What I found to be a rather disappointing finale to ABC’s Lost is perfect time for a little sentiment analysis fun using the social media monitoring tool Social Radar. What do I expect to see after the end a show that was much loved show? I’m expecting to see a real dive in some pretty positive …
Image by debcll via Flickr Watching my two and four-year-old daughters learn about life can be a little disconcerting at times. They fall down trying to do something new, cry because they’re frustrated with a difficult task, or they try to get mommy to do it because it’s hard. As adults, we forget how painful real …
Image via Wikipedia I know people who are bright, energetic and engaged in person but don’t come off that way online. They have Facebook profiles that are never updated and Twitter accounts they haven’t posted to in weeks. Or worse, a blog that has gone entirely dark for months. Sure it’s hard to keep up …
Image by Meer via Flickr A community is a place where people come to gather, do things for each other and organize around common ideals and goals. In communities, people build trust and create relationships that hopefully last lifetimes and maybe even generations. Does this sound like your business? Maybe or maybe not. But it …
Image via CrunchBase If you’re still using Twitter from Twitter.com, I have to say you’re making it hard on yourself and you’re not getting all you can out of it. Desktop apps are one way to make it easier to track followers, respond, organize and monitor your profile or brand. I usually make an effort to …
Image by pt via Flickr The world is a scary place when no one knows what’s going to happen next. All the models that told us how the economy and markets would behave aren’t working. It’s time for all of us to change but no one knows exactly how. But if you resist change, chances …
Image by Jim Linwood via Flickr Have you worked your ass off so you could get to a place where people have to come to you? Does you chest well up with pride because you’re an really important guy or gal? You’ve got money, prestige, things and even a fancy title. Maybe you even belong …
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Just because you’re not ready for social media marketing doesn’t mean you can put off establishing a social media policy for your business. Your employees and customers are already active on social networks, sooner or later they’ll engage. Article continues on the Kilgannon Says Blog.
Image via CrunchBase Editors Note: This is another post in my series of cheat sheets. These were initially created to aid a client but I thought they would be useful for others and decided to share them here. Would you believe Linkedin is one of the top traffic generators for our agency blog and our corporate …
Image by mark sebastian via Flickr In previous posts, I’ve talked about relationships in social media and why I think “friends” is the wrong way to think about a brand’s relationship with their customers. The old relationship model wasn’t broken. It’s just evolved as customer contacts have moved to new environments. And this has made …
