Should Municipalities use Social Media – Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Back in July of last year (Should Municipalities use Social Media) I wrote about how city government could use social media to communicate with their residents. Since then, my little experiment with the City of Tipp City has been going full steam. The City launched their facebook fan page back in October, 2009 and now have 614 fans. The City Manager, Jon Crusey is the primary editor of the fan page and uses the resource to communicate to residents about: Snow Emergencies – Often during the winter road closures, troublesome potholes and trash collection day changes necessitate...
read moreAre you paying too much for your Social Media campaign?
Are you paying too much for your Social Media campaign? Is it slurping up cash like a freight train? Does it keep you from paying your utility bill or from sleeping at night? Then yes.. you are probably paying too much, but overall social media has demonstrated that it can be highly effective at reaching more people who are better targets for your advertising dollars with a higher propensity to buy. Think higher conversion. Think Socially.
read moreAre you an A, B or a C?
While everyone can agree that networking is an important part of a job search, the members of these organizations actually go a step further to develop the individual into a better and more educated job seeker readying them for the challenges of today's job market. I have a strong belief that tomorrow's economy will be driven by those between the ages of 25-45 and also that the positions that these individuals will eventually have are not even currently envisioned. Think all new job titles, new responsibilities and new focus.
read moreI wanna win! Tix to Social Media Success Summit
OK, so here is my story. Overachieving SM specialist and community manager looking to meet and learn new techniques from the digital marketing superheroes of today in order to lead hundreds of small and medium sized businesses to build strong communities rallying around their brand. Recently experienced a string of family, economic and employment challenges which prohibit me from flying to SoCal to meet with these guys in person. The Social Media Success Summit is right down my alley. I can sit in the comfort of my SM castle here in Tipp City, Ohio and experience the Session Objectives! How...
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