Social Media As A Job Requirement
Here’s an interesting help wanted posting from The Software Freedom Law Center. An organization more interested in your online commenting than your resume for this job. Of course the job is for Public Relations, but I believe that you will see more of this as social media becomes more deeply ingrained in all kinds of […]
Can Social Media Save Iron City Beer
Iron City Beer has long been a symbol of the City of Pittsburgh. It’s no secret that they and many other local brewers have struggled mightily to save their brands in recent years. Several years ago Rolling Rock Beer was purchased by Anheuser Busch. They moved them out of their mountain home (Latrobe PA) and […]
Twitter 101 For Business
When I speak to business people about how I use Twitter, many of them want to know if it’s something that can help their business. Unless they’re living under a rock they’ve heard of Twitter and all kinds of social media, but many of them are not involved either in their business or personally. Hearing […]
Social Networking Takes Work
It’s been my experience that the companies that are doing well these days with social media are the ones that let their people speak freely online and that alone can provide them with an organization for their people to brag about. Of course, if they aren’t willing to publicly address complaints it won’t work anyway. […]
Social Media Is Not For Everyone
I recently read a blog post that talked about how long it took for a customer to tune out the message that they should have a blog on their site. The writer then gave some very important reasons why it’s good for any business owner to have a relevant blog on their site. There comments […]
Can Social Networking Hurt Your Business?
Can social networking hurt your business? You bet it can! I have written many times before about how quickly bad publicity can spread these days. One of the main reasons that I hear from small business owners about why they don’t want to spend the time to get into social networking is that they are […]
Tweet This
I have been reading quite a bit on social media lately and Twitter in particular. I thought I would try some of the strategies that I have seen to make this site better by bring more visitors to the site. I am always looking for more customers, inbound links and visitors to comment on my […]
Don’t Be Afraid Of Listening To Your Customers
I know of many businesses that are scared to death of using social media. They fear someone writing something bad about them. Worse yet if it’s a blog they are writing something bad about us on our own website. It seems to me that if someone has something bad to say about you or your […]
More On The Value Of Social Networking
It never fails. I start to write or wonder about a particular subject and then articles and blog posts start to appear as if by magic. I’m sure it’s just bacause I’m more tuned in to picking out the ones that I’m thinking about from the crowd, but I also wonder if the Law Of […]
Is Social Media Worth The Time?
I have had an account on FaceBook and LinkedIn for quite a while now, but only recently have I started to use them. I also thought about Twitter, but decided that I really only have the time to concentrate on one of them. I picked LinkedIn for that because I thought it was geared more […]
