From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Statistics are persuasive, which is why you’re going to need them to help persuade the holder of the purse strings to invest in a social media strategy. My Mashable post today titled “how to find statistics on social media” offers a selection of key stats and resources to round out that PowerPoint deck you’ve been [...]

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10 Upcoming Social Media Events

Conferences

Social media is not just about participating in online conversations, but building closer relationships with the people in your network offline as well.

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The Corporate Blog – 10 Community Building Tips

Blogs

You can continue your social media education without leaving your desk (or cube, or office, or favorite coffee shop). On September 17, I’ll be leading an IABC webinar titled “The Corporate Blog: Ten Community Building Tips.”

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SXSW Interactive Launches Panel Picker

Conferences

If you’re planning to attend the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin next March, it’s time to vote for the sessions you’re most interested in seeing. Organizers recently launched the Panel Picker, which empowers participants to review all of the proposal submissions and cast a vote for the sessions that sound most appealing.
According to the [...]

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40+ Topics for Corporate Bloggers

Social Media

While I was on a bit of a social media vacation last week, Mashable published my post on 40+ Topics for Corporate Bloggers. I started it off by saying that there will be times that you have to contribute a post for your company’s blog and you just don’t have one idea that inspires you [...]

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Going Offline: 5 Books on Corporate Social Media

Resources

I’m trying to take a social media vacation, and it’s not working out so well. I’ve found it much more difficult to unplug than I imagined. It’s hard to let go of something that you’re passionate about, which is why I’ve been doing a lot of reading on social media during this downtime.
My Mashable [...]

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