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Twitter Is The Social Media Platform Of Choice For Fortune Global 500 Companies

Burson-Marsteller recently released the results of a survey they conducted to determine where companies engage the most using social media tools.  The study indicates that 79 percent of the largest 100 companies in the Fortune Global 500 index are using at least one of the most popular social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or corporate [...]

Twitter Is Profitable! Finally!

I don’t know about you but the fact that Twitter is now profitable is a weight off my shoulders. Over the years we’ve seen these companies become a major force for changing the way people communicate. So, what if Twitter were to go under, wouldn’t that alter the lives of many.

New Media Atlanta Speaker: Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan, author and social media expert spoke at the recent New Media Atlanta Conference.

Jet Blue: Flying High with Social Media Followers

Joseph Jaffee, over at crayon, has a lot to say about social media.  Listen in as he talks about Jet Blue’s big news.  They just went over a million followers!!  Why should you care?
First, following and being follwed is the object of the game with social media.  Isn’t this the same thing that one wants [...]

PR Needs Social Media to Survive

In a world where the traditional has been turned upside down, Public Relations is not exempt.  All Paul Revere had to do was ride his horse through the town shouting but these days who uses horses any more!   A good relationship with reporters can be important but it is not the end of the discussion.  It [...]

A Social Media Revolution is Here! Part 2

Recently, I attended this fabulous workshop presented by Lipscomb’s Career Development Office all about social media implementation and measurement.  As promised, I’d like to share what I took away from the second presenter, Rob Robinson, Director of Social Media, at McNeely, Pigott & Fox.  Rob talked about the 4 P’s of implementing a social media strategy. 

Why More Social Media Engagement equals Mo’Money, Mo’Money

I ran across a fabulous report that I wanted to share with you.
Is your company a maven or a wallflower when it comes to engaging customers on the various social media platforms?  This is the question that Charlene Li, Partner, Altimeter Group and Ben Elowitz, CEO, Wetpaint attempted to answer in their report, “The World’s [...]