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-Steven Neville The content and conversation curation tool, hashtags, have made their way to Facebook. For those familiar with Twitter, the transition into utilizing hashtags on Facebook for personal and business use will be rather easy. But with only 1/5th the numbers of active Twitter users compared to Facebook’s users, and with a
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-Steven Neville It takes awhile to learn how to write professionally. You can be a good writer, but not know how to write professionally. That point may sound contradictory, but it really is not. There is a “sweet spot” in writing to an audience, and finding that spot, no matter what your writing level may
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-Steven Neville Social media, much like Dunkin’ Donuts, is open 24/7. Social media is also “open,” meaning to anyone who wants join in on the conversation with any opinion they so choose. As a result, big brands now face the added “responsibility” of being connected to their customers, in-store and out, all the time. Most
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Watch “The Purge” official trailer (contains graphic content) -Steven Neville UPSET ALERT! I was shocked to read today that “The Purge” left the weekend on top of the box office, raking in $36.4 million and upsetting ” Fast & Furious 6″ for reel dominance. Even more shocking was the fact the movie only had a
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-Steven Neville Contests on Facebook are great short-term solutions to gaining followers quickly and building your brand on social media. However, on Facebook, they also come with a strict set of guidelines you need to follow. Failing to follow these guidelines has serious consequences, like having your page deleted and blocked. And don’t
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– Steven Neville Like most successful social media strategies, yours probably incorporates a team of talented individuals. However, your team may not always be in the office. And while email and phone are great communications options to keep in touch with individuals out-and-about, they may not always be as instantaneous as you would like.
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Most Twitter users are familiar with the term “RT,” or retweet, but a more rarely used terminology seen on Twitter is the “MT,” or modified tweet. An MT is used during a tweet when a user RT’s your tweet but changes it slightly, most likely to shorten the message, but sometimes to edit the language
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You can’t put toothpaste back in the tube. – Unknown -Steve Neville By now, the utter tragedy of what has happened with Amy’s Baking Company (ABC), out of Scottsdale, Arizona, has made it to your eyes or ears. For those who need a quick recap, ABC was featured on the popular TV show, Kitchen Nightmares,
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- Steve Neville Social media is your own personal story. It is your chance to engage your audience. Your chance to mesmerize potential customers with your words, and spark an interest in your product or brand. It is not, contrary to popular belief, your own free billboard. While I was browsing some of my friend’s
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