93% Use Social Media for Business
93% of marketers use social media for business. That stat is from this video: “The Social Media Revolution”.
Have you seen it?
If not, I encourage you to watch it. (See below).
If you’ve already seen it, you probably want to see it again.
Summed up nicely by Read more
FREE Interactive Advertising Seminar
Tuesday, April 12 - Free Interactive Advertising Seminar for local businesses in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Pittsboro.
Don’t miss this 1-hour interactive advertising seminar from Borrell Associates.
We (Business Class) believe it will help you make your goals by boosting revenue, morale and productivity.
Borrell Associates is a leading interactive advertising and research firm that consults with companies such as Google and Yahoo. Borrell has been commissioned by 1360 WCHL to be in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, April 12.
From this educational interactive advertising seminar you will: Read more
25 tips – mostly from burglars
Great list floating around the internet. Most for home. Some applicable to business.
1. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address. Read more
6 things you should never reveal on Facebook
Excellent article on CBS Moneywatch.com by Kathy Kristof.
Share it with everyone on your team.
You have better things to do than deal with than digging your way out of trouble because of info you shared on line.
At least I think you do.
Don’t you?
Here’s a link to: 6 things you should never reveal on Facebook by Kathy Kristof
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The Power of Social Media in a Disaster
If you’ve been holding off because you aren’t sure social media is a productive use of resources….
DENVER – Social media consultancy firm Buzzmgr kicked off a two-day tsunami and earthquake drill Friday (9/24). The drill, dubbed Exercise 24 or X 24 is the first drill to ever take place online. The exercise will test to see how fast news of a disaster can spread.
When disaster strikes, social media has become the fastest way to spread information across the globe. During the Four Mile Fire in Boulder, social media was a useful tool.
Should your company have a social media policy?
Even though we’ve heard about the ease and ramifications of cyber invasion and heard about some of the stuff that has shown up on Youtube with devastating business impact - very few of us have social media policies.
Maybe that’s because we’ve never done one and have no clue how to do it.
Here’s an article that addresses the 5 W’s – why, what, who, when and where – of adopting such a policy: Read more
Cash for a tweet? Sweet!
It’s called in-stream advertising.
No fees. Easy.
Why not?
Click on the pic or on this link to sign up for ad.ly.
Protect your business from cyber invasion
This is a must read from “USA Today” (Thursday, March 4, 2010): “How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies” by Byron Acohido
Read it if you have anything valuable on your computers….intellectual property, customer lists, patents, strategic documents, passwords, birthdates, hometowns, etc. Read more
Caution to Social Media Users
If you haven’t already done so, visit the site called Please Rob Me.
A quick visit will give you a clear message, but if you’d like more info, read this article by Rachel Metz:
Does posting location online say ‘Please Rob Me’?
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