In an Emergency, Do You Call 911? Twitter is Faster.

I’m still inclined to tell you to call emergency services when you need help, but this video story from CNN back in 2008 is proof that social media real time communication can be faster   Embedded video from CNN Video

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Twitter Faster Than An Earthquake?

This video is a dramatization of the speed of Twitter. But in real life, social media is not spreading news in real time. Whether it’s an earthquake, weather, new product or angry customers causing your next crisis, you won’t have time to plan on a profitable social media strategy. Today, like it or not, we [...]

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Social Media Profits From Content Marketing

Today the annual Las Vegas Wordcamp conference has a session abou content marketing. As an author, I usually say that content marketing is just a corporate word for writing, but this session got me thinking about how it applies to every business’s profitable social media program. The professional bloggers in the session (Aaron Hocking,  Gregory [...]

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“You Have A Digital Tattoo”

Whatever you say or do is being photographed and recorded No matter how public or private you try to be, you are leaving a trail. There are cameras everywhere, backup servers, mail relays, cell phone locaters, satellites and transaction records working hard to keep track of every aspect of modern life. My friend Bill Ganz [...]

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What Causes Engagement With Your Facebook Post?

I was reading yet another piece on the data out that Facebook edge seems to favor live manual posts over on SociaMediaToday My comment from them was rejected by the labyrinth of logins on that site (likely my fault), so I’m posting it here. Their article and the other comments are good, but I think [...]

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Twitter is Faster Than an Earthquake

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Social Media as a Weapon?

Marketing, promotion and business today are easier than ever. You start by listening. You can look at a complaint, a sarcastic comment or an off based remark as an annoyance, but I’m personally thankful for every real engagement. Bots (both software and people who post like they were a bot) are in the way, but [...]

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Learn Social Media from Billy Preston

Social media is a term we like to use today to talk about the revolution in the way we run our businesses and our lives. I can’t say when the fad of calling it social media will end, but I can tell you that the principles and profitable strategies we talk about in Profitable Social [...]

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Social Media Improves Food Shopping Experience

Social media technology at it’s best is a collection of tools to help you serve your customers better. We talk a lot about listening to customers and engaging them wherever they want as opposed to making them come to you on your web site or in your store. Tesco literally did this by taking the [...]

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Profitable Social Media on the Web

As we connect with our network, we occasionally get a mention elsewhere on the web… sharing some of them in this category. Thanks for sharing Profitable Social Media with your friends New listing in: Business & Economy Directory

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