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By: Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:11:56 +0000

Good post Kat!

SMM has become a specialized field and businesses are seriously spending on this media. Hiring an SM expert can be a good deal. The fact is that most of the companies are not aware of the importance of SMM and are not using it professionally. I hope your tips will help them to plan a good SMM strategy.

By: Comm Unplugged

Comm Unplugged — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:14:54 +0000

4 steps to a better social media effort…

Kat French of Social Media Explorer was kind enough to put up a four-part series written for the social media practitioners last month. Yes, you may think that since so many have written on social media it isn’t necessary to read the same old stu…

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THINKing » Links - 7/14/2008 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:30:13 +0000

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By: David

David — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:27:08 +0000

I recommend taking that RFP and posting it to the RFP Database at http://www.rfpdb.com where it'll be sure to get attention and competitive bids.

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Social Media Team Reading List 7.7.08 » (EMP) E-Marketing Performance — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:29:06 +0000

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iJump.co.nz » Helpful Links » links for 2008-07-07 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:32:17 +0000

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By: KatFrench

KatFrench — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:08:38 +0000

Ed: I think that one of the real beauties of social media is that there are applications at every level of the business community, and thus I think that there is a place for SME providers.

Martin: Thanks for the comment. Will have to take a look at your solution.

By: Martin Edic

Martin Edic — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:18:53 +0000

SMEs can enter this but one of the barriers to entry was the cost of social media monitoring systems, a requirement any social media campaigns (you can’t start engagement until you’ve been listening for a while).
We’re in that space and offer a freemium version that’s fully functional and has no expire date. And you don’t to give us your firstborn to sign up…

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:48 +0000

I feel it is extremely difficult for SMEs or Startups to effectively offer these solutions, compared to agencies whom have been around for a couple of years. There is this disturbing observation that old rules are being applied to this new “game”.

Personally, I am still undecided if it’s a good or bad thing. Given such new exposure, theories should be tested and occasionally breached to gain new grounds. But comes the problem which you highlighted, the methodology and the lack of “standard practices”.