No matter how brilliant it may be, if your social media content is not digestible, it will not matter. Here are 10 types that succeed on social media.
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No matter how brilliant it may be, if your social media content is not digestible, it will not matter. Here are 10 types that succeed on social media.
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The persistence of social media is certainly changing how things are done. In a matter of minutes, you can wish an old friend happy birthday on Facebook, find a recipe for dinner on Pinterest, watch a how-to project on YouTube, and get up to the minute updates on events from Twitter. But social media isn’t just changing how we act; it’s actually changing our brains as well.
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How do businesses stay on top of the deluge of information related to them created by social media users? Here's one way.
Moving from data scarcity to abundance
La infografía se pregunta si las empresas pueden mantenerse a flote en medio de la avalancha de información que se genera en el mar de plataformas de medios sociales que tenemos actualmente.
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How To Get Your Social Media Fix In Just 60 Minutes A Day [INFOGRAPHIC]
But hey, everybody has got to start somewhere, right?
Pure impact and functionality is the Social Media Drink ultimate promise – the competitive weapon against hype and burnout-trendiness. Function over fuss
60 minutes is all you need to get your daily dosage of social media !
Personally, I'm above ;-)
Cheers !
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http://www.socialmediabynumbers.com The era of Social Media has changed the nature of organizational definition. We are no longer authors of our identity, bu...
A real eye opener
Votre histoire vous diférencie de vos concurrents...
What's your story? What are your mission vision values? Why it matters.
Excellent video.
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This article is by Gregory Ciotti for Social Fresh, along with an infographic with data that contains some very important information.
(credits at the bottom).
Understanding your customer from a psyhological point of view will help you to engage with them, serve them better and potentially build a loyal customer base.
Here are a few highlights:
Understand the 3 Types of Buyers
Help customers break through "Action Paralysis" by setting minimums
for example: remind your customers how easy it is to get started (No payments for the first month)
Understand the 3 types of buyers -
By understanding the psychology of these 3 types of buyers, you can package your products, articulate your message in ways that speak to their listening
**15% spendthrifts
**24% tightwads
**61% average spenders
Use Urgency the smart way
**Urgency and scarcity are known to drive up sales, but according to research from Howard Leventhal, people are prone to block out urgent messages if the are't given information on how to follow up.
More data on this.....
Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Curation, Social Business & Beyond"
Read article and see infographic here: [http://bit.ly/SAchFm]
Infographic by HelpScout
Data by Gregory Ciotti
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This piece came to me from my fellow curator Jan Gordon. She is an EXCELLENT curator and if you follow her curation it will help your business a lot.
What I really like about this piece is its basic question -- are you sharing your biz stories for messaging or for engagement? These are two very different activities and will generate different results for your business.
Read Jan's excellent review below, read Brian Solis' article, and start shifting your storytelling so you can achieve better business results!
This wonderful piece was written by Brian Solis and as always, he captured the essence of what's needed to move your content to the next level, where your audience becomes an active participant. This is where relationships and communities are built, brand advocates, word of mouth and commerce follows if this is done right.
Here's what caught my attention:
Social Producers are the new storytellers
**To thrive in social, mobile and new media in general, we need much more than content producers, we need a new breed of designers that grasp the elements of online sharing and have mastered the ART of social media
**They know how to trigger desirable (and social) actions, reactions and transactions
**A new genre of social producers are taking aim at developing content strategies that are not only consumable, they're shareable, actionable and act as catalysts or sparks for relevant conversations.
**These social producers are in fact masters of their domains and understand the culture and the laws of information commerce within each
The difference between Social Producers and traditional content creators is they begin with social outcomes
**they understand the relationship between cause and effect and they bake-in conversation starters related to an integrated and business-focused strategy
**Social producers think about the overall experience and the effect where a social object is at the center of the dialogue and interaction they envision....within each network
**The overall story and outcome defines the nature of the social object.
Takeaway
**Beyond shareability, the social producers also think about resonance. Conversations on social networks move quickly.
**What was trending an hour ago gives way to the next social object that captures everyone's attention until that too is replaced by the next shiny object and so on.
**Resonance is a technique that allows a social object to enjoy a greater lifespan and continue to swim upstream while other content strategies wash away in real-time.
**As you think about your content strategy for social networks, do so from the perspective of a social producer.
**While the social effect is certainly a goal, the social effect is also the result of social design.
**In the end, people are going to talk, so give them something to talk about!
Curated by Jan Gordon covering, "Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read full article here: [http://bit.ly/Qvxa6J]
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This piece is by Jeff Bullas and infographic by Go-Gulf.com
Intro:
There is one thing we do know and that the era of one social network that fits all is gone. The social network tribes are splintering onto different social media platforms because they now have real choice.
What you'll find in the infographic is demographics, monthly visitors on each network, who's on what network
So Who is Using What?
