Social Media beyond the parties – how to use social media effectively for your future careers
I met Gail Carmichael at one of the Girl Geek Dinners and we had a blast at dinner. She mentioned her involvement in WISE and it brought back fond memories of my involvement in a similar organization when I was a student. Back in the day I was very involved in the various student associations in University and organized numerous events. So when she asked if I would like to come to the university and talk to the students about social media, I could not refuse such a great offer. I am pleased to say that we have a date. It’s Nov. 10th...
read moreIt is social media, so use the media
Last week I spoke at the OCRI Zone5ive event about the must have social media tools to engage customers. At one point one of the slides had these words “it is social media….. start using the media” So I always try to walk the walk and not just talk about what others are doing or how to do it. These awesome photos were taken by Victor Turco. The complete set is on the Virtual EyeSee fan page on facebook. So the next time you have an event take some photos. If you...
read moreMust have social media tools to engage your customers
I presented at the OCRI, Zone5ive event today and I focused on must have social media tools to engage your customers. As I was preparing for this presentation I needed to figure out a starting point as customer engagement is as vague as being “green”. So I took a look at the websites of companies that typically attended these events to find a starting point. To explain where I came from I used the analogy of social media being the invitation to the house party and the house being the company website. I went further to stress that...
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