Tags: Social Media

1-topic about social media marketing. Today's Diva Marketing Talks with Susan Getgood , Roadmaps (blog) and Getgood Strategic Marketing and Liz Gumbinner , Cool Mom Picks and Moms 101 about how to build successful and respectful blogger relationships programs. Don’t limit yourself to just the top bloggers in your space.

The projects could be based on blogging platforms such as Typepad , Blogger , Wordpress , and ExpressionEngine or social networks like MySpace and Facebook. This free platform allows bloggers to create members-only groups called "neighborhoods." Or it may be something else entirely. Global Kids ( web site and blog ).

What are Social Media? Social media comprise the vast array of communications vehicles including blogs, wikis, e-mail, and social networking sites that are powered by the Internet. Social media can be best understand by what they are NOT. To Social Media or Not to Social Media? So What and Who Cares?

The strategic use of social media is about changing your perspective, not using new communication tools. Fortunately, in the past four years, many social marketers and change agents have emerged to fill in those gaps. Maybe a first step is to believe in the power of groups and social networks to self-organize.

I can’t tell you how many times in the last year I’ve heard someone explaining to a newbie how to use an RSS reader for online/social media listening, only to quickly follow it with, “But I don’t really use mine anymore, because I subscribed to too many feeds and am overwhelmed.&# Definitely one to watch.

Social networks are shiny and exciting. If you pass the quiz below with flying colors, you can begin the research phase associated with social networking (find out where your supporters are already spending time online; decide which medium is most appropriate for your audiences; etc.). They're passionate and engaged. Not there yet?

I’ve been working on putting together a training session for our in house bloggers on how to share their blog posts on various social networking sites as a way to create a process for regularly sharing our content. Tagged: blogging, delicious, digg, facebook, reddit, sharing, Social media, stumbleupon. Enjoy!

Yesterday I attended a workshop organized by one of my favorite bloggers (and NTC roomie) Nancy Schwartz on how you deal with branding issues for your organization within social media. Tags: Nonprofit Communications Nonprofit Marketing Strategy Social Networking 09NTC branding facebook She prefers the more centralized approach.

Should my association have a social media policy? This post is the first in a four-part series meant to clear up the confusion around policies that your association may need in order to make the most out of the social web. As many of my A-List blogger buddies say , always start from a position of trust. get that question a lot.