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Ah, Facebook. It’s so embedded in popular culture, there’s even a movie about it! But savvy B2B marketers have realized that Facebook also holds true potential when it comes to promoting new services, products or even contests. And it’s tempting to start a contest or promotion right from your Facebook wall – you throw up [...]

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This afternoon I listened in on an excellent HubSpot webinar called The Science of Facebook Marketing which was presented by ‘social media scientist’ Dan Zarella. Dan’s presentation took a deep dive into how brands can effectively use Facebook to communicate with their target audience and what elements must be considered when using the platform. Here [...]

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Today’s blog post is brought to you by Kate Lee, an account exec here at Affect.  Kate works on both public relations and social media accounts for our clients – and has become quite a pro at measuring engagement and success on social media campaigns.

If you’re a page administrator for a [...]

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Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the Publicity Club of New York’s “The Wall Street Journal, Et. Al.” Social Media Week panel discussion. As I sat down to eat my dry chicken breast and salad, I noticed that I was one the younger people in the room. I couldn’t help but think [...]

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A friend and colleague of mine recently shot me an email asking me how can he gain more followers on Twitter. As I started to respond, I realized that although there were many resources available, my quick and dirty response could help some other folks as well. So, here is my best/shortest advice on gaining [...]

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I’m all for social networking sites playing nicely in the sandbox. On a philosophical level, yes, thanks very much, LinkedIn, for allowing tweets to appear in your users’ status updates. Very kind of you. And Facebook, how generous of you to allow twitterers to use the tag #fb.
I also understand why the management teams of [...]

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If you are engaging in social media, you should be measuring the results of your work. Although social media is often ‘free’, your time and efforts are not. Therefore, any social media program should measure the value of its investment. There are many areas to measure that are more qualitative than quantitative, but here is [...]

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An article I wrote recently appeared in PRNews on “Building Your Brand the Social Way” outlining some universal truths regarding social media engagement. If your company is blogging, tweeting or friending, you might want to check it out. Highlights include:

Have a voice and stay on message (themes)
Be authentic, honest & ethical
Get ready for a long-term [...]

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I wanted to bring to your attention that Facebook is about to allow ‘vanity’ URLs to be registered beginning at midnight tonight. This means that instead of having a web address that’s an incoherent string of numbers or letters, you can now have a Facebook Profile or Page with a ‘name’. So, instead of having [...]

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Just to add to Sandra’s great blog on May 15th on “5 Tips on Finding the Right Social Media Advisor or Agency for Your Company”, MarketingSherpa posted a chart on this: “Majority of Marketers Believe No Experience is Needed to be a Social Media Expert”
I have to provide you with the full summary – its [...]

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