Posted by: Micah Pratt, director of social networking r&d
Last Wednesday at the Web 2.0 conference held in San Francisco, Vic Gundotra, Google’s senior vice president in charge of Google+, discussed the possible changes coming to the social networking site. One of those changes included the idea of Google+ brand pages for companies anxiously waiting to reach out to the more than 40 million users. Here is an article from Mashable.com on what Google+ brand pages could look like when made available to companies.
What Google+ Brand Pages Could Look Like [PICS]
A few weeks ago, Mashable contacted some ad agencies and asked them to imagine how brand pages on could change in light of that platform’s planned redesign.
Just as Facebook was announcing its tweaks, though, Google was on track to add brand pages to Google Plus. Though it looks like that will happen any day now, the integration hasn’t been announced yet. Meanwhile, a handful of brands, including Ford, are already enjoying the possibilities.
There are several barriers to designing brand pages for Plus. For one thing, it’s hard to stand out the way Plus looks now. The somewhat rigid format has a leveling effect. But Colin Murphy, director of social for Skinny, one of the agencies that accepted our challenge, says there are potential advantages to Plus, too. “A primary gripe among Facebook and Twitter users is that brands bombard them with messages they don’t want or care to see,” said Murphy. “In its current form, Plus doesn’t solve that problem, but Plus Brand Pages might, if they implement Public Circles.”
Skinny outlined how this might work with a hypothetical example for Mini, the auto brand. In this case, a Mini Countryman fan could join the Countryman circle and see just Countryman updates in her feed. “This level of selectivity isn’t possible on Facebook or even Twitter, unless of course you are a fan or follow the specific product you’re interested in — but there’s a major drawback to that method because the user has to seek out content streams,” Murphy says. “With Google+ it’s all in one place, and the all the admin has to do is feed pertinent content to the appropriate circles.”
In addition to Skinny, Fantasy Interactive created some fictional Coca-Cola and Starbucks brand pages. Are these on the mark? We’ll know soon enough, but in the meantime, let us know what you think of these agencies’ vision of how Google+ can accommodate brands.
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Valerie Jennings offered tips in a podcast that was picked up by MSNBC.com. She provided advice for business owners and marketers on attracting visitors to their websites, building brand awareness, and protecting their brand online.
Jennings said that one method for driving website traffic to a page “is by using social media press releases that are highly search engine optimized.” She goes on to suggest the use of Marketwire and WordPress to increase search engine optimization.
Jennings promotes the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. These social media sites build brand awareness. However, she advises managers to utilize them carefully. “If these sites are set up properly and managed well, it will prevent competitors from trying to hijack your company’s brand,” said Jennings.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
Here is a podcast from Valerie Jennings, entrepreneur and CEO of Jennings Social Media Marketing.
“Hi this is Valerie Jennings, CEO of Jennings Social Media Marketing. I want to offer a few tips about how you can use social media to protect your brand, build awareness on the Internet and drive traffic to websites like your blog or primary company website or even a landing page. Some of the things that we look at are competitor analysis reports, so that we can see how competitors are appearing on the Internet in comparison to some of our clients. Additionally, we try to make sure that we have all of the holes plugged as far as having a Twitter account, Facebook page and do they have their LinkedIn site set up properly. These are some simple things you can do as a business owner to make sure that you have all of your social networking sites reserved so that a competitor does not try to take the name or hijack your brand.”
Click below to listen to the rest of Jennings’ tips on how to use social media to protect your brand and drive website traffic.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
Two popular Kraft Food brands are increasing their social media marketing efforts with campaigns on Twitter and Facebook. Here is an article from nytimes.com, by Stuart Elliott, about Oreo cookies and Wheat Thins revamping their brands on social networking sites.
Food Brands Get Sociable on Facebook and Twitter
The number of advertisers with presences in the social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are increasing faster than the lines at the supermarket when the values of the cents-off coupons are being tripled.
