Posts by: Angela Crocker
Today, I’m facilitating a discussion for the Alliance Marketing Council (AMC), a group of marketing professionals who work for or with members of Vancouver’s Alliance for Arts & Culture. Our topic is the role that communications professionals play in times of crisis. Rebecca Coleman, Chair of the AMC, asked me to facilitate the session following [...]
When using social media, it’s important to be globally aware in your use of language. There are regional differences, dialects and local slang that can be interpreted in more than one way depending where you are. In particular, I encourage you to follow these 3 simple rules: Avoid idioms. Write out dates. Don’t use abbreviations. [...]
Have you checked in lately? Social networks that let you announce where you are in real time have been around for more than a year now. Are you using them? At first, it’s a novelty. Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places offer another digital place to gather friends with the practical side benefit of meeting them [...]
I’m a conference junkie. Yup, I have the habit of going to conferences. These events are a great opportunity for networking, learning and gaining some new perspectives. As much as I love conferences, I don’t go to every conference out there. You’ve got to pick the events that relate to the work that you do [...]
Recently I spent an afternoon devouring the results of Social Media Examiner’s 2011 Social Media Marketing Industry Report. Now in its third year, this report is invaluable to understanding changes in social media marketing. I was particular interested to see the results on the benefits of social media marketing. Here are the top benefits : [...]
When starting out in social networking, it’s important to listen to your online community and get a sense of what’s being said before you add to the conversation. I encourage everyone to gather a list of blogs that relate to their topic. Some people still do this with the old school way with the “bookmark” feature in a web [...]
Success in social networking is all about content. You’ve got to consistently share information of interest to your community. What you share should be a blend of original content created by you and referenced or curated content created by others. Photo Credit: Ch10 on Flickr used under Creative Commons License. Here are 9 ways you [...]
Last week, you may have seen my post about how the federal political parties are using social media. Today, I’m thinking about three recurring themes amongst my Facebook friends. These are: Get Out and VOTE I whole heartedly support this sentiment. All Canadians need to get out and exercise their democratic right to vote. This [...]
You meet all sorts of interesting folks through social media. About a year ago, I met Lori Randall Stratdman from Social Media Design. Lori’s based in Georgia (I think) and we’ve had many merry conversations on Facebook and Twitter. She writes for Social Media Examiner, is speaking at BlogWorld and has fun through social media [...]
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This has been really quite wonderful. You make [Twitter] so clear in the way you explain things. I’m sure I can do this now.
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Why Should I Comment On Someone Else’s Blog?
Recently, one of my workshop participants asked “Why should I take time to comment on other people’s blogs?” Here are some compelling reasons to make this part of your social media strategy: Every comment adds to your online visibility. Each time your name appears on a comment, the blogger and other blog readers see you [...]