Lessons Learned in Playing Empire Avenue

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Lessons Learned in Playing Empire Avenue Jane6e Toral h6p://www.empireavenue.com/jane6etoral

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Janette Toral shares how to enjoy Empire Avenue as a social capital game. She also shared its inherent tools available that can be useful for social media performance monitoring.

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Lessons  Learned  in  Playing  Empire  Avenue  

Jane6e  Toral  h6p://www.empireavenue.com/jane6etoral  

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If  I  can  restart  and  play  the  game  all  over  again,  this  is  how  I  will  do  it.  

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Spice  up  your  Profile  

•  Add  a  photo,  website,  and  your  bio.  

•  Connect  your  social  networking  profiles.  

•  Update  your  status  regularly.  

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Invest  Strategically  

•  Use  1000  porKolio  limit  to  invest  in:  –  Leaders  (Share  Price)  –  Index  CEO  /  President  /  CFO  /  Vice  Presidents  

–  Reciprocate  buyers  •  Do  a  few  shares  first  (10  to  25)  and  grow  incrementally  from  there  to  spread  your  footprint.  

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Look  for  AcVve  Members  

•  Join  communiVes  to  meet  and  learn  from  others.  

•  Invest  in  members  who  interact  on  the  topic  you  are  in.  –  They  will  noVce  you  and  likely  to  reciprocate.  

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User  AdverVsing  

•  Opportunity  to  introduce  yourself  

•  Promote  your  porKolio.  

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Shareholder  Message  &  Missions  

•  Send  out  updates  and  incenVve  missions  that  rewards  shareholders  with  eaves.  

•  Crowdsource  to  an  elite  audience.  

•  ParVcipate  in  missions  to  observe  and  learn  what  works  and  doesn’t.  

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Recover  from  slump  

•  Review  porKolio  –  Remove  those  who  did  not  

invest  back.  –  Remove  low  bracket  investors  

(per  batch)  •  Below  10  shares  •  Below  20  shares  •  Below  30  shares  •  and  higher  Vll  you  recover.  

•  Last-­‐in  First-­‐out  –  View  “Shareholders”  and  click  

on  “Purchase  Time”  –  PrioriVze  acVve  traders.  –  Invest  in  new  buyers  who  meet  

minimum  investment  desired.  

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Are  you  acVve  in  Social  Media?  

Your  daily  dividends  is  Ved  to  your  acVve  use  of  social  media  in  and  outside  of  Empire  Avenue.  

Use  Empire  Avenue  to  monitor  your  social  media  performance.  

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7  Ways  to  Engage  via  Facebook  Profile  

Use  Winston  to  monitor  •  Post  and  Reply  to  status,  

photos,  videos,  links  updates  •  Like  an  arVcle  or  share  links  

(useful  or  odd)  •  ParVcipate  in  Groups  •  ParVcipate  in  Pages  •  Join  Events  •  Chat  with  peers  and  greet  on  

special  occasion.  •  Create  a  Facebook  Page  for  

your  Brand.  

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7  Ways  to  Engage  via  Twi6er  

Use  Kesley  to  monitor  •  Reply  to  or  post  an  opinion  and  

interact.  •  Tweet  snippets  from  event  talks  

and  books.  •  Answer  /  ask  quesVons.  •  Join  /  organize  meet-­‐ups  •  Retweet  other  interesVng  tweets.  

(I  use  Klout  and  Paper.li  to  scan  tweets.)  

•  Follow  or  create  list  to  filter  connecVons  and  content.  

•  Recognize  followers  who  reply  to  your  tweets  or  retweets.  

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3  Ways  to  Engage  via  Flickr  

Use  Leonard  to  monitor  

•  Share  photo  sets  from  events,  places,  occasions.  Describe  photo  and  tag  people.  

•  Join  Groups.  Comment  on  photos  and  share  via  blog.  