Now, two familiar brands of baked goods sold by Kraft Foods are stepping up their marketing efforts in social media.
One brand, Oreo cookies, is going to be giving its Facebook page a global look, effective on Monday. The other brand, Wheat Thins crackers, is starting a campaign to reward fans of the brand who discuss it on Twitter.
Oreo has been on Facebook since last August with a page that has been primarily American-oriented. But the many comments left on the page from other countries — reflecting that more than half the brand’s 5 million Facebook fans are from outside the United States — led to a rethinking of how Oreo is presented on the Web site.
“It was an ‘A-ha’ moment for us,” said Mark Clouse, senior vice president for global biscuits at Kraft Foods in Northfield, Ill., reflecting that the company understands Facebook “is now a global vehicle and a platform we can use to have a global dialog” with consumers.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
Dr. Robert Patterson, Chiropractor & Internal Health Specialist of Overland Chiropractic recently reviewed social media marketing for the health care industry, which showed up on bussinessweek.com.
Read it here.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
As the world becomes a more global place, businesses are increasingly building relationships with international clients, which can often be difficult. I would like to share an article from mashable.com about six ways to manage international relationships online.
6 Ways to Manage International Relationships Online
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.
Sometimes the hardest part of having international clients is finding a way to connect with them. Small businesses often have to worry about different time zones, different languages, and even different customs and traditions.
While there’s no catch-all, golden resource that can solve every problem a small internationally-minded business could have, there are some easy ways to keep your business up-to-date and in the overseas loop.
Here, we’ll help you through the basic steps of interacting with overseas clients, from translating pleasantries to tracking shipments to making sure you don’t accidentally call them in the middle of the night.
1. Basic Information
Before you even get started, it’s important to know the basic information about your client’s country. Usually the most thorough and reliable way to bone up is through the country’s official webpage. England, for example, has a good site with lots of information. Unfortunately, most of these sites are geared towards tourism and less so the time-pressed businessperson.
Wikipedia can actually be a great, quick and comprehensive alternative. Wikipedia pages exist for most major countries and include a helpful info bar on the right side of the page (usually just below the country’s flag). This information includes official languages, government make up, population estimates, GDP, currency, time zone, and calling code.
Also check out The World Factbook, maintained by the CIA. It includes “information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities,” according to their website.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
Dr. Robert Patterson, Chiropractor & Internal Health Specialist of Overland Chiropractic assesses how social media marketing has helped his busy, Overland Park, Kansas practice gain maximum exposure.
Watch the video here.
Dr. Patterson first began working with Jennings Social Media Marketing about six months ago and has utilized a range of Jennings’ services including viral videos, website design and development, search engine optimization, social networking site management, blog posts & graphic design. Overland Chiropractic has already seen measurable results which they continue to track, such as an increase in e-newsletter subscribers, increased website and blog traffic, increased Twitter followers and TV interviews. Jennings Social Media Marketing booked Dr. Robert Patterson for an interview on one of Kansas City’s local news channels, FOX 4.
According to Dr. Patterson, “Valerie (CEO of Jennings) is very high energy; she really keeps things moving. I need somebody to push me and to give me deadlines and she does that.” Dr. Patterson views Jennings Social Media Marketing as an extension of his staff and looks forward to a long term relationship.
Jennings Social Media Marketing is a full service company that utilizes the art of online storytelling with the science of measuring quantifiable results. Jennings creates comprehensive social media marketing and Web advertising strategies from website design and development to viral videos. The company represents publicly traded to medium-sized businesses across the U.S. and overseas including technology, sports, sustainability, entertainment, travel, financial, health care and real estate.
For more information on Jennings Social Media Marketing, please visit jenningssocialmedia.com
For more information on Overland Chiropractic and Dr. Robert Patterson, please visit overlandchiro.com
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
Here is a podcast from Valerie Jennings, entrepreneur and CEO of Jennings Social Media Marketing, regarding social media integration with sales.
