How To Be Awesome On Social Media In 20 Minutes A Day. This is a guest post by Leo Widrich, co-founder of Buffer. More about him at the bottom of this post. As sharing is predicted to absolutely explode in the coming 2012 year, many smart people have predicted a “Shareapocalypse”. Or to speak with the words of Nova Spivack, who says: “In the Sharepocalypse hundreds (if not thousands) of online friends share content with us across various social networks, culminating in massive information overload.” So how can we best battle this information overload out there?
Here are my top pointers for you to make the most of Social Media in just 20 minutes a day: 5 minutes: Find the best content from your Social Networks If you really don’t want to spend any more than 5 minutes per day to get the best content from around the web, Summify is your top tool. Through this, you will always be kept up to date and get your daily dose of news straight to your inbox.
Timing: Personally I love doing this early in the morning, just when I get up. Your results. 13 Quick Tips To Write A Successful Post. Writing content is not easy, no doubt about it. Then we usually go and start worrying about how to make that content easy to share, how to provide valuable information, how to engage readers and so on to make it even harder. How do you write your content? There are just too many things to consider… In the last couple of weeks I was asked a few times on what are the things I consider when writing a post, so I thought of putting a list or items together which then turned into this post.
I will also ask you to participate by adding to the list or simply discuss the recommendations I’m posting. 1. Yes, you can write a post with a specific goal in mind. Your own experience will actually tell you how to write a popular post that gets tons of love from Twitter or provide a powerful list of resources to get Delicious bookmarks like it’s 1,999. Know what you want the outcome to be before you start typing. 2. It is very important that you’re not just repeating what someone else already said. 3. 4. How to Use Social Partnerships to Amplify Your Marketing. Would you like to combine forces with another company in a collaborative promotion?
Want to know why this is wise and how to do it? Keep reading… Going Beyond the Customer Many marketers have a relentless focus on a single dimension of social interaction: the brand-consumer relationship. Thinking that the “social” in social media marketing is all about your relationship with consumers is constraining. Rethinking the role of other relationships can dramatically improve the effectiveness of those very marketing efforts designed to engage your target customers.
While social channels facilitate new ways of tapping into “partners” and as the line between personal and professional relationships has blurred, it is important to view business relations in a new—and yes, more social—light. The concept of “partner marketing” is not new. In this ad Southern Gulf Electric uses the Kohler brand to bolster its credibility.
Social Partnering Strategies So What Makes a Partner a Partner? In summary: F-commerce statistics roundup: Facebook commerce by the numbers. “It’s a matter of time—within the next five or so years—before more business will be done on Facebook than Amazon” Sumeet Jain, Principal, CMEA Capital “In three to five years, 10 percent to 15 percent of total consumer spending in developed countries may go through sites such as Facebook” Mike Fauscette, Analyst, IDC Consulting “Anyone who still believes in 2010 that Facebook isn’t going directly drive a massive commerce opportunity for merchants and retailers alike on that platform will find themselves this time next year in 2011 wishing for their own Christmas miracle” Karen Webster, President, pymnts.com. You get the picture; f-commerce – Facebook-enhanced retail – is the new shiny new object for industry players and investors.
But beyond the shine, spin and hyperbole – is there any early data to back up the excitement? Of course, the ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ caveat applies here – data is tentative and premature, and often originating from sources with vested interests. 1. 2. How To Use Twitter (It’s Easier Than You Think) What’s A Tweet? Let’s begin with the basics. Twitter is a micro-blogging platform, where your messages, broadcast to anyone who wants to listen, are limited to just 140-characters. That means every letter counts. You are free to post as many of these micro-messages (tweets) as you like. But you must realize there are readers on the other side of those tweets. Tweet Like You Mean It The last thing you want to do is alienate your Twitter Followers (people who read your tweets).
Never go on and about how great you are, no one cares. Always place quality over quantity. Tweet like you speak, and your readers will read like they listen. Be sincere. Make sure the content you’re linking to is interesting and always be aware of how much you send. Avoid The Pitch You might think Twitter is a tremendous sales tool, and it is, but don’t be the guy at the party handing out business cards when everyone else is talking about the game. Social media is relationship marketing. 1. Click here for more Twitter tips. Social Media Strategy | Social Media Consulting | Convince and Convert. Smedio I The New Media and Social Web Online Magazine. Danny Brown | Social Media Marketing Blog.
Simply Zesty - Building your brand through social media. 5 Killer Facebook Marketing Infographics. 0Share 0Share 0Tweet 0Share 0Share 645inShare Jeffbullas's Blog Internet Marketing 5 Fabulous Facebook Marketing Infographics Written by Jeff Bullas - 33 Comments Categories: Facebook, Facebook Marketing, Infographic, Infographics, Social Media, Social Media Marketing It is projected that Facebook will have one billion users by 2013. Facebook as a marketing medium cannot be ignored despite the misgivings of senior management (who grew up in the analog world of Print, TV and Radio) to commit marketing dollars to something their daughter uses to post Saturday night party photos on! Many CEO’s do not know the difference between a “Brand” Facebook “page” and a personal Facebook profile! The penetration of the digital social web world into our lives is not a fad that is going away, it is here and it must be embraced.
Some Revelations 1. Source: AES Connect 2. Source: AllFacebook 3. Source: Webmarketing 123 4. Source: Flowtown 5. Source: KISSmetrics More Reading Image by _tar0_ 645inShare Powered by frugal. Three steps to add bling to your blog. If you think your blog could use a little more punch, listen up! Here are three ideas that anybody can use to make your blog posts sing with some editing bling! Let’s get phat. Go non-linear. In school and in business, we’re conditioned to write in a linear way. We start at the beginning, discuss the middle, and conclude with the end. Edit ruthlessly. Bring some heat. Boring: A strategy to build a Twitter Community Blingified: Bringing Down the Twitter Snobs SEO for Bloggers How I Became a Google Whore Building Social Media Relationships Blingified Social Media and My Big Conversation Fail See? If you added a fourth editing tip to this post, what would it be?