MinnesotaBrown. Hunch. Co-Working Offers Community To Solo Workers. Prioritize Your Social Media Efforts. There aren’t enough hours in the day for all the chores that social media puts in front of us. The best writing I’ve found on how to manage your time in social media is via Amber Naslund’s social media time management series. Her efforts in crafting this should become a little ebook that you hand around to everyone. If you skipped over that link, go back, click it to open a new tab/window, and then read it when you’re done with this (or skip mine and read Amber’s- it’s that good). If you’re still with me, here’s what I want to say on the matter. These are written from a marketer’s perspective. Prioritize Your Social Media Efforts First, the Foundations Without the following, there’s no point doing social media and social networking for business.
Goals first – If you don’t stick to your goals, there’s no reason to put any time into social media, period. In Order Of Value In Explaining This to The Leadership If you’re a small business, then you get to make all the decisions. Your Take. 10 Ways to Build Your Blog Community with Twitter « ShoutEm. Welcome to HootSuite, the ultimate Twitter toolbox -... How to Talk Business « Impromptu Librarian. There’s an interesting article speaking to European businesspeople, giving them advice on how to present their business plan in the United States. It gives an interesting insight into the American business psyche, and can provide some insights for librarians (or other non-profit folk) who are uncomfortable or unsure about how to communicate with business folk. We need to know this, because the people that are elected to our City Councils and County Boards are usually business people.
Knowing how to speak the language means you’ll be able to let them know why the library is important. The author talks about the fundamental differences in approach: In the past 2 months I’ve listened to over 40 pitches from French, Belgian, British, and Eastern European companies. About 1 in 15 presented their company in a way that would stick. Hmm. She continues: American audiences, on the other hand, are used to seeing “the bottom line first” and they do things very fast by European standards. 2. 3. 4. 5.