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Competition in Social Media

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Have you ever been to your child’s ball game or been part of an event where you compete to win? If so, that’s what you are suppose to do.

With that said, I want to focus on a new competition I have noticed in the past couple months. Its Social Media competition. In Social Media, we don’t compete, we unite. We are all in first place. We make this happen by supporting each other whether it be re-tweeting your friends tweets on Twitter, promoting and commenting on each other blogs, or showing support on Facebook and all social media platforms. I like to think of my Social Media audience as my family. The family that supports together stays together.

We shouldn’t be trying to see who can make the best friend, the most friends, or bring someone down. This means we shouldn’t be talking behind each others back. Instead, if you see someone struggling help pick them up, dust them off and lead them down the right path. We are all in this together as one. This is the only way Social Media can win and put us all in first place.

I am not saying to be friends with everyone in Social Media. It’s virtually impossible but make friends with the ones you connect and have something in common with and see value in. That’s why it’s very important to engage and interact with one another.

If we all take what I have talked about and put it into action, we will all be on top and you will see no need for competition. By uniting as one, we create our image, online presence and personal brand. So stop competing and start connecting.

What are you doing to ensure you are not encompassing Social Media competition?

Social Media Blank

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As we all know every enthusiast involved with social media sees, defines and uses it in many different ways. I have come up with a unique and fun way to see how you view social media and its aspects. I will be posting a total of 10 sentences in which you fill in the blank. Have fun!

The most important thing about Twitter is ______.

I prefer ______ over ______ on Facebook.

The most common mistake on Linkedin is _______.

In the next 5 years, I predict social media will ______.

The most positive result I have seen from social media is ______.

I use social media to _______.

The social media platform I use the most is _______ because _______.

I consider Twitter to be ______.

I think the social games on Facebook are ______.

On Google Plus, I ______.

I am always looking to engage and interact with you in a creative and unique way while having fun. As a result, I have created this post to gain your perspective. Feel free to pick 1 or more sentences and in a comment fill in the blank to your sentence. Until next time, Happy Blogging.


The Social Media “What If”

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Sometimes in life we always ask the question, “What If.” By asking ourselves that question we put things more into perspective, basically critical thinking. As we all know Social Media is the new media and has gone global. It has changed the way we network, receive news, live our daily lives and is essential for business owners to grasp a hold of. So what if Social Media wasn’t around or didn’t exist today? I have developed a few critical thinking questions to put that question into perspective for you.

  1. What if you were limited to 10 tweets a day on twitter?
  2. What if you could only belong to 1 Social Media site? Which would it be?
  3. What if Social Media was never invented?
  4. What if you owned Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin? What would you change?
  5. What if you never utilized Social Media? Where would you or your business be without it?

Sometimes by taking advantage of critical thinking questions we learn to love and become thankful for how things have progressed over the years. This post was designed to do just that in addition to getting your creativity flowing. Hope you enjoyed and don’t forget to leave your response to one or more of the what if questions.

Happy Thursday!

The Part They Left Out

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In the Social Media world, I believe we should work together and help one another. Also, defend our followers when a brand or other follower conveys negativity about them. My reason for making this known is because as many of you know, US News recently published an article by listing America’s worst and meanest airlines where Delta ranked number 1. Aspects that contributed to this included number of delays, mishandled baggage, on-time arrival and denied boardings. I don’t care which airline you fly on, each airline has their own problems.

I am here today to rally against US News and say they obviously didn’t do their homework when it comes to Delta’s customer service and the way they treat their customers. I have flew with Delta many times and have had nothing but amazing and excellent customer service along with positive energy on every flight by the attendants.

I now would like to share with you the way Delta interacts and engages as a brand on Social Media with their customers by posting some tweets and shining the spotlight on them in a positive way and give them the exposure they deserve.

SherriAnneGreen – @Delta rocks. Feedback heard, feedback addressed.