“Hi this is Valerie Jennings, CEO of Jennings social media marketing. I want to review some social media marketing strategies with you that include sales and social media marketing integration. One way we do this is by looking at a current companies sale system. We need to know where there needs are coming from rather that be ecommerce, direct mail, phone calls, it could be advertising. It could be promotions they are currently running. And we want to understand how those needs are being processed in order to best accommodate the sales team and the sales system.”
Click the play button above to listen to the rest of Jennings’ strategies for social media marketing integration.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
I would like to share an article from mashable.com about how Facebook posts will now be available in real-time searches through OneRiot.
Facebook Posts to Appear in Real-Time Search Results
As of today, real-time results from millions of users’ Facebook posts will now appear in search results on OneRiot, one of the world’s leading real-time search engines.
These Facebook posts will also be accessible through OneRiot’s API, which powers more than 100 real-time apps around the web and on mobile devices.
OneRiot already pulls data from blogs, Twitter, Digg and millions of other sources all over the social web. Having access to Facebook’s nearly 500 million members, however, takes these search results to a higher plane by pooling a much larger dataset when finding and ranking links for search results.
Facebook data that will appear in OneRiot search results include publicly shared links on user profiles and publicly “liked” stories from all over the web. For example, a search for “World Cup” on OneRiot will reveal the most popular links about the soccer tournament being shared by Facebook users right now.
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Posted by: Micah Pratt
I would like to share an article from BusinessInsider.com about the new “Social Media Guidelines” section in the AP Stylebook.
Journalism Rules 2.0: AP Stylebook Now Includes 42 Social Media Guidelines
The AP Stylebook caused a bit of an uproar back in April when they announced, via Twitter:
Responding to reader input, we are changing Web site to website. This appears on Stylebook Online today and in the 2010 book next month.
Well, the new Stylebook is out, and it includes some additional webby updates. Namely, a new “Social Media Guidelines” section.
AP announced:
The new Social Media Guidelines section includes information and policies on using tools like Facebook and Twitter, how journalists can apply them to their work and how to verify sources found through them. Also included are 42 separate entries on such terms as app, blogs, click-throughs, friend and unfriend, metadata, RSS, search engine optimization, smart phone, trending, widget and wiki.
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June 18, 2010 | Categories: Blogged, Blogging, Facebook, Google, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Twitter | Tags: advertising public relations, ap news, ap stylebook, associated press, blog index, blog marketing, blog templates, blogs, bloomberg businessweek, brand, brand identity, brand marketing, business marketing, business sales, corporate pr, corporate public relations, email marketing, executive sales, facbook, facebok, Facebook, faceboook, fail blog, Google, grammar rules, group policies, guideline, guidelines, How to Twitter, hr management, hr strategy, human resources, human resources hr, in twitter, interactive marketing, internet advertising, internet marketing strategies, internet marketing tools, internet policy, journalism, journalist, journalistic, journalists, Kansas City, KC, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing agencies, marketing agency, marketing branding, marketing campaign, marketing campaigns, marketing communications, marketing companies, marketing management, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, media marketing, media pr, media public relations, Morse, net blog, nice guidelines, official rules, online advertising, online blog, online blogs, online marketing, performance improvement, performance management, pr advertising, pr marketing, product marketing, productivity, promotion marketing, promotional marketing, public relations, regulations, return on investment, rules, rules book, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, search marketing, search optimization, SEO, seo marketing, seo search engine optimization, seo search optimization, social marketing, Social Media, social media and marketing, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing company, social media marketing firm, social media marketing services, Social networking, social networks, start blog, stylebook, the rules, the twitter, trending, Twitter, twitter blog, twitter marketing, viral marketing, viral video, web design marketing, web designs, web internet marketing, web log, web marketing, web online marketing, web optimization, web search engine marketing, web search optimization, weblog, weblogs, website advertising, website and design, website company, website design, website design company, website designer, website designers, website designing, website designs, website development, website marketing, website optimization, websites design, writing rules | Leave A Comment »
Posted by: Micah Pratt
I would like to share an article from mashable.com about Starbucks decision to offer free wi-fi at all of it’s stores beginning July 1, 2010.
Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi at All Stores Nationwide
Starting July 1, Starbucks will offer free Wi-Fi nationwide, with no registration or account required. Even better, Wi-Fi will not be time limited.
Starbucks joins an increasing list of brands and chains to offer free Wi-Fi in its stores. For example, last December, McDonald’s rolled out free Wi-Fi to nearly all of its restaurants across the country. Panera Bread also offers a similar program.
McDonald’s and Starbucks both have partnerships with AT&T, which, while often criticized for the quality of its wireless data network, is one of the largest Wi-Fi hotspot providers in the United States.
Starbucks was one of the first chains to offer Wi-Fi access to its patrons, first via an agreement with T-Mobile and then with AT&T. Starbucks visitors have been able to enjoy up to two hours of free Wi-Fi from their favorite coffee house, provided they are either an AT&T customer or they use a Starbucks Card to login. The new program will do away with any sort of registration, which will make those of us who always forget either our AT&T account information or can’t find our Starbucks cards extremely happy.
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June 15, 2010 | Categories: Blogged, Blogging, Facebook, Google, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Twitter | Tags: 3g wifi, at and t, at&t, att net, att worldnet, attwireless, barista, blog marketing, brand marketing, business marketing, buy coffee, cappuccino, cappuccino coffee, cappuccino expresso, coffe, coffee, coffee accessories, coffee blend, coffee business, coffee decaf, coffee franchise, coffee machine, coffee machines, coffee online, coffee pods, coffee reviews, coffee roaster, coffee roasters, coffee roasting, coffee service, company, data network, data voice, decaf coffee, email marketing, espresso coffee, fast internet, flavored coffee, frappuccino, free, free coffee, free content, free forum, free hotspot, free hotspots, free internet, free pla, free products, free things, free wi-fi, free wifi, Google, gourmet coffee, high speed internet, hotspot, hotspots, how to wireless network, iced coffee, interactive marketing, internet access, internet advertising, internet bandwith, internet business, internet marketing, internet marketing tools, internet online, internet phone, internet provider, internet provider service, internet providers, internet radio, internet satellite, internet service, internet service provider, internet speed test, internet test, internet voip, internets access, Kansas City, KC, latte, local phone service, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing agencies, marketing campaigns, marketing communications, marketing companies, marketing firms, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, mcdonalds, media marketing, mocha, national, nationwide, network support, online advertising, online marketing, organic coffee, panera, panera bread, product marketing, provider internet, public relations, roast coffee, satelite internet, satellite internet provider, search engine marketing, search engine optimisation, search engine optimization, search engine optimization marketing, search marketing, SEO, seo marketing, seo optimization, seo search engine optimization, service internet, social marketing, social media and marketing, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing firm, Social networking, speed internet, starbucks, strategic, telephone service, Twitter, twitter marketing, usb wireless network, viral marketing, web marketing, website advertising, website marketing, whole bean coffee, wholesale coffee, wi fi card, wi fi internet, wi-fi, wifi adapter, wifi hotspot, wifi hotspots, wifi internet, wireless, wireless connection, wireless internet, wireless internet connection, wireless laptop, wireless network, wireless network adapter, wireless network card, wireless network setup, wireless networking, wireless networks, wireless phone, wireless router, wireless wi fi | Leave A Comment »
Posted by: Micah Pratt
With the World Cup just a day away, I would like to share an article from mashable.com about how the World Cup is taking the Web by storm.
Web Goes Wild for World Cup [STATS]
The World Cup doesn’t start for another 10 days, but it’s already blowing up the Web, particularly in the UK.
