In November I delivered this talk to business students at The University of Western Ontario. We discussed Social Media Strategy and the evolving forms of social media in marketing, advertising and public relations.
17. A Communications Plan with Social Media Tactics A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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20. The Social Technographics ™ ladder from Forrester Research Creators Critics Collectors Joiners Spectators Inactives Publish a blog Publish your own Web pages Upload video you created Upload audio/music you created Write articles or stories and post them Post ratings/reviews of products/services Comment on someone else’s blog Contribute to online forums Contribute to/edit articles in a wiki Use RSS feeds Add “tags” to Web pages or photos “ Vote” for Web sites online Maintain profile on a social networking site Visit social networking sites Read blogs Watch video from other users Listen to podcasts Read online forums Read customer ratings/reviews None of the above
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22. Measurement and Web Analytics There are many free tools available online for tracking and measuring your brand, your organization, and your content, online: · http://www.collecta.com · http://www.quarkbase.com · http://addictomatic.com · http://www.whostalkin.com · http://www.samepoint.com · http://blogpulse.com · http://answers.yahoo.com · http://tweetbeep.com · http://www.google.com/alerts · http://bit.ly · https://ping.fm/login · http://labs.digg.com/swarm/?popular · http://newsmap.jp · http://trend.icerocket.com