Strategies and Future Trends: What's Next?

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Presented at the Social Media: Strategies to Grow Your Business conference (June 14, 2012). http://www.blsprodev.com/

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Strategies & Future Trends, What’s Next?

Future

Shock

“Digital Metamorphosis”

"Every age thinks it's the modern age, but this one really is."

Tom Stoppard from 'The Invention of Love'

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Offer practical workshops/conferences

Be available to help your

clients when they need it.

Online or offline!

Give your staff and colleagues a chance to do the work, but follow up with them.

Skype Screen sharing

Join.me

Collaboration

Be an integral part of the transaction

Online or offline!

Help enhance online content with

authoritative resources.

This will bring more visibility to your

business and people will trust the information

presented.

Participate in community Q & A Forums

According to Wikipedia, “Social media is a term used to describe the type of media that is

based on conversation and interaction between people online.”

Sharing is a huge component, so be a messenger for your business!

Reply!

Use Facebook to reach out to your clients and share your business.

Manage Your G+ Profile

Quick FYI: Google Dashboard helps you answer the question: 'What

information does Google have about me?'

Twitter asks “what’s happening” and makes the answer spread across the

globe to millions, immediately.

Source: http://goo.gl/st9DH

I use Twitter to connect with other users and to share content and ideas. I discover something new and useful every day thanks to Twitter!

Note: only 138 characters (with spaces)

Give colleagues and customers the option to send direct messages to your Twitter account. It is another way for

them to stay in contact with you!

Tweet issues and get replies and sometimes fixes

Find out what is trending on Twitter and support/enhance it with authoritative resources.

The U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory, http://goo.gl/s1sVZ

New Congressional Committee Must Put National Interest First. http://bit.ly/qUrYJr)

Follow industry leaders and reach out to them.

St. Pete Times article: http://goo.gl/bMi1D

Tweeted Jedi Path video: http://goo.gl/bwSTu

You can auto-populate your ShareSquare space

with Tweets!

More info at: http://paper.li/

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Stand out! Keep your business’ social media stream flowing. Be conversational, personable, and participate in transactions. Keep it fun and you will be successful!

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