While it’s a great thing that more and more businesses are jumping aboard the social media bandwagon, many still aren’t really grasping the point of doing so. There’s a very finite distinction between social media marketing, and merely marketing via social media.
When thinking about the film Moneyball, I realized the new strategy displayed by Beane could be likened, in many ways, to the evolution of social media.
I told myself I wasn’t going to write a Steve Jobs post, but I’ve succumbed to temptation. I was moved by Steve’s Stanford commencement speech where he talked about connecting the dots.
Encouraging brand loyalty is an integral part of influencing repeat business. Stampt is basically a stamp card, but rather than a physical card you have to carry around, you simply download the mobile application.
There are many changes coming to Facebook lately, leaving many businesses wondering how these adjustments will affect fanpages plus interactions with their consumers. There is a new “Friend Activity” option located under the main image of business pages.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii, which has 11 great properties in Hawaii, just held a Tweetup. But rather than host it at one of their properties or even on the islands, it was in Los Angeles.
There were some great panels at the Food Service Social Media Conference, and one of the stand-outs was on “rewarding brand loyalty.”
Hosted by FohBoh, the leading social-business community for the global restaurant industry, Food Service Social Media Universe (FSMU) was created to bring together restaurant leaders and social media practitioners to share incites and best practices about this rapidly changing landscape.
Sarah Lenssen began a campaign called #Ask5for5 to raise awareness and funds for famine and drought victims. The concept is simple, give $5 and ask five of your friends to give $5
