Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and non-profit organizations are successfully using social media and social networking applications like Facebook, Twitter, Ning and You Tube to achieve key business objectives. Brave the "new" frontier and gather tips to help your members do the same.
5. The News
Businesses don’t need you.
You BETTER be relevant.
Your message MUST be articulate
and attention-getting!
Department of Defense
campaign, permission granted
by Dan Horowitz
7. Facebook is adding between
450,000 to half a million users
A DAY
Field of Dreams Twitter has experienced
1,382% year over year growth
in February 2009
Twitter’s 35-49 year old users
made up 3 million unique
users in February 2009 (almost
42% of the entire audience)
LinkedIn’s US unique site
visitors grew 22% in Jan 09
(over Dec 08) and time spent
on site doubled (96.8M
minutes vs. 47.6M)
Source – Nielsen Online & Tech Crunch; Creative
Commons photos on Flickr by manyhighways
8. Some Tips
If you postpone having a baby until you’re
ready…
Don’t Check Common Sense at Login
Start out small, but start!
Include in Acceptable Use policies
15. But Wait, There’s More!
Should Chambers Be Expected To Have a
Presence in Social Media?
Not an Expert?
Five Ways Your Chamber Can Use Twitter
Twitter Tools for Chambers
Source: Curt Moss &Weblink International
16. Connect with Me, Please
Cheryl Smith, IOM
President, CultureSmith Consulting
Cheryl@culturesmithconsulting.com
434.258.2448
http://www.twitter.com/cherylsmith999
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylsmith999
http://cherylsmith.myplaxo.com
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