The Event Organiser`s Social Media Software Feature List The Event Organiser`s Social Media Software Feature List Admin/ConfigurationOrganisers have the ability to enable or disable every feature (listed below), subject to certain dependenciesCustom BrandingCustom CSS and HTML fields allow the event organiser to apply the look and feel of your organisation/event including logo, colour scheme, layout and more. Most text fields are...more
Integrating Social Media Into Your Email Strategy Synergizing the SocialSocial media is all the rage today and marketers everywhere are trying to decode its formula for success. Their aim, like yours, is to unlock the potential for transforming tweets, texts and daily status updates into real-world revenue. Seems simple enough... but is it as easy as it sounds?To harness the power of these social masses, it pays to get serious about...more
What is social media ? Sprouting everywhere on the digital space and doing the rounds of chat engines and forums Social Media is the new buzz word that everyone seems to be talking about. But what really does the term Social Media imply? Hundreds of sites all over the web space that allow people to connect in a way never thought possible before make up social media. With the tremendous leap in technology especially in the ever evolving web space has allowed people all over the world to do things never thought possible. Now it is possible to share pictures, videos and information in seconds with someone sitting half a world away.Facebook for instance is a classic example of social media that combines a variety of features to create a platform that allows members to do virtually anything. Right from gaining new friends to creating visibility on the digital space, social media sites are creating a new form of communication for people. Spiralling out of this social media are newer ways of marketing and reaching out to newer customers. Right from brand promotion by increasing visibility, launching contests to create leverage and engaging consumers by offering information, addressing...more
Think about social media marketing a little like high school. There are those in the know, the people who seem to know all the right things to say and associate with all the right people. It's these people who always seemed to be going places, right? When you know what to do and what to say, the world is your oyster. Keep reading to find out out...more
Social Media is about 3 things — connecting, creating, and engaging. Sounds easy enough, but the value of everything you do using social media will all go back to who you are engaging with. This is a real case of "garbage-in, garbage-out." If you "friend" or connect with anyone and everyone without any concern about who or why, you won't get...more
Quite similar to blog commenting, social media commenting obviously has the same functions for one's business or work from home, which include product promotion and traffic generation. The only difference is that one is done on blogs while the other is done on various social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, Reddit, Propeller, Plurk and Twitter. In most cases, the guidelines and tips for posting responses on blogs are pretty much the same for leaving comments on social media sites.Furthermore, social media commenting requires the same attention and focus you give when you are commenting on blogs as part of your work from home because if you mess up here, it's going to haunt you throughout your online career. Therefore, take this task seriously as well. Your goal here is to build a nice reputation in the social media community, someone who is professional and contributes a lot to the whole site.Here are some of the stuff you should be doing to maintain that good image and impression of others on you:->As much as possible, avoid posting negative comments. Throwing some harsh responses that aren't necessary can start a flaming war on a particular post or bookmarked link. That's the...more
You can get a ton of new clients from Word-of-Mouth Advertising. Well, the new lingo is "Word-of-Mouse!" Traditional advertising can be very expensive and have dismal results. Social Media on the other hand, can be extremely...more
A piece in PR Week this week considered how social media is increasingly being used by corporate firms in order to mend their damaged reputations in crisis situations. No doubt given the immediacy of the medium, the PR world is increasingly using...more
Self-Integrity - The Foundation of Moral Selections "As authentic self-information begins to unfold, our principles, thoughts, commitments, and actions get up to be in accord with who we have a tendency to truly are." (Yasukiko Genku...more
Reflections on Recent Elections Our American Government is the product of a Revolution wherein the New World Colonists grew tired of being treated like second class citizens by a British Aristocracy that saw the American Colonies as little...more
Beware of Social Media Imposters - Identify the Novice From the Expert Everyone seems to be calling themselves a social media expert today. They see it as a way to make quick money by selling social media training to small business owners....more
Social media optimisation (SMO) is a wonderful marketing option for a business. It takes the concept of social media applications and websites and uses it to help market a business online. Applications can be used for blog posts or other information...more