Posts Tagged "Awareness"

Reading the Social Marketing Tea Leaves

I don’t drink coffee. I admit it. I am often embarrassed when hanging out with my coffee-loving friends when they find out I don’t enjoy the beverage. Hey, I just never acquired a taste for coffee. Perhaps I just haven’t tried hard enough. But, why bother trying when what I do love is a great cup of tea. I happen to drink a lot of it. Chai tea is my favorite with a mean cup...

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Is Your Business a Social Biz?

Caroline Dangson, research analyst for IDC recently participated in an Awareness, Inc. webinar where she presented “Breaking Down Operational Barriers to #Socialbiz Success.” During the webinar, Caroline shared with us the top ten operational barriers to social business success as well as the ten best practices for socializing your business. I outlined those in this post for you, but...

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Got Community?

I had a chance to talk to online community manager, Andrew Hemingway, while attending PodCampNH in November.  To be honest, I kind of cornered him after his session where he talked about the role of the community manager in an organization. We chatted a bit about his passion for online communities, what goes into successfully creating and managing one and why brands should create their...

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What is Community?

Chris Brogan wrote about the difference between audience and community where he said “The difference between an audience and a community is which direction the chairs are pointing.” Well, I happen to love that statement and believe in it completely. What he was trying to say, or at least what I interpret what he was trying to say (Chris, you can correct me if I am wrong later)  is...

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