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Jayne Robinson sur Twitter : "Fancy a hand with #socialmedia or #blogging shizz? Miz & I are available to hire @KITSCHinc. KITSCH.inc. Julietchen : New Facebook Cover Photo Size ... NEW FACEBOOK: Cover Photo Size + Template (2014) MarkBatchelor : ,#OMNLDN buzzin'. The... Engage, don't broadcast: the need for authenticity in social media | Technology. There is no charge for posting on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Google+, and, at first glance, they seem to offer a perfect opportunity to broadcast your marketing messages. But this is useless as the basis for a social media marketing strategy. "It seems obvious, but so many brands ignore the highly interactive – and, indeed, personal – nature of social media," says Liam Houghton at mobile app company Yuza. Successful social media marketing is about authentic interaction that inspires advocacy for your products and services, yielding trusted recommendations that are more effective than other forms of advertising.

This is true whatever the size of your business. Peter Bassill, managing director of Hedgehog Security, says: "We are in a niche business sector, providing penetration testing and outsourced information-security services, so referrals and praise from customers via social media hold a lot of weight. " How, then, do you win authentic advocates? #GAGLDN presents Social Cinema Tickets, City of Westminster. Invalid quantity. Please enter a quantity of 1 or more. The quantity you chose exceeds the quantity available.

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This option is not available anymore. Please read and accept the waiver. All fields marked with * are required. US Zipcodes need to be 5 digits. Gus Ferguson - Known for Socialmedia, Seo, Content on Wefollow. Content Creation Collective (London, England. This is a group for the best, brightest and most passionate content creators in and around the UK. We'll focus mainly on online content, but I'm sure the old offline to online to offline again debate will come up from time to time! We all work in a time when there's a focus on quality content like never before... the convergence of journalism, design, SEO, copywriting, music supervision, blogging, PR, videography, software dev and social media has made content creators the new superstars of the online stage.

Purpose: To meet and network with others who share your passion for great content creation, and for whom normal working hours just aren't enough time to spend talking about editorial, copy, videos, infographics and just generally quality creative output. It's also for those who believe fervently that a couple of drinks and good company are a definite bonus when discussing all the exciting opportunities that exist in this industry. Why? The secrets behind social content: Social Media Week Special - Content Creation Collective (London, England.

September 26, 2012 · 6:15 PM Welcome to the The Content Creation Collective, a meetup for all creative types with a penchant for digital - writers, bloggers, editors, journalists, videographers, designers and producers - involved in the creation of content. This Social Media Week special will be taking place on the 26th September at 6:30pm aboard HMS President. We've got some great speakers for you who'll be revealing some of the industry's best kept secrets behind social content. Emma Gannon (@girllostincity) is a digital journalist and social media strategist living in London. Philip Calvert (@philipcalvert) is an award-winning social networking entrepreneur, social media speaker and author. We'll be holding this event on the HMS President, which is one of the permanently moored ships on Victoria Embankment, and an amazing venue for meetups as anyone who's attended our sister event OMN London will attest to.

See you there, Natalie. The $1.3 Trillion Price Of Not Tweeting At Work. On June 6, Larry Ellison--CEO of Oracle, one of the largest and most advanced computer technology corporations in the world--tweeted for the very first time. In doing so, he joined a club that remains surprisingly elite. Among CEOs of the world’s Fortune 500 companies, a mere 20 have Twitter accounts. Ellison, by the way, hasn’t tweeted since. As social media spreads around the globe, one enclave has proven stubbornly resistant: the boardroom. Within the C-suite, perceptions remain that social media is at best a soft PR tool and at worst a time sink for already distracted employees.

Without a push from the top, many of the biggest companies have been slow to take the social media plunge. A new report from McKinsey Global Institute, however, makes the business case for social media a little easier to sell. Savings comes from some unexpected places. Behind this laundry list is a more hefty benefit. Interestingly, the report suggest that tools like Yammer are the tip of the iceberg.

