Archive for September, 2009

Social Media Identity Theft is still on the Rise

September 21st, 2009

Earlier this year, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa became Twitter’s arch-nemesis and sued them for trademark infringement, cyber squatting and misappropriation of his name and likeness.  This incident became the impetus for Twitter’s creation of “verified accounts,” which helps to keep celebrities from falling prey to social media identity theft on Twitter.

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Customer Service is Brand Management

September 10th, 2009
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Marketers already know that good customer service will aid in the success of your brand, while bad customer service will ruin your company.
Online and offline or anywhere your company interacts with the public, your brand is being impacted by these interactions. With the onset of electronic communications and the advent of social media in particular, it only takes seconds for your sales and stock price to drop as a result of bad customer service.

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Evangelize or Become Irrelevant

September 2nd, 2009

Are you still wondering why you need to get involved in Web 2.0 or how social networking will help your business? We’ve been asked a few more times since creating this website, so we wanted to take this opportunity to clarify the relevancy of social media to your business or brand, for those who feel uninformed and for those who still wonder why.

Stop worrying about the technology aspects and realize that you have a business and need to share it with others so you can obtain customers and sales. Few people ever succeed by hiding their business from the public. So start telling your story about the great widget you invented, the new ice cream flavor your selling or the rising star that just joined your business. Have pride in what you do and share it with the masses.

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