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Author Archives: Gary R Schirr
My last Auto-DM… Should any #social #media be #automated?
Until yesterday, I used SocialOomph to send an auto-welcome to new followers, thanking them for following me and suggesting that they take a look at this blog and consider subscribing to it. Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, twitter
Tagged Authentic, Auto-DM, automated social media, automating social media, BOT, Jeff Bullas, twitter automation
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Twelve New #Blogs!
Here are twelve new blogs from an MBA social media marketing class. The blogs are listed below by category. Check them all out! Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Content, Higher education, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Teaching SMM
Tagged 50 shades, building a new house, exercise in 10 minutes, experiential education, fixing up your home, Food porn, foodista, health, Jennie Finch, legalize weed, living within your means, losing weight, MBA class in social media marketing, new blogs, Radford University, saving money, social media class for MBA students, summer shreds, therapeutic horseback riding, Turkish cooking, using blogs in a university classroom, wines of southwest Virginia, women snowboarding, women's softball
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Getting your blog noticed: 8 suggestions
My social media students want to have their new blogs noticed. The starting point is of course good stuff that fits the target audience. But my other tips were: Polish your title – spend some time! (50% of total??), Post in our class FB group –12 quick views, and 6 other ideas! Continue reading
Is Content Marketing the NEW New Thing?
There have been an array of new types of marketing: (1) eMarketing, (2) Digital Marketing, (3) Social Media Marketing or Facebook Marketing, and now… (4) Real-time Marketing, (5) Contextual Marketing, and (6) Content Marketing. How are the new flavors of marketing working? Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Content, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, twitter
Tagged Andreas Ramos, buzzwords, Content Marketing, Contextual marketing, eMarketing, Is Content Marketing the NEW New Thing?, Marjorie Clayman, Real-time Marketing, social media marketing, The Big Book of Content Marketing
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Buzzkill: Social Media Buzz is Worthless – or is it?
Coke has more Facebook fans than any other company. In a recent study quoted in Ad Age, Coke found that online buzz has no measurable impact on short-term sales. Does social media matter? Continue reading
Change in Blog Hosting
I am changing my blog hosting which may result in a temporary interruption. Don’t worry I should be back!!! (Motivated in part by my look back on 5 years of blogging – See NEXT)
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5 years of blogging and 4 years of tweets!
I have been blogging for 5 years and Tweeting for 4 ! My 21,272 tweets, assuming 23 words per tweets, would total 489,256 words: the equivalent of 5 books. This comparison to books raises the relevant question: is it worth it? Continue reading
Twitter Parody: Comic, Creepy, or Criminal?
When do Twitter “parody accounts” become creepy? Should they be illegal w/o the subject’s permission??? Continue reading
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