According to the trend-watching analysts at Hitwise, at least 20% of all searches in the UK last week contained the words “world cup.” Altogether, the World Cup was the subject of around 25,000 individual search terms.
In web search terms, this interest from searchers is nothing short of explosive.
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June 10, 2010 | Categories: Blogged, Blogging, Facebook, Google, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Twitter | Tags: 2010 world cup, 2010 worldcup, africa, africa cup, africa soccer, blog marketing, brand marketing, brazil world cup, business marketing, current trends, email marketing, football world cup, girl sports, Google, google search, google search site, google search terms, google trends, googled, history soccer, interactive marketing, internet advertising, internet marketing, internet marketing tools, Kansas City, KC, keyword optimization, LA, Los Angeles, maps africa, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing agencies, marketing agency, marketing campaign, marketing communications, marketing companies, marketing firm, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing tools, mashable, mashable.com, media marketing, New York, NY, online advertising, online marketing, online soccer, popular most, popular searches, portugal world cup, product marketing, public relations, search advertising, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, search engine optimization marketing, search marketing, search optimisation, search optimization, search term, search terms, SEO, seo marketing, seo search optimization, site traffic web, smart web, soccer, soccer net, soccer news, soccer tips, soccer training, soccer world cup, social marketing, social media and marketing, Social Media Marketing, social network, Social networking, south africa, southern africa, sports, sports boys, sports leagues, sports marketing, sports net, sports news, sports plus, sports schedule, sports website, spring trends, summer trends, travel africa, trending, trends, trends google, uk sports, usa soccer, web, web business, web on line, web online, web optimization, web search optimization, web statistics, web technology, web traffic, website optimization, website search optimization, website traffic, website traffic, world cup, world cup 2010, world cup 2010 qualifying, world cup 2010 tickets, world cup africa, world cup dates, world cup fixtures, world cup qualifiers, world cup qualifying, world cup schedule, world cup schedule 2010, world cup soccer, world cup teams, world cup tickets, world cup winners | 1 Comment »
June 9, 2010 | Categories: Blogged, Blogging, Facebook, Google, SEO, Social Media Marketing | Tags: advertising public relations, blog marketing, bloomberg businessweek, brand, brand identity, brand marketing, business marketing, business sales, corporate pr, corporate public relations, email marketing, employee policy, employers, employment, executive sales, facbook, facebok, Facebook, faceboook, Google, group policies, How to Twitter, hr management, hr strategy, human resources, human resources hr, in twitter, interactive marketing, internet advertising, internet marketing strategies, internet marketing tools, internet policy, Kansas City, KC, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing agencies, marketing agency, marketing branding, marketing campaign, marketing campaigns, marketing communications, marketing companies, marketing management, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, media marketing, media pr, media public relations, Morse, online advertising, online marketing, performance improvement, performance management, pr advertising, pr marketing, product marketing, productivity, promotion marketing, promotional marketing, public relations, return on investment, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, search marketing, search optimization, SEO, seo marketing, seo search engine optimization, seo search optimization, social marketing, Social Media, social media and marketing, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing company, social media marketing firm, social media marketing services, Social networking, social networks, the twitter, Twitter, twitter blog, twitter marketing, viral marketing, viral video, web design marketing, web designs, web internet marketing, web marketing, web online marketing, web optimization, web search engine marketing, web search optimization, website advertising, website and design, website company, website design, website design, website design company, website designer, website designers, website designing, website designs, website development, website marketing, website optimization, websites design | Leave A Comment »
Posted by: Micah Pratt
Thank you to Sarah Shaw at The Entreprenette Gazette for compiling the 57 best ways to use videos to market a business. Valerie Jennings, CEO of Jennings Social Media and Marketing, was included in the list with “how to viralize videos”.
57 Ways to Market your Video
How many of you use video to market your business? Have you thought about all the ways you can use your videos? Thanks to my Entreprenette Experts, here are 57 ways to use video to market your business and possibly get them to go viral…….that would be awesome right? I am working on my own videos now and getting ready for a big launch over the summer ……. we devoured all these tips and I am sure you will too!!
