23 Sep 2011

Social Media Strategies - Facebook's Refresh Can Help You Refresh Your Facebook / Social Communications Strategies

This is not a post about what to do next with Facebook's refresh.  

There's tons of great coverage already there that is more of the how and not a whole lot on why.

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Clearly the wind's blowing in a new direction, but you don't have to do a knee-jerk response to yesterday's Facebook announcements. Photo by me shot near Cottonwood Falls, KS. (c) 2011

Facebook's Refresh Can Help You Refresh Your Own Facebook / Social Communications Strategies

Before you jump in and decide to redecorate the house, step back and ask what's worked in the past, where do you need to clean up a bit, and what your communications goals are for 2012.

Simple, articulated statements from your management team are a practical place to being the process.  

It's Not Just About Facebook

Let Facebook's refresh help be the catalyst for what could / should be next with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, G+ and so on.  

For some, Flickr may be it.  

For others, AOL.... yes, AOL.  

Or Farmville.

Or the local church.

16 Mar 2011

Social Media Metrics Pearls of Wisdom from Radian6's Amber Naslund

I had a chance to visit with Radian6's Amber Naslund at the #140 Conf booth during SXSW 2011.  

Listen to what Amber has to say about  listening, and finding relevent data within the noise. 

Amber = Awesome - Here's ways to connect and great resources from Amber:

Presentations on Slideshare

Book:  "Welcome to the Now Revolution"

Blog:  Brass Tack Thinking

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29 Aug 2009

Cue From SteveRubel.com: how to follow your posterous peeps with RSS

Found this suggestion over at steverubel.com. Taking Steve's lead, I am personally streaming and advising clients to do likewise- via Posterous.

And to keep up with others on Posterous, I now have my posterous reading list via RSS. Here's how.

I am more creative, more efficient, and casting a wider net.

12 Aug 2009

Is Your Written Identity Aligned For Your Branding Strategy? « Brandstack

I'm Now Contributing to BrandStack

Do you have a written identity program in place going forward as you build your brand equity?  It’s easy to think of and conceive the need for a graphic identity.  But what about your written identity? Is your written identity aligned in the context of your branding strategy?

What comes to mind when you think of your corporate identity?  Perhaps it’s your graphic – or visual identity.  You know, your colors, logo, typography, and overall graphic look.

But what about your written identity?  Do you have a written identity in place?  Is your written identity aligned with your branding strategy?

Your written identity communicates your messages – the verbs, nouns and adjectives which illustrate how you are positioned and want to be seen, heard and most of all – written about in the media, in analyst reports and in the blogosphere.

The words you have chosen to describe your company, the industry you are in, or the industry you are helping to create (or disrupt) can also help to drive the very look and feel of the graphic identity you taken on in order to personify the image of your business or organization.

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1 Aug 2009

Want "Press?" Start off by joining the conversation

Want "Press?"  Start off by joining the conversation.  Here's client, John Dickson from Denim Group -@johnbdickson - commenting on a story in eWeek.


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The conficker discussion is one of several interesting areas that didn't materialize this BH. In that regard, conference didn't have the sizzle it has in the past. I was slightly depressed at the number of "easy" attacks that were highlighted (e.g. Jeremiah Grossman's gig), which further emphasize that the mundane things can still bite us in the tail.

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