by James Ball | Feb 25, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, Content Marketing, Networking, Social Media, Strategy
I encounter the most apprehension and resistance when talking about the content creating aspect of social media. Businesses are taking a more pro-active role in their own marketing efforts like never before. Understanding the necessity, and faced with the need to...
by James Ball | Feb 18, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, Facebook, Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter
The writing may not bear any resemblance to Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind”, but there is some common ground here, quite literally. The writing is in the form of 140 character “tweets” posted to Twitter.com from the Oakland Cemetery account, and Margaret...
by James Ball | Feb 9, 2010 | Blogging, Community, Networking, Social Media
Cathy Iconis, with the help of several contributors, started a blog for Atlanta Small Businesses on January 1, 2010, called Atlanta Small Biz. I too, am now a regular contributor there. I will be providing the readership with social media marketing ideas, advice, and...
by James Ball | Feb 4, 2010 | Case Studies, Community, Facebook, How To, Marketing, Networking, Social Media, Tweetup, Twitter
I first learned of FuegoMundo through Twitter. I saw lots of tweets both from them and about them. If you’re one who watches the tweet channel, then you already know that this was enough to pique my interest. I did what many others would do in a situation like this; I...
by James Ball | Feb 3, 2010 | Advice, Blogging, Community, Resources, Social Media
This poll is to satisfy my own curiosity about what the readers here want to hear more about. Please take just a second and weigh in! Thanks in advance. JB (It’s anonymous, be honest!) Social Media Bloggers Should Write More About…(surveys) I appreciate...
by James Ball | Jan 30, 2010 | Community, Networking, Social Media, Tweetup, Twitter
Monday will mark the beginning of Social Media Week 2010. “Social Media Week conferences take place simultaneously in multiple cities around the world. The aim of each event is to advance the use and understanding of social media in the corporate, public and...