Here are a few findings on 5 major social networks:
Time spent by Average Social networking user per month
**Facebook 405 minutes
**Pinterest 405 minutes
**Twitter 89 minutes
**Linkedin 21 minutes
**Google+ Why You Shouldn't Ignore G00gle+
Updated information
There are lots of links to other articles about social networking in this piece that will give you more data on demographics
Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read article and see infographic here: [http://bit.ly/LUujhk]
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I chose this infographic and article from Blackbaud because it helps you go from social media to social business. It was written for non-profits but it definitely applies to any business as well.
By understanding how to evaluate people by their degree of influence and their ability to help change behavior in others can be invaluable to you and your organization.
**It's also important to use this information to understand how you and your organization fit into this mix. They say knowledge is power, once you have a clearer picture, you can shift what you're doing and take your business or cause to the next level for greater results.
Intro:
"Understanding the Value of Your Social Media Influencers: How to Identify and Empower Those Who Can Engage an Entire Community!
(Download the White Paper Today!)"
Here are some highlights:
**Learn how to use the information your consitiuents are sharing to attract more people to your mission, campaign.
**Learn how to analyze your database and assign social scores to engagers that represents their ability to interact with and influence others across their online networks
**Based on the social score you assign to these individuals, you can then segment them into one of four categories, each of which plays a diferent role on social networks, relevant to your business
Here are the categories:
Key Influencers - They have a powerful impact not only the people they know but also others they don't know. Their posts are widely spread and shared by more people than many other people
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Engagers - These people have well-established social networks and are strong influencers of people they know personally
Multichannel Consumers - They enjoy keeping up with social media conent and occasionally participate. Their influence is not a dominent part of their persona
Standard Consumers These engagers read and watc updates more than they create new content or make comments. They are more influenced by family and friends.
Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read article and see infographic here: [http://bit.ly/N4a2Km]
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Beth Kanter wrote a very complete and interesting piece in NTEN's latest edition of their quarterly journal for non-profit leaders. You have to download the journal but it's worth it and it's free (you just need to register).
Jan Gordon: I agree with Guillaume, Beth Kanter knows what she's talking about and her article is definitely worth reading.
Guillaume Decugis wrote this commentary:
"It's been fascinating for me to see how non-profits seem to embrace Social Media in general and Content Curation in particular - Beth of course being a key advocate in that move.
The broader take-away that I see for those of us in all sorts of organizations, as independant professionals or SMB-owners is the validation it brings to the model. When tightly-budgeted NPO's embrace a practice as a group, you can bet they're not wasting their scarce resources on a hype. They have to be efficient and as Beth puts it in the article: "Putting content curation into practice is part art form, part science, but mostly about daily practice. You don’t need to do it for hours, but 20 minutes every day will help you develop and hone the skills."
This is precisely where we see the opportunity with curation for professionals: building up a good practice that fits with one's daily routine and that -as Beth puts it - brings great "unexpected benefits".
Selected by gdecugis and Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read full article here: [http://tinyurl.com/75ucphe]
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This piece and infographic is from Adam Vincenzini on his blog.
I selected this article because it's another way for you to find key influencers and these tools will help to narrow your search
Here are some highlights:
Instead of focusing on the subjectivity of this process (and how this insight is deployed) Here's how you can use a combination of free tools to narrow your search.
Where do online influencers operate?
**They are active everywhere:
Most popular are:
blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Online
communities, discussion boards
Assumptions:
**Influencers are active on Twitter
**Influencers operate some for of blogging hub
Focus on the intelligence you can glean from Twitter initially then verify this initial sweep with blog (or relevant hub) data
The initial steps involve:
1. Search by keyword
2. Search by location
3 tools useful in the process: The first two you can also search by location:
**followerwonk.com - then run this through another influencer tool -
tweetlevel to give it even more relevance (this isn't fool proof)
**locafollow.com
**twingulate.com
There are more suggestions in this piece having said that:
**No matter how hard we try, a 100% fool proof influence rating is near on impossible because influence is not a science, it can't be.
** this can help narrow things down, significantly
Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read full article here: [http://tinyurl.com/7humubp]
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I selected this piece was written by Chris Sietsema for convinceandconvert blog because the post plus the infographic lays out a very clear and concise plan to create your content marketing strategy.
**Whether you're creating or curating content, this is something I think is very useful. This is why I rescooped this from my content marketing, social media and beyond topic.
Here are a few highlights from the article:
He compares selecting and producing content to what he calls "bricks" and "feathers".
Bricks are referred to as research reports
**are larger content productions such as research reports, events, white papers .
video series, mobile apps, etc
**have the potential to make a larger splash when executed and promoted correctly.
Feathers are comprised of simple text and photo content published via popular social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, etc.
**Less intensive than bricks from a production budget standpoint, feathers are created consistently to maintain an ongoing stream of communication between a brand and its audience.
The infographic shows you how to discern what content to use and illustrates the how, what, why and when to use it.
Curated by Jan Gordon covering, "Content Marketing, Social Media and Beyond"
Read article and see infographic here: [http://bit.ly/A6NhFb]
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Here's an excerpt:
The Social Media Universe
Perspective is hard to find unless you take the time to sit back, reflect and take the time to view a “Landscape” or “Universe” from a distance.
