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Social media consulting for nonprofits

Social media consulting for nonprofits
Caroline Avakian, SourceRise founder & CEO, with Arya Iranpour, Chief Technology Officer and founding engineer (Photo by Maulin Mehta) Target audience: Nonprofits, cause organizations, foundations, NGOs, social enterprises, journalists, educators, general public. While a number of promising Web 2.0 social enterprises have launched in the past few years, SourceRise, which just soft launched in beta last week, is showing great momentum right out of the gate. SourceRise, founded by our very own Caroline Avakian (managing partner at Socialbrite), connects journalists and bloggers to sources at international NGOs and nonprofits in an effort to diversify the voices represented in the news and to increase the number of well researched, compelling development and foreign news stories in traditional media. Last week I interviewed Caroline to find out more about SourceRise and how it’s building bridges between the media and nonprofit sources.

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The 6 Pillars of Social Commerce: Understanding the psychology of engagement inShare881 Social media is about social science not technology. As such, its value is not realized in the Likenomics of relationship status nor in the scores individuals earn by engaging in social networks. The value of social media comes down to people, relationships, and the meaningful actions between them. As such, its value is measured through the exchange of social currencies that contribute to one’s capital within each network.

7 Steps to Simplify Social Media Strategy for Your Business Social Media Examiner Does your business have a social media strategy? According to research conducted by Constant Contact, over 50% of small businesses need help with social media. While many businesses have a social media presence, many are not engaging on those platforms and thus not meeting their goals. With planning, your small business can use social media effectively.

How the Pros Measure Social Media Marketing Success From left: Sarah Hofstetter, David Rosenberg and Dexter Bustarde A lot of campaigns seem aimed at accruing Facebook Likes. But is that success? What's the point? Dexter Bustarde: Earning a Facebook Like, by hook or by crook, is a success, but it's a success at a very tactical level. 5 Ways Small Businesses Get Social Media Wrong Nellie Akalp is the CEO of CorpNet.com, an online legal document filing service, where she helps entrepreneurs incorporate or form an LLC for their new businesses. Connect with Nellie on Twitter or visit her free resource center. It’s hard to go anywhere these days and not be bombarded with social media.

The Importance of Social Media in Driving People to Your Museum or Visitor-Serving Nonprofit (DATA) « Know Your Own Bone – Nonprofit Marketing & Online Engagement There’s a lot of conversation about the ROI of social media and confusion about how to explain its importance to executive leaders. Need help? Here’s some data behind how social media drives attendance to visitor-serving organizations (zoos, aquariums, museums, botanic gardens, theaters, etc). The research provided here is courtesy of IMPACTS. It’s as easy as 1-2-3 (or, rather, the transitive property in mathematics): The above data indicates the index value (i.e. the relative importance) of select factors (“utilities”) that influence the market’s decision to visit a visitor-serving organization (VSO).

The Demographics of Social Media Users — 2012 By Maeve Duggan and Joanna Brenner A late 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that young adults are more likely than others to use major social media. At the same time, other groups are interested in different sites and services. In the case of Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr, these are the first reportable survey readings by Pew Research allowing comparison of whites, African-Americans, and Latinos. These readings come from a national survey conducted between November 14 and December 9, 2012 on landline and cell phones and in English and in Spanish. Online Marketing Done Right – the Case of HBO’s True Blood If you’re a vampire aficionado, it’s almost certain that you’re hooked on HBO’s popular TV series True Blood. Even if you aren’t into the pale bloodsuckers, it’s still pretty likely that you’re addicted to the show all the same.Without getting into the reasons why True Blood manages to keep people glued to the TV following the hazardous antics of a perky, half-fairy waitress and her pulseless nightwalker friends, I’m going to look at exactly how a fantasy series, so often of marginal interest, became so popular and mainstream. The buzz around True Blood has been phenomenal. Many people working in the advertising industry have referred to True Blood as having one of the most well thought out marketing campaigns to date. The campaign is on-going, but can be broken down into four parts; generating intrigue, extending the campaign, revealing the purpose of the campaign and, finally, maintaining interest.

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