Category Archives: Social Networking

Who is going to be your in-house social media strategist??

In a few years time, the role “social media strategist” will be commonplace in any serious, forward-thinking organisation. At the moment, alarmingly, there seems to be a school of thought that a few meaningless tweets and a monthly blog post … Continue reading

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A country has 1 currency; Facebook has at least 3…

Money is the obvious choice to settle a transaction. It is tried and tested. But with the advent of  social media, money is no longer the only currency that can be used to facilitate business on the web. Our online … Continue reading

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Online reputation Management (ORM) becoming the norm not the exception

People often tend to forget the speed at which data can and is transferred across the internet. Search engines and algorithms are forever sweeping through the internet space, and very rarely leave anything behind. So that image you put on … Continue reading

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Twitter is 5..but what’s it really all about.

0-1 billion tweets per week in 5 years There has been a lot of media space devoted to Twitter in the past few days. It has reached the grand old age of 5. Without any clear revenue path, some think … Continue reading

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Small Business or Global brand..it does not determine social media success

Through my research on social media, I have realised that there is an element of risk no matter what size your company. You are entering into something with no predictable outcome. One thing for certain is that your customers and … Continue reading

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Ladies dreams fulfilled through the Webcam Social Shopper..not quite!

Social commerce companies have been working hard to marry up the abilities of social networking with clothes shopping. We reported on this blog some time ago that Diesel had introduced a Facebook Photo Mirror that allows in-store shoppers to take … Continue reading

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The “social” consumer is King as far as brands are concerned.

One of the most significant phenomena of social media is the advent of the social consumer. Never before, has a consumer had so much power to influence the uptake of a product or service within their own social network. They … Continue reading

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Google Search to include social network posts

Google Social search was introduced in 2009. This was created to help us find more relevant public content from our broader social circle; given that the recommendation of a friend is the most powerful selling tool. Today this has taken … Continue reading

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PR and communications in 2011.

With the advent of social media, corporate spokespeople took somewhat of a back seat as voices of authority. They had given way to peer-to-peer recommendations. Even with a resurgence in CEO and PR credibility, Google is still the source which … Continue reading

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David can win out against Goliath in social media

One of the unique things about social media is it’s ability to completely level the playing field for companies in competition. Cost is not an impediment for small businesses. The social media platforms are free-to-use in the main. The main … Continue reading

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