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June 3, 2010 | Categories: Blogged, Blogging, Facebook, Google, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Twitter | Tags: adwords keyword, adwords keyword tool, best seo, blog marketing, brand marketing, business advertising, business ideas, business marketing, business marketing online, business tip, business tips, email marketing, Entreprenette Gazette, Google, headline, headlines, hints, interactive marketing, internet advertising, internet marketing, internet marketing online, internet marketing tips, internet marketing tool, internet marketing tools, Kansas City, KC, keyword research, keyword search, keyword search engine, keyword tool, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing blog, marketing campaign, marketing communications, marketing companies, marketing ideas, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, marketing tip, marketing tips, marketing tools, marketing video, media marketing, online advertising, online marketing, online video, product marketing, promotion marketing, public relations, search advertising, search engine marketing, search engine optimisation, search engine optimization, search engine optimization marketing, search engine ranking, search engine seo, search marketing, search optimisation, search optimization, SEO, seo company, seo expert, seo marketing, seo optimization, seo search optimization, seo service, seo services, seo tips, seo tools, small business marketing, social marketing, social media and marketing, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing company, social media marketing firm, social media marketing services, tag, tags, target audience, tip, tips marketing, Twitter, twitter marketing, video marketing, video tips, video watch, viral marketing, web marketing, web optimization, web search optimization, web video, web videos, website advertising, website marketing, website seo | Leave A Comment »
By:Micah Pratt
I would like to share an article from Mashable.com, written by Jennifer Van Grove, about Wendy’s use of social media promotions and incentives, centered around the Frosty, to increase awareness of the brand. The campaign will consist of three Frosty themed initiatives that include a digital scavenger hunt, a charity event and a online scrapbook competition that will run throughout the summer.
Wendy’s Frosty Gets a Social Media Infusion
With summer around the corner, the Wendy’s fast food chain is releasing a slew of social media promotions and incentives centered around its iconic Frosty dessert treat.
The company will roll out three distinct social media promotions over the course of the summer that involve Twitter and Foursquare. Each endeavor, however, revolves around Facebook and the Frosty Facebook Page.
Wendy’s is also touching all corners of the social sphere with action-oriented contests for prizes and a fan-powered charity drive. It’s tit-for-tat marketing at its best, with social media designed to drive awareness around the brand and reward fan appreciation.
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May 27, 2010 | Categories: Blogged, Blogging, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Twitter | Tags: blog marketing, brand awareness, brand marketing, brand name, branding, charities, charity, charity event, digital marketing, donate charity, fast food, frosty, fundraising charity, incentive, incentives, interactive marketing, internet advertising, internet marketing, internet marketing tools, Kansas City, KC, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing brand, marketing campaign, marketing communications, marketing ideas, marketing management, marketing promotions, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, marketing tools, marrketing campaigns, mashable.com, media marketing, online advertising, online marketing, online promotions, product marketing, promotion marketing, promotional items, promotional marketing, promotions, public relations, social marketing, Social Media, social media and marketing, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing company, social media marketing services, Social networking, special promotions, summer promotions, the twitter, tips marketing, Twitter, twitter marketing, Twitter Use, viral marketing, web marketing, website advertising, website marketing, website promotions, Wendy's, Wendy's frosty | Leave A Comment »
by Billy Griffin
The fashion industry is ever changing, each season spawning different trends, fads and faux paus. Social media is now putting a new spin on the already rapidly moving industry.
Until recently, the only consumer-industry interaction has been at the checkout counter or rare red carpet event. With social media booming, we see a new breed of consumer. Taking to the blogs, vlogs and tweets, consumers voice their various trend-tips, style-suggestions and fashion-feedback.
