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In the digital world, expect your clients, new boss, and recruiters to review your online footprint. In fact, a Microsoft study “showed that 70 percent of hiring managers have rejected candidates because of what they found on line. It’s not all bad news, though. 85 … Continue readingMatrix: Building and Managing Your Online Career Reputation (Unvarnished, LinkedIn, Blogs, and More)
In an effort to recognize the changes in the social media space, I’ve started this post series (see archives) to both track and congratulate folks who get promoted, move, or accept new exciting positions. Please help me congratulate the following folks: Also, my submission form … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Business Industry: April 18, 2010
Yesterday’s webinar, you can view all slides (including these graphics below, and recording) on getting your company ready for social included a section on organizational models. I wanted to share more in the usual web strategy matrix style as 5 minutes on a webinar isn’t … Continue readingFramework and Matrix: The Five Ways Companies Organize for Social Business
We finally completed our final third webinar in our social strategy trilogy. It’s been great sharing our insights and widely releasing it to the community, and I hope you enjoy this final segment. The topic? Getting your company ready internally through research, processes, organizational models, … Continue readingSocial Strategy 3/3 Webinar Recording and Slides: Getting Your Company Ready
The Altimeter Group was pre-briefed by Twitter COO Dick Costolo last week about this upcoming launch, we’ve had some time to think over what it means to the industry. Help your boss fight through the clutter, send them this post. Summary: Twitter has launched Promoted … Continue readingFirst Take Analysis: What Twitter’s “Promoted Tweets” Means To The Ecosystem
The Market Took to the Social CRM Use Cases The Social CRM report by the Altimeter Group is a hit. Within 30 days it has received over 30,000 views, been touted as the “Most Viral BtoB Report,” and brands and SCRM vendors are aligning their … Continue readingSocial CRM Webinar Part 1: The 5Ms and Marketing Use Cases (Slides and Recording)
Brands confused by choices on how to deploy social media programs I recently spoke to the global marketing team at a large technology company, and one of the questions being wrestled with was deciding if social media efforts should be setup by brand, vs product … Continue readingMatrix: How To Choose Social Media Programs by Brand, Lifestyle, Product or Location
Recently, I spoke to a crowded room of senior marketers at a CPG retailer, one of the executives asked “What’s an indicator a company is advanced in the social space?”. I gave three answers, and one of them was “Developing a thriving unpaid advocacy program … Continue readingFramework: Rings of Influence
Many Brands That Adopt Social Are ‘Throwing Away’ Hard Earned Traffic Many brands are jumping on the social media bandwagon, without giving proper thought about the impacts to their marketing effort. In particular, many brands are putting ‘social chicklets’ on their homepage to “Follow us … Continue readingMatrix: Evolution of Social Media Integration and Corporate Websites
It’s only been one month since my last “on the move” and the submissions are increasing in quantity. There appears to be either a trend of a lot of job movement right now, or the notoriety of the on the move series is increasing. I’m … Continue readingPeople on the Move in the Social Media Industry: March 27, 2010