DeltaAssist – @dereksnyder I’m sorry for the inconvenience, but your safety is our number one concern. ^JD

DeltaAssist – @omylola Let me be the first to welcome you home. Thanks for your patronage! ^WG

DeltaAssist – Thanks @maxtucci for the great feedback. Glad to see you gave us a chance to make things right. ^JD

MaxTucci – Got a phone call from @delta telling me about a delay, for the inconvenience they gave me a $50 voucher BEST Customer Service www.delta.com

Bissesar – @Delta waiting for your 787s to enter service…cheers to the largest airline!!!you rock Delta

DeltaAssist – @alisongroves, thx for tweeting. Sorry for the sadface. Is there anything I can do to assist you & turn that frown into a smile? DM me. ^JH

ElainePace – I heart @DeltaAssist and I chose to fly @Delta because of all the ways they take care of their customers

Delta – Thanks @b_rad408. Delta SkyMiles rock, but you rock more!

As you can see Delta clearly defines customer service in a brand and is not the number 1 worst or meanest airline in my opinion. They listen by responding to every comment and if its a complaint they address it by offering assistance to make it right. So, US News a bit of advice to you. Next time before publishing an article, do your research and add into the mix the amazing things a brand does.

Now I want to hear from you with your thoughts on this article that was published and the hear amazing experiences you have encountered with Delta. Also, I invite you to check out the great things they do on twitter by following them @Delta and @DeltaAssist.

In closing, I remind you to not forgot get to take a stand for your followers whether it be a brand or person. If you do, you make the social media community an inviting place to belong to.

Taking #IpromoteU To The Road

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If you follow me on twitter @blogluvr29 most of you know I am a promoting fool. I developed a passion for promoting around 6 months ago when I began searching for my niche in social media and blogging. I developed this passion because I enjoy seeing success. Times change and we must embrace that change to see success in our future.

As result of change, a new day has dawn and I have progressed by using my creative side. I introduce you to #IpromoteU where I promote your brand, products, service or blog. Along with using my creative side, I have decided to take #IpromoteU to the road where I want to visit cities across the United States and promote those areas of our country that travel bloggers fail to discover and share with their audience.

In addition to taking #IpromoteU to the road, my goal is to take you as my audience with me. You may ask, “How do you plan to do that?” The answer is simple. When I visit a city, I plan to find and schedule a tweetup. At that point during the tweetup, I will be sharing with those in attendance the purpose of my audience and twitter followers in the blogging and social media world by promoting who you are, what you offer and why they should connect with you.

Unfortunately, my goal comes at a price and this is where I ask for you help. I have setup a chip in site to aide in helping me get #IpromoteU on the road. If you want to see me succeed in helping me build my brand and promoting you across the United States then I ask that you spread the word across the social media universe and even donate if you can.

Thanks for all your support and I look forward to reaching my goal in taking #IpromoteU to the road along with you. Also, I encourage you to take a look at what #IpromoteU does by liking the Facebook fan page I have setup. Also, if you are  interested in me promoting a certain area of your state do not hesitate to contact and we will see what we can work out.

Thanks and don’t forget to keep networking, connecting and building relationships. It could be the beginning of a brighter tomorrow.

My Thanks To You

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Hi, everyone Jason here. I just wanted to take a moment and convey my thoughts on  how thankful I am for each and everyone of you; not only here on the blog but on twitter as well. Through your quality engagement and interaction you keep me going and make me feel blessed to be a part of your online lives. The most important things I am thankful for in each of you is how real you are, the way you support me and offer advice in time of need.

As some of you know, back in March of this year I got very disgusted because no one was commenting on my blog post, my follower count was low and there was no interaction. Basically finding my place was a struggle.  As a result, I took down the blog and erased my presence on twitter. A couple days passed before I started getting emails stating I was being missed and asking where I was at. I proceeded to tell what had happen.

I began to take a look inside myself and asking the question, “Is this the way I want people to portray me as?” I immediately got up brought the blog back and started my presence on twitter once again. Ever since I have seen nothing but positive results. I have realized that my follower count is just another number. Its the quality of my followers that is most important to me. I have now began to find my place in social media as a promoter of my followers and their blogs and developed it into my passion.

