Social Media Bombs and Explosions: The Good and The Bad!

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Social media is becoming an increasingly important tool in the crowdsourcing and reporting of accurate news, as it happens. We’ve seen this recently with the tragic Boston marathon bombings, and now again with the fertilizer plant explosion today in Texas. What role is social media taking on, and will it make for 3 dimensional news reporting? Let’s investigate. The Boston … Read More

10 Social Media Rebranding Tips For Your Annual Design Update

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Social media rebranding is something that businesses should consider doing every year or so. It’s normal to look at your graphics every few years and find it lacking – especially if you’re in the tech field. Today, I’m going to give you 10 great branding tips that will help your business, going into 2013. #1: Your Competitor Brand Files I … Read More

How To Deal With Horrible Trolls on Social Media

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In our daily planning and publishing online, we’re bound to come across a creature so common and so horrible, it has a name – the troll. Trolling around on your social media pages leaving filthy, nasty, horrendous comments is just one of its favorite things to do. Today, I’m going to show you how to deal with these malicious trolls. … Read More

SMMU’s Top 10 Social Media Platforms For Small Businesses

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Today I thought I’d do something a little different. I have some firm opinions on certain social media sites, and why they’re either good, or terrible for small businesses, so I’m going to share them with you here. You can use this as an expert barometer, on which sites would be best for your business to invest in! #1: Infallible … Read More

10 Ways To Connect With Expert Bloggers For Your Outreach Strategy

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It’s no secret that connecting with top influential bloggers can be difficult. A lot of the time they ignore you, and don’t reply to your repeated inquiries and offers. As a small business, what can you do to successfully connect with your niche’s top bloggers? Here are 10 great methods I’ve used myself to make this happen. #1: Engage With … Read More

Costco’s Social Media Policy: The NLRB is Not Amused

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In the news recently, Costco was wrapped over the knuckles because of their loose social media policy – the National Labor Relations Board says it limits employee’s ability to access ‘collective bargaining’ online. Today, we take a closer look at the policy that infringed on Costco employees legal rights. The Costco Policy The statement in question published and made ‘the … Read More