Recently I was at a local networking event and I was having a casual conversation with two of our current customers when the conversation switched to Twitter. Each was jokingly asking about the difference between a the @symbol and the #hashtag, when to use it when not to use it etc. Now we’ve covered these both in previous posts so I will not go over that again here. However, what was striking to me was the fact that a true [...]
While most people think of YouTube as a place to get goofy movies and music, some people think of it as something else: a goldmine of marketing. In fact, many branders and marketers consider YouTube to the very best social media platform out there-better than Facebook, better than Twitter. If you want to get the most out of this unexpected marketing wonder, read on. These are tips from entrepreneurs who have successfully forged the path before you. […]
By Nicole Long Your Facebook page is set up and you want to make it attract more “likes.” The most common way to do is to entice others to join by offering something in return. However, promising something and not delivering is just bad business. Promising something which you can’t deliver to get “likes” or more of them could backfire, especially when you know people are watching. They will want you to deliver, so watch what you offer. For instance, [...]
Hey all, We here at Posse are hard at work creating a cutting edge podcast, the likes of which will get you on track to expand socially and grow exponentially! Keeping with our Western motif, we are calling it the Social Media Roundup. It will be a weekly show, roughly ten minutes in length, and will cover the latest social media tips, news, and interviews. It will be hosted by our own Taylor Marek, […]
Ah… sometimes connecting over social media can cause so much disconnect… […]
How Much Control is Too Much? Many of us here in the US may have heard about the riots that took place recently over in the UK. Well, what you may have not heard was that two young men, ages 20 and 22, were actually sentenced to 4 years of jail time in connection. Here is the kicker; they didn’t start the riots that took place. Their arrests and subsequent convictions were for attempting to cause further rioting! That’s right, [...]
We have been over six ways that social media can help your small business. Most of these have really had to do with the outside look and feel of your business. I want to really focus on the inner workings of your business and how social media can help you manage and enhance how you run your business. Here are the last three benefits on my list of nine. A great way to find more new hires that are better, [...]
Social Media Marketing is a great way to get you message, products, and missions out there and engage your customers/patrons. In today’s world there are a million different ways to collect data in order to better understand and utilize your participant’s data. Unfortunately, it is just as easy to go from savvy business person to creepy big brother. Do not fear. There are great ways to get the information you are seeking without alienating your followers! […]
When most of us think of art museums we think of stuffy, formal places that are populated by stuffy and formal people. These places are often in big population centers and not everyone can have access to them. This is simply not the case any more. Today, museums are wonderful places to see and interact with art without ever leaving home. Art museums have come into the digital age some in a very big way. […]
If you were to take a wild guess as to how many people are using LinkedIn, how many would you say? Ten million? Twenty million? Truth be told, there are now in excess of 120 million people using the service with exponential numbers joining on a weekly basis. According to experts at Jobvite, at least 87% of companies are now recruiting through LinkedIn. That being said, if you even remotely suspect that you will be looking for a new job [...]
