Have a Tweet Team? Include them in background images and initial your tweets. One Social Media and Educational Marketing Group are just two examples of Tweet Teams making the most of their Twitter background images. Each team member also signs their tweets which I think is so great for transparency and making the brand personable and human.
What best practices do you have for your Tweet Team?
Content Matters: Are You Damaging Your Reputation With Unattended Social Media Profiles?
What are your tips for steady #content on #socialmedia profiles? Click title for ideas and to add your own.
After recently reading an enlightening blog post on social media, I checked out the author’s bio and clicked on the link to follow him on Twitter. Much to my surprise, an unattended profile appeared. There was no profile picture, bio or company website. He had tweeted seven times in the nine…
Idea: Use @Storify to collect your favorite tweets of the week.
Benefits:
1. It can help you build a following on Twitter.
2. It might encourage more engagement from your followers.
3. Storify makes it easy to collect and organize tweets you may want to come back to at a later time.
It’s time to remove any self-sabotage or self-limitation you have around “not having enough time,” or today not being “the right time” to start a business or manage your current business properly.
— 10 Time-Management Tips That Work by Joe Mathews, Don Debolt and Deb Percival (http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553)
H/T @RobQuigley
I often think as obvious as #3 (“Be Social”) sounds, it is one that gets GREATLY overlooked. Too many people or organizations are on social networks to feed a marketing message or shovel content to any willing friend, fan or follower.
For some companies or individuals, being social might not be easy at first. Start small with a simple, “Hello” or “Good Morning.” Then try asking your network a question.
Don’t get discouraged if you don’t get any feedback right away, it will take a little time to build your network and cultivate relationships. You’ll get the hang of it after a few tries and you’ll then be reaping the rewards of being truly social.
Photo is reblogged from digiwoman
5 ways to cultivate an active social media network…
Coming Soon: My interview with Meena Dayak of The National Council about a recent Facebook contest held by Mental Health First Aid USA.
70% of marketers plan to increase their #socialmedia budget by more than 10% this year, according to a poll from Effie Worldwide + @Mashable.
Strategy isn’t the goal. It’s the path you plan to take to get there.
Quote from @TonyEbikeme’s post on social media strategy. He’s included some good questions to ask yourself before you stick your neck out into the social media noise. Have a plan and a purpose!
Quote from Bryce Moore, KMOV.com site manager, St. Louis, on how his TV station handles engagement with its audience via its Facebook page.
KMOV puts Facebook to work covering airport tornado —By Cory Bergman/Lost Remote.com
Heard through STLTomorrow