real time, in a very public forum. David Finkel, senior vice president of service operations for WellPoint says keeps Twitter up on an Internet browser at work and conducts regular searches for Tweets mentioning WellPoint, Anthem or its various Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
read moreThe Three "R's" of SEO
Most small business owners include at least a basic website in their early business launch strategy. For many this is the largest investment the young company will make, and they are often frustrated when the new site does not rank highly on a Google search. With more than 700,000,000 sites worldwide, it is not surprising to see these young companies get lost in the shuffle. So how do you rise to the top of the stack? There are many answers to this question, and the rules shift as often as Google adjusts their algorithms which drive search results. It can be a daunting task for the...
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