Strategies and Future Trends: What's Next?

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Strategies & 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?

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Future

Shock

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“Digital Metamorphosis”

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

Tom Stoppard from 'The Invention of Love'

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Note: this is an edited version. This presentation is larger than 10MBs and won’t fit on Slideshare;

however, the complete presentation can be found via:

@cmairn

http://bit.ly/Kws7Cu

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Offer practical workshops/conferences

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Be available to help your

clients when they need it.

Online or offline!

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

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Skype Screen sharing

Join.me

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Collaboration

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Be an integral part of the transaction

Online or offline!

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Help enhance online content with

authoritative resources.

This will bring more visibility to your

business and people will trust the information

presented.

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Participate in community Q & A Forums

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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!

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Reply!

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

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Manage Your G+ Profile

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

information does Google have about me?'

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

globe to millions, immediately.

Source: http://goo.gl/st9DH

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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)

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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!

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Tweet issues and get replies and sometimes fixes

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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)

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Follow industry leaders and reach out to them.

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

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

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You can auto-populate your ShareSquare space

with Tweets!

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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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Want to Hangout?

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