•  Use  apps  to  share  and  get  photos  (E.g.  Share  photos  via  Tumblr  or  blogs.  Photos  from  Foursquare  check-­‐in)  

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3  Ways  to  Engage  via  YouTube  

Use  Pixel  to  Monitor  

•  Upload  interesVng  videos  (tutorials,  talks,  performance,  1-­‐minute,  funny  stuff)  

•  Subscribe,  like,  and  comment  on  other  videos.  

•  Share  interesVng  videos  through  your  social  network.  

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6  Ways  to  Engage  via  Facebook  Page  

•  Status  updates  (sharing  or  asking)  

•  Photos  /  videos  (group  or  interesVng  stuff)  

•  Links  (useful  or  odd)  •  Minimal  replicaVon  of  

your  profile  page.  •  Organize  offline  and  

online  acVviVes.  •  Recognize  your  acVve  

followers.  

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6  Ways  to  Engage  via  LinkedIn  •  Keep  your  profile  updated.  

•  Give  recommendaVons.  •  ParVcipate  in  Group  discussions.  (or  create  one)  

•  Give  tesVmonials.  •  Add  applicaVons  (events,  Slideshare,  Bloglink,  Tweets,  etc.)  

•  Reply  to  interesVng  status  updates.  

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4  Ways  to  Engage  via  Foursquare  •  Check  in  /  Share  what  you  are  doing  with  photo.  (let  others  know  what  you  like  or  doing  in  that  place.)  

•  Share  a  Vp  (be6er  if  with  link  to  your  blog  post)  

•  Follow  /  Create  a  List  (add  your  favorite  spots  and  Vps  to  other  visitors.)  

•  Follow  /  Create  a  Foursquare  Page  for  Brands  or  PersonaliVes.  

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6  Ways  to  Engage  via  Blogs  •  Comment  on  blogs  (create  profiles  

in  Wordpress,  Blogger,  Tumblr  and  use  your  id.)  

•  Share  interesVng  content.  (I  use  Tumblr  for  photos,  Wordpress  for  hobbies,  and  Blogger  for  work  related  stuff)  

•  React  on  other  blog  post  by  blogging  about  it.  

•  Join  wriVng  projects,  blogger  contest  and  promoVons.  

•  A6end  blogger  events  and  meet-­‐ups.  

•  Connect  with  fellow  bloggers  via  social  media  (Facebook  Group,  Twi6er,  etc.)  

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3  Ways  to  Engage  via  Instagram  

•  Like  and  comment  on  other  photos.  

•  Use  Instagram  ediVng  tools  to  make  your  photo  standout  and  share.  

•  Share  your  photos  (also    to  Twi6er)  with  catchy  descripVon.  Use  hashtags  for  themaVc  groupings  with  others.    

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4  Ways  to  Engage  via  Google+  

•  Use  Circles  to  group  your  contacts.  Share  your  circles  with  others.  

•  Reply  to  and  post  interesVng  content  (status,  photos,  links).  Share  if  others  can  benefit  from  it.  

•  Join  acVve  Hangouts  and  interact.  

•  Create  Google+  Page  for  your  brand.  

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Why  Use  Empire  Avenue  for  Monitoring?  

•  Have  not  encountered  free  tool  to  monitor  YouTube  and  Flickr  performance.  

•  Has  moVvated  me  to  pay  a6enVon  to  other  tools  where  points  are  also  taken:    –  LinkedIn  –  Foursquare  – Google+  –  Blogs  –  Instagram  

•  Cross  check  with  other  free  tools  like  Klout,  Peer  Index,  and  CrowdBooster.  

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What  to  Watch  Out  For…  

•  Set  a  Vme  limit  (it  can  get  addicVng)  

•  Have  a  clear  goal  on  why  you  are  playing..  –  For  me,  done  with  the  game  when:  •  Max  200  shares  investment  in  1000  highly  compeVVve  porKolio  roster  

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Let’s  Connect!  

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