In closing, I am here to say never give up or get discouraged in social media. It takes time to develop what your looking for. Dedicate yourself, take initiative and concentrate on a strategy that you can put into place to make you become a winner. Through this journey you will encounter some unpleasant people so you have to remain strong and let everyone know that no one or anything can bring you down. I look forward to the future with each and everyone of you with even more positive results in store.

As a token of appreciation to  my audience here on the blog and followers on twitter, I have decided to give away a $25 @Starbucks gift card. All you have to do to win is leave me a comment stating what you are thankful for in your blog audience or twitter following along with your twitter handle. Winner will be drawn using random.org Contest ends Friday Sept 24 at 5pm ET and Good Luck.


Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make

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Job seekers make lots of mistakes. I want to focus on what mistakes job seekers make on social media sites as well as voice mail and e-mail.

On Facebook, job-seekers use party pictures or pictures of a vacation spot as their profile picture. Also, they fail to give a clear meaning in their Bio what they are looking for in a job, fail to list contact information and job history and leaving their profiles non-private.

On Twitter, they mix personal and business use on the same account, lack of personal branding, lack of networking and building relationships.

On Linkedin, they are not putting time and effort into their profile picture to reflect who they are honestly. Also, they fail to find their audience and develop their brand and fail to be descriptive in their professional headline, not customizing the profile URL to be more precise and self explanatory.

In a voice mail, job seekers speak too fast and not clearly, not clear in the reason they are calling and fail to leave full name and call back number. Also, not having a personalized greeting for when the potential employer calls back.

In an email, most common mistakes include not attaching a resume correctly or in the right form, misspelling of words, not using complete sentences, no complete thought, no personalized signature and using descriptive words in the email address instead of their name.

The impact of these gaffes becomes negative and leads the employer to wonder if a person can survive in a social environment as well as be an asset and create success for the company.

These gaffes can be avoided by never trying to be someone you are not, be comfortable with yourself, always be truthful and honest. Ask yourself the question, “Is this me”? If so practice on making yourself better, listen to constructive criticism and be willing to learn how to conquer this social awkwardness. Always use spell check and for your emails and proofread before sending.

If not avoided the negative impact can be mitigated by being given a chance to learn and improve from information and feedback from the employer. In return, show the employer you can improve through action of what they have conveyed to you.

I hope you have enjoyed this post. If you feel I have left something out or want to add to a certain section, feel free to let me know in a comment.

Are You Choosing The Right Digital Advertising Agency?

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Social media presence is the means of presenting yourself as a brand both online and in the digital world. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to develop such a presence. When such a problem arises, they immediately turn to an advertising agency for help. When it comes to choosing a digital advertising agency there are many factors, which can dictate how you decide which one is best for you. The appropriate research on an agency will ensure you don’t run into a digital PR catastrophe, or waste advertising dollars.

Some ad agencies have a way of marketing their services in such a way as to trick you into buying fans for their pages, to give the illusion of a “social presence”. Being unknowledgeable about such strategies could easily influence you to pick an agency that isn’t appropriate or experienced for the services you need. If you pay close enough attention to these agencies and their strategies, you will notice they only have 300-600 followers with no interaction. An agency with successful digital strategies has well over 1000 Twitter or Facebook followers. Below are characteristics of an agency you want to avoid in your digital agency of record selection.

• Tweets about themselves, and what THEY are doing constantly
• Does not re-tweet others tweets and never involved in conversations on Twitter
• Uses automated following programs to gain their audience and followers
• Has a Facebook page containing posts with no link
• Can’t provide success stories or share any case studies of their work
• Has a very small following on Twitter and very few likes on Facebook
• Social media pages have little to no subscriber activity
• These firms claim to be social media or digital experts and give seminars for free or at very little cost.

(When is the last time you heard of a real expert giving away free advice?) It is important that the agency you choose understands your business. That is why one of the most important criteria when choosing an advertising agency is ensuring that they know as much about your brand as possible, and that they appear to take an interest in what you do. If they do not then this should be ample enough reason to continue your search for an agency to represent you.

