Is business really benefiting from the use of social media? It’s now a perennial question coming from companies who want to be in on the action, but also need assurance that it’s not the latest magic potion that promises everlasting life, but - in fact - has been made by boiling potatoes in a back-alley flop house. Last week’s post by Todd Defren at PR Squared suggested a dual “eagerness” and “wariness” among big companies to get involved in social media activities. But the Septemb
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Social media investment increasing - McKinsey
The days of fancy cover letters adorning two-page resumes are behind us. The once-canon self-promotion strategies of yesterday may still be effective but lack the efficiency required for competitiveness in today’s cutthroat marketplace. How are we supposed to get attention at the speed of Web 2.0? Our survival depends on adopting new practices and a new paradigm. For those of us experienced in Internet marketing, concision is not a novel concept. Over the past decade we have grown accustom
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Sell Yourself Short – Your Resume in 140 Characters
We have talked many times here about how the way to connect with women is by understanding them, engaging them and developing authentic relationships. We also talk a good bit about how social media virtually converges with those pressure points through its multitude of channels categorized by social networking ( Facebook ), publishing (blogs), microblogging ( Twitter ), image and video sharing ( FlickR , and YouTube ), bookmarking (RSS) and collaborative tools (Forums). So it only makes sense
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Male Marketers: Social Engagement + Social Channels = Increased Revenue. And Now There’s Proof.
McKinsey has just published the results of a survey of nearly 1,700 executives from around the world which paints a highly positive picture of the business returns being seen from Web 2.0 deployments. Close to seven out of ten respondents (69%) report that their companies “have gained measurable business benefits [italics mine], including more innovative products and services, more effective marketing, better access to knowledge, lower cost of doing business, and higher revenues.” This
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McKinsey Survey: Seven Out of 10 Seeing Web 2.0 Business Benefits
If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to Leverage Social Media for Career Success and How to Find a Job on Twitter . But we’d like to help in a more direct way, too. Mashable’s job boards are a place for socially-savvy companies to find people like you. This week and ev
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Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Social Media and Web Jobs
Ladies and Gentlemen - We’re back after a short hiatus with some great Pittsburgh networking and community Events You’ll Dig for September 2009. If you have an interesting networking or community event, then leave the info (and link) as a comment and I’ll get it up! Events You’ll Dig – September 2009 Unblurred – Friday, September 4, 5PM – 2AM Various galleries in the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn Avenue) will open their doors and showcase a variety of artwork an
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Events You’ll Dig – September 2009
3 Mind Power Techniques to Become A Better Blogger (ProBlogger) Does Social Networking Impair Learning? (PR 2.0) Tweeting By Numbers: 7 Ways to Become a Twitter Analyst (Mashable) Crooks Beware! Find My iPhone Tracks Down 3 Robbers (Mashable) A Look Behind The Curtain At Facebook’s Optimization Efforts (TechCrunch) Six Ways to Save Money in Enterprise Content Management (ReadWriteWeb) Simple Is Best (Chris Brogan) Online Advertising Offers Fast Way to Target Las
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Internet Marketing, Strategy Technology Links – Sept 1, 2009
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Marketing Guru’s on Twitter
It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us and let’s establish a media partnership. Mashable’s Weekly Social Media and Marketing Event Guide is proudly supported by Eventbrite , the Web’s Event Marketplace. August 31, 2009, Cambridge, MA : Gravity Summit at the Harvard Fac
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Mashable’s Weekly Social Media Events Guide
Shel Israel and I have known each other since 2005, when he interviewed me for his seminal book on blogging, Naked Conversations , that he co-authored with Robert Scoble. Since then he’s been running around, writing books and consulting with large companies on all things to do with social media. His second book, Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods is launching September 3rd. As he and I have the same publisher, they sent me a pre-release copy to read, w
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