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8 Brands That Benefit From Guest Blogging | Social Media Examiner
Guest blogging is one of the most efficient, yet misunderstood, social media marketing tactics. By the way, “ guest posting , the time waster” is one of the myths I busted in my previous post for Social Media Examiner. Today’s article is one more argument in favor of guest blogging. Guest blogging is about placing your content for free outside of your own blog to increase its reach. A guest post thus is a piece of content you write for someone else’s blog and include your author information to build exposure and awareness of your brand . Intel has definitely made a good choice.
10 Tips for Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Business | Social Media Examiner
Policy . It can be a dirty word, especially in social media communities. This article will explain how social media policies differ from other policies and give you 10 tips to help create an effective social media policy . Why Social Media Policies? Social media policies are different. In most policies and procedures, we document what staff should do in certain situations: “If this happens, do that.”
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Does your business have a blog? They refuse to tell consumers the answers to the questions they most want answered. And it is because of this approach we so often hear the phrase, “Yeah, our company tried blogging, but it didn’t work for us.”Engage or Die: The Future of Social Media? | Social Media Examiner
In this video I interview Brian Solis author of the best selling book Engage! Brian shares how his Social Media Manifesto became a rallying cry and led to the ” Engage or Die ” slogan he now uses on his website. You’ll also learn why social media can do more for businesses today and what businesses need to look for in geo-location tools . There are more opportunities today for businesses to engage with their customers and Brian gives you insights into how to convert this engagement into sales .
What Your Business Needs to Know About Social Graphs | Social Media Examiner
Are you familiar with the term social graph ? Can you easily describe what one is, and better yet, why they’re significant to the marketing of your business on the social web? Understanding the concept of social graphs will not only enhance your proficiency with social media marketing today , it will also help you foresee emerging trends.
What are QR codes and how can they help your business? Keep reading to find out. Quick Response codes (QR codes) and other two-dimensional codes are expected to achieve widespread use this year – and for good reason. Consumers want immediate access to what’s relevant and QR codes are being used to make that possible. QR Codes 101
How QR Codes Can Grow Your Business | Social Media Examiner
What is a QR Code? (and 4 other things you should know about them) | Christian Web Trends Blog
Have you seen these odd looking black and white squares (like the one displayed here) in magazines, on signs, and online? They’re called QR codes, and they have the potential to do some remarkable things for your organization. What is a QR code? A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode, which has encoded in it a URL (web address), text, or other information. It can be read by a QR code scanner, including QR scanner smartphone apps.
QR Codes: 10 Ways Churches Can Use Them | Christian Web Trends Blog
In yesterday’s post, What is a QR Code? (and 4 other things you should know about them) , we discussed the basics of QR codes. Today, we look at some practical and innovative ways churches can use QR codes to communicate more effectively to their members and connect better with people in the community.Barna Research Points to Opportunities for Churches to Address Technology | Christian Web Trends Blog
According to a new research study conducted by The Barna Group, many parents and teens are interested in receiving guidance from their churches concerning media and technology, yet few churches are addressing these issues. The summary of the study reports, Most parents and tweens/teens have not heard any kind of teaching in a church, religious setting, or public forum (like a school) about how families can best use media, entertainment or technology. Yet the report goes on to say, When asked if they would be open to one version of such training—“a Christian or faith-based perspective about how to be a good user of entertainment and technology without letting things negatively impact your family relationships”—about two-fifths of parents (42%) and one-third of tweens and teens (33%) expressed interest.
Earlier this week we discussed new research from the Barna Group that shows many parents and teens would like more guidance from their churches on media and technology issues. Internet filtering/monitoring – How to set up software to block porn, violence, and hate sites from being displayed on computers in one’s home. Plus logging/reviewing websites being visited.
8 Media/Tech Issues Churches Should Address | Christian Web Trends Blog
(Updated on 2/24/2011) Some people believe the church can be more effective by utilizing processes most commonly and effectively used in business today, including marketing. In fact there are companies that specifically help churches develop a logo, a slogan, a website, brochures, and a multi-faceted marketing campaign much the same way other companies develop these elements to launch a new business. On the other hand, some people abhor these practices and think the church should stay as far away from them as possible. They believe marketing is deceptive, manipulative, superficial, worldly, and yes – evil.
Online Church Marketing for Christian Ministry Outreach - Church Marketing Online's online Church Promotion | Church Marketing Online
(Updated on 2/17/2011) In the past when a family was looking for a church they would talk to their friends or maybe check the yellow pages for churches in their area. Then they might visit several of those churches until they find one they like. Over the last several years Internet search engines have made tremendous improvements in what is called local search, that is the search for businesses or organizations in a specific geographical area. Now if you search for something and include a city in the search phrase you’re likely to see results that include a map with some virtual push-pins in it.