Andrew Chow is a social media strategist and entrepreneur based in Singapore. He founded Ideamart in 1994 and Table For Six in 2008. He has received several business awards and is a certified life coach and NLP practitioner. Chow specializes in social networking/social media strategy, brand management consultancy, and personal branding. He maintains a strong online presence across various social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube, SlideShare, and Twitter.
2. Andrew Chow a.k.a Ideasandrew
Founded
Ideamart (S) Pte Ltd since 1994 . Ideas & Concepts since 2002
Table For Six since 2008
Education
Thames Valley University, UK
Membership
SACEOS member 2004
Business Awards
STB Business Award – Most Innovative Marketing Initiative award 2007
Spirit of Enterprise 2008
Successful Entrepreneur 2010
Certification
NLP Practitioner
Certified Life Coach
Forte
PR Strategic Counsel, Implementation & Monitoring
Social Networking / Social Media Strategy
Brand Management Consultancy
Personal Branding
Professional Affiliation
Approved NCSS Training Provider
WDA ACTA-certified
3. Social Media
Key Challenge of 2011
You can only change corporate culture to embrace social media
if the key stake holders have embraced social media into their lifestyle
4. Future of
Social Media
| Just a Joke Today, Maybe Reality in Future |
16. | Question |
How can these
platforms help
me to reach out
to more people
today?
17. | Social Media |
Content
{ What’s happening in the world? }
{ What can I do with it? }
{ Is this real, useful, relevant? }
{ How do I maintain Control? – You CAN’T }
20. Contribute to what others
have started
Co-created
Exposes a Problem/ Asks a Question
Solves a Problem/ Answers a Question
Propose a Solution / Enrich an Answer
Verify a Solution / Test an Answer
Value Adding !
21. Let Others generate new
Content based on what
you or others have created
User-generated
•New
•Current
•Socially important
•These 3 always work :
•Money
•Health
•Sex/Love
Value Creation !
22. | Social Media Facts & Figures |
English Wikipedia alone is
25 X bigger than
Britannica
33. What is Social Media Effect?
Or
It’s how fast your content travels and
stay “hot” online by your contacts
34. | Social Media |
Contacts
{ Who am I meeting? }
{ Where can I find them? }
{ What do they know? }
{ When are they moving on? }
{ Why do I need to know them? }
76. What are the odds of meeting someone of
another gender, religion and ethics group on Twitter who
followed you 6200 km away,
see you in person and recognize you immediately ?
86. Andrew Chow a.k.a Ideasandrew
Social Networking
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/AndrewChwokokwah
Plaxo http://ideasandrew.myplaxo.com/
Linkedin - http://sg.linkedin.com/in/ideasandrew
Social Media Sharing
Flickr Collection - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideasandrew/
Youtube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/ideasandrew
Slideshare - http://www.slideshare.net/ideasandrew
Podomatic - http://ideasandrew.podomatic.com
Social Blogging / Micro-blogging
Twitter - http://twitter.com/Ideasandrew
Wordpress – www.andrewchow.sg
More than 130 interviews/feature in 5 years from local and international media