Digital social media and the online world lives, breathes, evolves and constantly changes. Digital advertising agencies have to be able to grow and adapt to a fast paced evolving digital and social media landscape. The whole globe is going digital, and online is the new high street. With a little homework, you can make the right call and will be well on your way of working with an agency that has a confirmed record of success and has the credentials to prove so.

If you are already working with a digital agency or currently interviewing with a digital advertising agency, take a moment in your discovery phase to answer the following questions about the agency.

1. Is the company willing to show you case studies from their client’s digital campaigns?
2. Do they have a digital portfolio?
3. What social media services do they offer?
4. How big is their team’s personal social media presence and audience?
5. Does the company have testimonials from their clients?
6. How many followers do they have on Twitter?
7. How many likes do they have on Facebook?
8. Is their business on Google Maps and do they have ads placed on Google Maps?
9. How is their company using Foursquare?
10. Is there CEO or Creative Director actively using Yelp or Foursquare?

If you answered “No” to more than one of these questions, it is definitely time to start looking for a more digitally savvy advertising firm. What do you look for when choosing a digital advertising agency?

Question Of The Day 8/24/2010

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I am starting something new here on the blog. I will be asking a question of the day on twitter and taking your responses and compiling them into a blog post. Along with your answer, I will be linking back to you either to your blog, Twitter account or Facebook. So lets get started.

As a kid, what was the theme or character of your lunchbox?

@SolakNC – The Mercury Space Capsule
@Catsee – Justice League Characters
@Naruo_homewood – Tom & Jerry
@Tkharmonic – Wonder Woman & Barry Gibb
@OneMomsWorld – Metal Rainbow Brite
Neesee Stafford – Rainbow Brite, Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake
Adam Cohen – He-Man
Karen Critcher – Brown paper bag
JBryEkard – Toy Story
Jared Starks – Brown paper bag or blue thermal
Bob Dillon – Roy Rogers

Thanks to all who participated. Be sure to follow me on twitter @blogluvr29 and look for my next question of the day.

Interview with The Precise Agency

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I recently got to know a dynamical company with positive results. This company is The Precise Agency Group that influences pop culture through advertising. I first got to know them on Facebook then on Twitter and was amazed at how they interact and engage with their followers while building and maintaining professional relationships. I contacted the CEO (Michael Hendrix) to see if he would be interested in doing an interview with me and without hesitation he said yes. Interview is as follows.

What made you want to start The Precise Agency?

My passion for influencing people IE consumers, voters drove me to enjoy using new platforms and emergent technologies to influence others. I also have a very creative and out of the box mind set that is a big advantage in my field of digital advertising.

When did The Precise Agency get started?

I started my company four years ago when it was not cool to be using social media platforms. People just kind of looked at me strange when I told them what I did :)

What services does The Precise Agency offer?

We offer all types of digital advertising, marketing, and digital PR services.

How many offices do you have and where are the locations of them?

We have four offices and they are located in:

New  York, NY
Dallas, Texas
Philly
Ft Lauderdale

How many clients do you currently assist?

Around 35-40 depending on the open projects and the month.

Do you have any examples of work you have done for clients?

We have plenty of case studies.

How do potential clients contact the Agency?

Through Facebook or the web. Once in awhile we will get a walk in or a phone call.

As I continued to speak to Michael, I felt this deep connection that his clients say they have with him and the team at Precise Agency. He conveyed to me that they are 100% dedicated to their clients with positive results in helping them and their business grow which made it easier for me to build a relationship with the company.

The Precise Agency Group also specializes in many other areas to market your brand such as getting your brand on numerous social media sites, blogs, web development and internet marketing with detailed attention. If you are interested in learning more about Precise and how their creative team can build a strategy around the needs of  your companies success, contact them via website or connect on Facebook and Twitter as well as subscribing to their YouTube channel which showcases their amazing work. If you do then your company will shine the Precise way.
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