In this post I’ll share a way to use a Facebook engagement trick to engage your audience, promote a new offer and to gain new fans using social media. The apartment communities that I post for run referral bonus incentives to current residents who refer their friends. In the below example, the community is offering [...]
Good news! You can now directly reply to comments on Facebook once you enable the function. This message above did not appear on all of my Pages, so they may be rolling it out slowly. There were ways to “reply” to comments before, but this is a direct way to alert those that comment that you have [...]
Facebook Tips are short, sweet and quickly absorbed. They are also sized to fit the timeline so they won’t get cut off.
The influence of social media is extremely powerful. I have bought three products online that my friends have recommended. I wanted to write a post that could apply to everyone, and not just do a product review of the items iv’e bought. In this post, I’ll share how social media influences purchasing decisions and how [...]
In this post I’ll explain how to optimize your Facebook events to get the most attendance and to have your event go viral. This technique will take some time to implement, but it will pay off in the end. The below is example is from Metro Chicago Hillel and their event for a Chicago Cubs game. I [...]
Third party posting tools like Hootesuite allow you to schedule facebook posts in advance, post on multiple pages at once and even monitor your feeds within their dashboard. It isn’t proven, but I am convinced that using these third party tools stifle your Reach when it comes to Facebook engagement. The below are images posted within [...]
I have found my new favorite mobile app. I follow Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, on Twitter and he tweeted to check out Time Hop. Time Hop, in it’s simplest form, will analyze your social media and will tell you what you did on this on any given day in years past. Mine is only [...]
Come back on 3/19/13 at 8pm to watch my 3rd Social Media Google Hangout live!
If this were just two or three years ago, I might be writing a blog post trying to convince you of the importance of using social media to market yourself or your organization. In 2013, it seems that most people have been convinced that it’s a critical part of your business; now people are more [...]
Each week I’ll share a quick social media tip in one minute or less. This week’s video was an impromptu one because I am traveling in Atlanta for Gables. I also made this video with my iPhone using the Capture App. Any one can implement these tips and I hope you find them useful. Enjoy!
This past weekend, Mashable teamed up with NowThisNews to run a contest for entrepreneurs to submit ideas for businesses using Vine. They encouraged submissions to use the hashtag #6secondpitch. My idea is to create a media company that can give social media resources to non-profits for cheap. They were going to pick winners that were the most [...]
This article will be a how to for Facebook Pages. If you already have a basic knowledge of what a Facebook Page is, scroll down to the bottom of this article for my top Facebook articles. A Facebook page is a means of communicating with your brand or organization’s fans. A Facebook page is meant to give a glimpse into [...]
In this video I’ll show you how to use the “use Facebook as” function to increase your brand recognition. If you are interested in a formal training, check out my 3 week social media training course. Now let’s talk social media.
In this post I’ll share 10 Twitter Fun Facts that you didn’t know. You can watch the Ted Talk yourself, or if you want the quick and easy version, scroll down to my list. I have been obsessed with watching Ted Talks recently and today was the first time I typed in Twitter just for [...]
Mashable and NowThisNews are giving a chance for entrepreneurs to use Vine for a #6secondpitch to turn their big idea into a reality. They are choosing winners by RT amount. You can learn more about the contest here. Please RT this and share it with others! Please RT to help me win the [...]
Live Course Times (You’ll be asked which course you would like to sign up for when registering.) Sunday, May 26th 10am EST You can also download the recorded session if you prefer. Have a question about the course? You use social media all the time, but do you know how to use it strategically? Register [...]
This information is taken directly from the facebook website? It’s a violation of Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to maintain a personal account for anything other than an individual person. See the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities for more clarification. Why Should I Convert My Personal Account to a Page? Since Facebook personal pages are meant [...]
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How to Run a Pinterest Contest
In this article i’ll share a case study on how to run a Pinterest Contest. Facebook Promotion Guidelines do not allow you to use its functionality to run a contest, so I resorted to Pinterest instead. This contest called out for the residents of the apartment management company I work with to submit their home work [...]
How to Increase Facebook Reach
In this post I’ll show you an example of how to increase your Facebook Reach. Facebook reach is defined as “the number of unique people who have seen your post. Figures are for the first 28 days after a posts’ publication only.” Facebook insights gives you a fabulous amount of information, but it is only as good [...]
Crowdfunding is a relatively new term that refers to the act of raising money by asking a crowd for money to fund your idea, project or to help you reach your goal to produce something. In this post I’ll share more details about crowdfunding, why it does and doesn’t work and I’ll ask for your [...]
Social Media Campaign Case Study
What better way to teach you about social media strategy then to show you? In this post I’ll showcase a social media campaign and what you can learn from it. The apartment management company I work with has a community in Atlanta that is hosting a Grand Opening on May 3rd. Our goal is to [...]
I love speaking in front of people. No crowd is too too big! I have done social media trainings for - Hillels of Baltimore - Texas Hillel Possible Topics:
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