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Making a Case for YouTube

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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
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YouTube logoChances are if you do your own PR, you already know that social media is an important, even essential, component of your toolbox. You probably have the usual suspects in your arsenal- Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn- but what about YouTube? If you’re not already taking advantage of this video sharing site, these are a few reasons you should think about using it:

  • YouTube gets 790 million unique viewers per month and 100 billion page views per month. That’s a huge audience that may end up viewing your videos, visiting your website and calling to hire you for your services.
  • Social media is first and foremost about showing the human side of your business. When it comes to the online world, nothing is more human and personal than video.
  • It’s a unique and, again, more human way to connect with journalists and introduce them to your company, new services, etc.

I’m guilty of underutilizing this channel myself, but with stats like these, the power of YouTube definitely can’t be denied.

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Stand Out and Get Liked Online

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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
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Vancouver Canucks Green Men stand out in a crowdIn past social media workshops I’ve taught, the most popular questions I get are usually along these lines:

How do I get more followers?

How do I get more people to like me?

What can I do to get more eyes watching my videos?

While there isn’t really a magic formula to getting “liked” online, it’s important to never forget that just because more business is being done virtually doesn’t mean that the old rules of marketing and selling no longer apply.

I look at my newsfeeds and see too many people who just push out information robotically, expecting this to be enough to get them liked. Now more than ever, you should never underestimate the power of human touch in engaging people.

Think about it this way: Read More→

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Categories : Social Media
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The Advantage of Twitter Lists

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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
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Elena Verlee Twitter List 20 Men Entrepreneurs to FollowA Twitter List is a great tool for relationship building that allows you to group together people you follow, so that you can easily track what they’re up to. You can also choose to keep your list private or public, with the latter option allowing others to follow your list.

The number one advantage of creating a Twitter List is convenience. Imagine getting to follow all your favorite bloggers in one stream without having to sift through the tweets of all the other people you follow!

However, not many people are taking advantage of this convenience to build up their public relations efforts. Here are a few ways that Twitter Lists can help you: Read More→

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How to avoid being a #hashtagfail

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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
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The internet was abuzz last week over the latest hashtag fail: Entenmann’s, an American baked goods company, committed a Twitter faux pas when it decided to use the right hashtag at the wrong time:

As #notguilty was a trending hashtag being used in direct relation to the Casey Anthony trial, Entenmann’s landed itself in a PR firestorm after this tweet. The company has since apologized and claimed the hashtag use was unintentional; however, many accused Entenmann’s of taking advantage of a serious situation to advertise its products. Only time will tell how badly this tweet will affect Entenmann’s. Read More→

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