The larger the view the further back you have to stand to see the depth and breadth of the scenery and ecosystem.
See article and infographics here: [http://bit.ly/zGYnAN]
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The best articles from across the web that I can find on using stories and storytelling in business.
I've chosen them because they actually make a contribution to our knowledge and wisdom about stories, show us how to apply stories to growing our business, or give valuable how-to tips.
HOW TO FIND MATERIAL? Click on the Tags tab above, and then click on one of the tags.
I may occassionally review an article that I think is problematic as a way to educate us all, although most I will simply pass over. If you wonder if I've seen an article that is not included here, send me a message and I'll respond.
I hope you find many great insights and tips here. Many thanks for visiting and enjoy the articles!
And I hope you will also visit my website & take the free Story IQ assessment so you can see how well developed your storytelling skills and knowledge is: www.juststoryit.com
Karen is dedicated to the art of Storytelling as a key tool in running a business or any other type of endeavor. Here at ManufacturingStories.com we fully support this art form as the best way to generate positive and effective change. Thanks Karen for all of your dedicated and tireless work! It's a tood Story!!
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Announced today, Kyoo is a social media aggregator that intelligently finds, indexes and displays social content on any topic.
The business versions of Kyoo allows organizations to aggregate and display content on their own sites, with moderation tools, in a similar fashion.
It features hot topics bubbling up in U.S. News, World News, Business, Science & Tech, Entertainment, Politics, Sports, What’s Viral and Lifestyle sections.
You can browse sections or search for topics of interest.
Each topic page is an amalgamation of topic-related tweets, public Facebook status updates, YouTube videos, Flickr photos, Delicious bookmarks, and top news stories from Digg and Reddit.
With a broad spectrum of channels, Kyoo provides a real-time, contextual glimpse at what’s happening in the world based on the updates pouring in from social media sites, making it akin to a crowdsourced 24-hour news network.
Kyoo is free to use for consumers, though it does offer a separate business product for companies that starts at $349 per month.
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Announced today, Kyoo is a social media aggregator that intelligently finds, indexes and displays social content on any topic.
The business versions of Kyoo allows organizations to aggregate and display content on their own sites, with moderation tools, in a similar fashion.
It features hot topics bubbling up in U.S. News, World News, Business, Science & Tech, Entertainment, Politics, Sports, What’s Viral and Lifestyle sections.
You can browse sections or search for topics of interest.
Each topic page is an amalgamation of topic-related tweets, public Facebook status updates, YouTube videos, Flickr photos, Delicious bookmarks, and top news stories from Digg and Reddit.
With a broad spectrum of channels, Kyoo provides a real-time, contextual glimpse at what’s happening in the world based on the updates pouring in from social media sites, making it akin to a crowdsourced 24-hour news network.
Kyoo is free to use for consumers, though it does offer a separate business product for companies that starts at $349 per month.
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This is from Idio (idioplatform.com @idioplatform) and something you will want to listen to more than once.
**Content curation as we all know, has many levels, it's an art, it's a work in progress, lots to absorb here but absolutely worth your time!
Robin Good says "Probably one of the best researched, best produced and most informative video clips about content curation I have seen so far."
If you are wondering whether curation could be useful for you or for your organization this video will help you understand better what this new discipline is all about.
****Highly recommended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D_ntajiZC6Y#!
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"Social Media is all about storytelling, or so the “guru’s” will tell you. That’s when they aren’t telling you that it’s all about relationships. Ok so I am supposed to tell stories to people so they will “like” me as a brand and that will create a relationship? Actually that is a pretty fair description of the way social media should work. It can’t be about a relationship without there first being something to attract attention. Back in the day, as people are want to say around here (Texas), we used to practice a principle called AIDA - Awareness, Interest, Desire, Action. That has, for some people, fallen out of favor, but I have no idea why. It works, and it works at all levels of human interaction - which is afterall what Social Media is supposed to be about."
I like this article because like others, it shows us how little advertising and marketing has changed over the years. And that the advent of social media hasn't changed the basic principles of marketing, advertising, or storytelling either.
Yet why should YOU read it? Because mastering the principles of AIDA and storytelling are all you really need to pay attention to. It is easy to feel overwhelmed these days trying to grapple with all the technology wonders of the internet, social media, digital storytelling, transmedia storytelling, etc.-- plus the effects of these on marketing for businesses of all sizes. Ay yi yi. But really -- just stick to the knitting of AIDA and storytelling to get ahead.
There are videos to view from the 1970s and today that prove the author's point. The author's final words are that storytelling has always been at the center of advertising and marketing -- and always will be.
Thank you Gregg Morris @greggvm for sharing this article with me.
Food for thought. I do think because of the change in trends of media and technology advertising and marketing has really broadened and there is a gap in some companies because they can't keep up. But really using basic campaigns and techniques a campaign can use social media as a platform as opposed to a whole new advertising sector.