Social Media Week 2012: A Bird's Eye View - Online Marketing Network. Following on from the partnership between OMN London and Adobe for our hugely successful Social Media Week 2012 event in February, I’m belatedly posting the infographic that the guys at Adobe created using their Social Analytics platform to extrapolate some interesting data from the buzz around the event. There’s some fascinating stuff here, I particularly like the fact that there were enough tweets on Monday the 13th February using Social Media Week hash tags to create 12, yes 12!

40,000 word novels! That’s a lot of chatter! Here’s another one: during the week, the overall reach of #SMWLDN was an incredible 39.9 million! That’s almost 10 times the population of Scotland! Wow… Here’s a list of the top 10 influencers during the week, measured by total reach: Check out some of the other stats and key influencers in this infographic brought to you by @AdobeUK #AdobeSocial. CoolerTalk offers social media,social network solutions. Online Marketing Networkers - London (London, England. Online Marketing, talks, drinks... and all on a ship! This is a group for London's best, brightest and most passionate online marketers, with a particular focus on the more exciting areas of the digital marketing mix including content marketing, social media, SEO, digital PR, native advertising, mobile... actually it's all pretty interesting at the moment so we'll cover everything at one stage or another I'm sure! Purpose: To meet and network with others who share your passion for online marketing, and for whom working hours just ain't enough time to spend talking about digital.

Also those who believe fervently that a couple of drinks and good company are a definite bonus when discussing all the exciting opportunities that exist in this industry. Who should join: Anyone interested in online marketing and up for talking about it. Agency people, client side specialists, bloggers, web dev geeks, content strategists, SEOs, SMOs, etc, etc... Online Marketing Meetup - Speakers inc. eConsultancy and Martin MacDonald - Online Marketing Networkers - London (London, England.

May 26, 2011 · 6:30 PM Hi people - Following on from the success of the last event I'm happy to announce the second Meetup of this group under our management! We've arranged some great guest speakers, namely Martin MacDonald of SEOforums.org fame talking about integrating Social with SEO and Matt Owen from eConsultancy talking about Facebook optimisation. We'll be holding this on HMS President, which is one of the permanently moored ships on Victoria Embankment, and a FANTASTIC venue!

There's a bar on board of course so everyone will be able to refresh themselves suitably throughout the evening. I'm a firm believer in the premise of the more the merrier, so please help us to grow this group by spreading the word!! Cheers Gus. 8 Social Media News Stories You May Have Missed. Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? New Speak-to-Tweet Service: Twitter, Google and SayNow teamed up to deliver a new Speak2Tweet service in response to the events in Egypt.

Does your business monitor current events unfolding for social media business opportunities? Users call special numbers to record their message. This generates a tweet with a link to the SayNow.com website (recently acquired by Google), which hosts the recording of the original message. Facebook Deals Launches in Canada: After launching in a few European countries, Canadians are the next in line to try out Facebook Deals. Canadians can now use Facebook Deals. Ning Announces New Design Studio: In addition to over 70 themes and some new design options, Ning is also introducing an Instant Ad Box feature. Ning's Design Studio becomes available next week. Real-time Social Media Analytics - uberVU. 6 Key Metrics for a Social Media Measurement Dashboard [Best of SEW 2010 #4] - Search Engine Watch (SEW)

Editor's note: As 2010 winds down, we're celebrating the Best of 2010, our top 10 most popular columns of the year on Search Engine Watch, as determined by our readers. Every day over the next two weeks, we'll repost the most popular columns of the year, starting at No. 10 and counting down to No. 1 on Dec. 31. Our countdown continues today with our No. 4 column, which originally was published on July 26. Enjoy! A host of social media monitoring tools are available to monitor conversations that are relevant to your brand or company. Many of these tools also now offer built-in engagement components that allow you to easily engage in relevant conversations.

In addition to ease of use, another key benefit of these tools is that you can also track and measure the conversations you participate in through one easy solution. This makes social media engagement much easier to manage, but a key aspect is still missing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.