Social media offers fashion brand-loyalists a place to network with each other as well as with the industry itself. No longer does the industry have to depend on alternate trend-spotting sources and risky production decisions, they have a free real-time source of certainty through social media content. Social media now links the consumer directly to the industry.
How will this further change the industry? Due to the rapid response capability of consumers, one can predict an even faster rate of market changes. In the fashion industry, they say one minute you’re hot, the next you’re not. Now, thanks to social media, hot just became cold as consumers trend-in and trend-out through social media content. The fashion industry will now need to adapt to an already ever-changing market.
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January 22, 2010 | Categories: Blogged | Tags: article, Billy Griffin, Blogging, blogs and social media, brand, brand marketing, change, consumer, designer, fashion, fashion industry, future, interactive marketing, internet, internet advertising, internet marketing, internet marketing tools, IT, Jennings Social Media Marketing, Kansas City, KC, LA, Los Angeles, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing communications, marketing research, marketing services, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, marketing tools, mashable, mashable.com, media marketing, New York, News, News Media, NY, online advertising, online brand marketing, online marketing, Peter Shankman, PR, product marketing, public relations, real-time, results, ROI, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, search marketing, Seattle, SEO, seo marketing, social marketing, Social Media, social media and marketing, Social Media Case Studies, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing company, social media marketing firm, social media marketing services, Social Media Results, social network, Social networking, social networks, travel, trends, Twitter, twitter marketing, Valerie Jennings, viral marketing, web, web 2.0 marketing, web marketing, web search, website advertising, website marketing, website promotion PR, youtube videos | 1 Comment »
By: Valerie Jennings
I would like to share the words of JR Johnson with you all from his blog post on Mashable. I’m compassionate about the views he’s expressed, and I hope you find them beneficial as well.
Social Media Can Change The World Through Common Ground
November 15th, 2009 | by JR Johnson
J.R. Johnson is founder and CEO of Lunch.com, a user generated content platform focused on finding common ground, and host of the Lunch for Good event series.
There’s been a rising interest in the concept of “social media for social good.” In large part, that discussion has been focused on cause-related social good. I have a different take, related more to the greater good of humanity as a whole. To my view, the Internet, specifically social media, has the potential – and responsibility – to make the world more thoughtful and tolerant by showing people their shared common ground.
November 16, 2009 | Categories: Blogged | Tags: advertising, advertising and marketing, advertising companies, blog marketing, blog rss, blog spot, blogger, bloggers, Blogging, Blogosphere, blogs, blogs and social media, Blogspot, brand marketing, business blogs, business marketing, digital marketing, email marketing, interactive marketing, internet advertising, internet marketing, internet marketing online, internet marketing tools, Kansas City, KC, LA, Los Angeles, marketing, marketing advertising, marketing blogs, marketing campaign, marketing communications, marketing companies, marketing design, marketing firm, marketing firms, marketing promotion, marketing research, marketing services, marketing solutions, marketing strategies, marketing strategy, marketing tools, media marketing, mobile marketing, New York, news blogs, NY, online advertising, online marketing, product marketing, public relations, search engine marketing, search marketing, seo and social media, seo marketing, social, social marketing, Social Media, social media and marketing, social media blog, social media blogs, social media companies, social media company, social media consultant, Social Media Marketing, social media marketing company, social media marketing firm, social media marketing services, social media measurement, social media release, social media services, social media strategies, social media tips, social media twitter, social networks, social web, strategic marketing, technology blogs, twitter marketing, video blogs, videos, viral, viral ad, viral ads, viral advertising, viral email, viral film, viral marketing, viral marketing video, viral media, viral video, viral videos, web advertising, web blogs, web log, web marketing, weblog, website advertising, website marketing, website marketing, website promotion, youtube social media | Leave A Comment »
The company will roll out three distinct social media promotions over the course of the summer that involve Twitter and Foursquare. Each endeavor, however, revolves around Facebook and the Frosty Facebook Page.
