There are so many good people online who get wrapped around the axel of social media by attempting to use old marketing tactics in the new digital driven social networking communities. Most lose complete site of reality. How they are using social media is nowhere near how it should be used. This …
As individuals become more and more accustomed to sharing personal information with others on social networking sites like FourSquare, it’s easy to see how this free and easy exchange of information can be abused. For the businesses looking into using Foursquare as a promotional tool they might want to discuss their civil liability with …
I know I am not the only one who has waded in on the virtues of Google Plus..of G+ as it is more graphically referred. Obviously, G+ is in Beta with just a few tens of million invited people as the ‘Warm-up Band’. The businesses are not invited in the beta..Yet! The question today …
From time to time…like, nearly everyday..someone asks me to explain to them what Social Media is all about. Yes, I know it does seem strange there still being that many people around who do not get how social networking works for business. However, since I deal a lot with the golf industry there are …
LinkedIn is in a way like a stock exchange. The more you put into it, the more you connect with other solid business people and weed out the less serious, the greater your return. It’s that easy. I’ve been using LinkedIn for nearly eight years and and receive over 80% of my customer …
I know, everyone and their brother…with a few second cousins thrown in…has something to say about Google Plus or as it is better known as G+ ! Most of what is being said is very good. I will have to chime in to say… I AGREE! But… is it too early to …
To capture a greater share of their market businesses will need to produce Meet-Ups as part of their social media campaign. If you are just entering the social networking scene..like millions of people are…you may have seen the term ‘Meet-Up’ used in the posts you read. Like..’Hey!, are you going to the …
For those of you who are out here working to help people understand what Social Media is and how it should be used, you have more than likely had people say to you.. “If I am not to post promotional content about my business’ product on Twitter as frequently as I want then why am […]
How many contacts in your online social spaces have you lost contact with? How many people you deal with offline have you lost contact with? The answer probably is you have lost contact with a large number of the people who you connected with online and offline. Why is it people can’t keep connected on […]
I will have to say, I am thoroughly enjoying, and, in a small way, benefiting from being on Empire Avenue. I have met some really great people who offer some real value to all social communities. With all that said, Empire Avenue still has a way to go to fairly judge a person’s influence …
