Posted on Tuesday, 13th April 2010 by Frank

The following audio interview is one I did with Chris Pirillo where we discussed whether or not brands were using social networks properly to build their brands. Do you feel major companies, like Best Buy, are properly engaging with their consumers to build brand equity? We go through multiple facets of social media in this interview, so you will definitely want to listen! Enjoy!

Tags: brand building, brands, businesses, chris pirillo, companies, interaction, interview, social media, Social Networks
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Posted on Monday, 22nd March 2010 by Frank

This is a guest post by Jason Houck of Weigh Your Mind. He wrote about what steps businesses can take to help prevent business suicide. Most companies today are failing because they aren’t taking the social media scene seriously. If they continue to do this, their competition will take their customers. Let’s delve more into Jason’s advice.

Tags: business, business suicide, companies, social media, Social Networks
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Posted on Monday, 8th February 2010 by Frank

The Super Bowl is always an anticipated game every year that many people watch. There are many though who only watch it for the advertisements. Although, have you ever taken a look at these ad campaigns and asked yourself…how are these companies doing with linking their advertising with social media? Social media is the best form of advertising if done correctly. So, which companies stood out this year and which companies didn’t?

Tags: advertising, brand bowl, business, campaigns, companies, customers, social media, super bowl
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Posted on Tuesday, 26th January 2010 by Frank

Social Networks are a huge part of the way people interact online. However, businesses are starting more and more to get involved. Yet, they never seem to know how to use these platforms. What if they hired someone to do it? What would the name of the position be and could this ever happen?

Tags: business, companies, jobs, social media, social media manager, Social Networks
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Posted on Thursday, 22nd October 2009 by Frank

There’s no doubt that social networks are a big factor in the success of many companies out there. However, would you believe that there are still a large amount of those companies that haven’t joined social media yet? Well, it’s true and little do they realize how much it’s actually hurting them. Why do you think this is? Will all companies eventually see the positives of interacting on social networks?

Tags: businesses, community interaction, companies, customer relationships, social media, Social Networks, top 10
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