Social Sprite’s Top 3 – This week in social media and marketing

10/19/2012

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This week it’s about some fun as well as helpful statistics…like there are now more women than men on Twitter and 23% of Facebook users check their accounts at least five times a day. Let’s dive in and see what else we can learn!






Twitter: 5 New Insights Marketers Need Now [Research] 
By Heidi Cohen

There have been changes in who is using Twitter lately. 
Heidi tells you some important stats that can help you know 
if Twitter is where you need to be.

3 Ways to Fight Facebook’s Algorithm and Customize Your Feed
By Jay Baer on Convince & Convert

Facebook is still the most used social network in the U.S. 
If you only have time to be on one social network make it 
Facebook. Jay also provides a few simple tips to make sure 
you see what you want to see in your Facebook Newsfeed. 

9 Social Media Fun Facts to Shock or Maybe Just Awe
By RM Downey on Social Media Today

Some fun and also helpful stats

Please visit New World Creative Union where you can find 
a storehouse of social media tips I shared with this great 
group of creatives! And if you're a poet, writer, artist, 
photographer, musician, etc. please join us!



Visit me during the week on your favorite network:
Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or LinkedIn for more helpful 
social media and marketing tips! 

Here’s my weekly schedule of what kinds of helpful posts I’ll be sharing:

Monday – General social media and marketing tips
Tuesday – Tips for artists
Wednesday – Tips for writers
Thursday – Tips for spiritual organizations and churches
Friday - Post my blog, hang out on Twitter and study social media so you don't have to.
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Social media and you, is the honeymoon over?

06/14/2011

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At first social media is so much fun.  You meet new people, share interesting insights and links, watch your numbers climb, and get your first “Likes” and comments. Then the glow wears off. Having to post on your Facebook page or Twitter everyday becomes a chore.

So what happened?

What happened is that you made it into work. Maybe your content schedule is bogged down with too much heavy information. Maybe your customer/follower interaction has slowed because you’ve forgotten to keep track of what is relevant. It just doesn’t feel like fun anymore.

Here’s what you can do to make it fun again:

Lighten up! Throw in a fun link at least once a week. Share a humorous anecdote about something that happened over the weekend. Have fun and get human.

Talk to someone. Engagement is what it’s all about. Find someone you have something in common with and start a conversation.

Go back to what got “Likes” or Retweeted. You remember what types of things gained you the most comments and likes. Do that. Start paying attention again.

Take a break. Social media is about engaging with others. If you’re getting burned out with all that socializing it may be time to take a fast from social media. You can go automatic to give yourself a break. Take a week off and let a program like TweetDeck post for you. Remember, going auto is just for your general remarks or shared links. You should be checking in regularly and interacting when not fasting. Don’t look at your profiles at all. If you need to keep an eye on them for customer service purposes elect someone else to monitor for the week.

With your time away from social media you could read the latest journal about your industry or have coffee with a friend. You could put some extra effort into other projects. Or do something totally different. Maybe you’ll even have some funny stories to tell when you get back.

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