Nannette Saunders addresses the gang from the Appomattox Social Media Seminar 2009.
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Joe Gerstandt Speaks
Joe Gerstandt Speaks, originally uploaded by Chris Abraham.
Joe Gerstandt speaks about the revolutionary and transcendent nature of social media and social networks and how we, all of us, are personally responsible and in charge and the leaders of our futures and that social media really and truly allows us to be architects of our future and the future. Amen, brother! Check out Appomattox News!
Appomattox Social Media Seminar
Jennifer Mills presents on social media at the Appomattox Social Media Seminar in rural Virginia.
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DC is Becoming Social Media Rockstar
Brett Petersel, Darren Harper, Chris Abraham at DC TechKaraoke
I am doing what I can to help DC become social media rockstar! Here’s a photo of social media rockstar Brett Petersel, social media rockstar Darren Harper, and little ole me. If you have a chance, check out TechKaraoke!
Social Media Promotes Your Business
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You are not too late to enjoy the benefits of social media — you will never be too late — because the spoils in social media marketing go to the company that can maintain its social media participation over the long haul over the long term. Start now, start later, and I guarantee that if you’re a lion-hearted social media marathoner, you’ll probably best your competition. Anyway, Joseph Ratliff did a brilliant job getting you motivated in How The Social Media Promotes Your Business:
The great thing about social media marketing is it offers a place to talk about your business in a new setting that is a lot less threatening than many other types of advertising. Social media is not about the hard sell. Instead, it focuses on creating relationships with people. Social media allows business people to share some of their personal lives with others. This helps to overcome any fear or reservations connected to buying from people online.
If you’ve started a blog for your business, you already have your foot in the water. The next logical step is to begin commenting on other blogs related to your business. Spend some time searching for a few blogs that you enjoy and subscribe to them via an RSS feeder to manage your time. This will allow you to follow several blogs without having to go to each one every day. When you find a post you can contribute a useful comment to, go to the site and offer your thoughts. Leave a link, if you can, so the audience can link to your own blog. Make this a part of routine at least three times a week.
Next, choose one or two social media communities to join. There are dozens and dozens out there, so do not try to become visible everywhere. Two of the most popular social media communities for business networking are Twitter and Facebook. Both of these are effective sites to increase your relationship building skills with prospects. Combine some personal tidbits with some business information until you discover the perfect mix of both. Do not just focus on building big numbers of friends or followers. It isn’t all about the numbers. Instead, build a little slower and spend your time interacting with the people you meet.