Social Media – It’s about the bloggers, it’s about the users

Just a quick post today to discuss something I think needs to go away – the unidirectional nature of social marketing. For many companies social media efforts are driven by one or two individuals who hear about trends on the news or from an article and turn to their marketing team barking orders. These orders generally take the shape of focusing on (a) bloggers, (b) facebook/myspace, (c) twitter or (d) an-in house community. If your company is anything like this it’s time to fight back.
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Let’s talk viral… getting your brand into an online community

If you run a big, or even just an older brand’s online presence you’ve probably had the “viral” conversation at least once and are downright sick of executives asking you how the company can get more “social”. While a lot of companies have put a great foot forward in building their own communities, this is a difficult proposition and even if it succeeds, it’s only going to reach a small slice of the viral world. The truth is, most user’s live on big networks (social networking sites) and niche sites (the independent forums, blogs, etc…) so let’s talk about some ways to reach out in someone else’s field.

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