Twitter is designed for connecting with people and sharing information. While most companies are still debating if they should do it or what they should be saying on Twitter; others are actively involved with the Twitter’s community. Being on Twitter enables the brand who listens and acts quickly to benefit from opportunities, to test on [...]
Continue reading...HOW to use, SOCIAL MEDIA | December 19, 2009
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It is no secret to everyone who knows me a little that I love Etsy. I bought items on Etsy. I feature my favorite Etsy sellers on my main blog, At Home with Kim Vallee. When I talk about the business opportunity of the Web, Etsy always comes to my mind. Etsy opened the doors [...]
Continue reading...SOCIAL MEDIA, STATISTICS | November 29, 2009
If you follow social media, you probably read the headlines about the numbers of Facebook fans. (November 30th, 2009 Update: On average, Facebook pages have 4, 596 fans). The highlight of the latest survey by Sysomos is that 77 percent of Facebook fan pages have less than 1,000 fans. I read different theories about why [...]
Continue reading...MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA | November 25, 2009
When it comes to social media, you can do a lot if you take the time to think about how to use what already exists? A good example of using a feature that people are familiar with is the IKEA Showroom Facebook campaign. The beauty is that any business with a small marketing budget can [...]
Continue reading...HOW to use, SOCIAL MEDIA | October 23, 2009
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With more and more businesses jumping into social media, it is important that you read this to avoid mistakes. There are some subtleties that a beginner may not easy grasp when comes the time to create a Facebook page. First of all, businesses must create a page. Profiles are exclusively reserved for humans. You go [...]
Continue reading...SOCIAL MEDIA | July 24, 2009
A reader asked me to tell him how he can post text on a fan page. The same way that you can decide if your Facebook friends are allowed to post comments on your wall, the owner of a fan page can define their wall settings. In short, a fan can post text, photos, videos [...]
Continue reading...MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA | June 17, 2009
I am a proponent of social media. I believe it empowers everyone to get a voice. If you are good at what you are doing, participating in social media enables you to build a strong personal brand. Social media is not only for people. It provides great opportunities for businesses, when done right. Social media [...]
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MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA | May 25, 2010
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