social strategy design
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We had a great morning at the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce Business Education Breakfast. Thank you to the Chamber for inviting us and to the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre for presenting the morning session. It was great to see so many faces this morning. We hope that the presentation gave you some ideas, answered some questions [...]
Janice will be part of the discussion at the Conversation Cafe on April 17 where they will be discussing, “Is social media important for business?” Some business people see social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as having tremendous upsides for entrepreneurs. They say it’s an opportunity to develop a network of people [...]
The Inspire! Professional Development Series continues with Social Media Workshop Saturday, March 31 from 10am to 12noon MacBain Centre, Niagara Falls To register for this free workshop: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R5V9FQW When social began to take hold — the thinking was that you had to be everywhere in the social media world to compete. But then we were really only [...]
I admit that I was quick to share the KONY 2012 video on the first day it was shared with the world. I reacted to the emotion of it. It was powerful. It moved me. And I didn’t really give it much additional thought. As I scrolled through my Twitter and Facebook feeds, I saw [...]
Who am I? A lofty question? Perhaps, but it’s one that I’ve been thinking a lot about since watching the TEDx talk by Alexandra Samuel (you can watch it below) titled ‘Ten Reasons to Stop Apologizing for your Online Life’ that looks at how there is no longer (in fact there never has been) a difference [...]
When it comes to small business, challenges in developing a smart, successful social media presence are the same as most face in all facets of their business – time and money. Most small businesses now know they have to get on board but time can be one of the most precious commodities and that’s [...]
We’ve been developing some social media packages for small businesses and as we’ve looked around at what other companies are offering we noticed that almost all the companies we found include ‘likes’ and ‘follows’ in their packages. Some are even guaranteeing a certain number of ‘likes’ or ‘follows’ each month. Interesting but, we wondered how [...]
I’m a big fan of Location-based marketing (LBM). I check in every where. I like the competitions I have with friends to be the mayor of certain locations (You know who you are!). I like sharing photos, tips and seeing what other people recommend or have done when I go to a restaurant, winery or [...]
Janice and Robin are two of the founding members of Social Media Club Niagara who's motto is "If you get it, Share it!"
SMC Niagara meets monthly around Niagara to discuss, learn and, most importantly, share experiences and knowledge about social media. To learn more about SMC Niagara check out the website or the Facebook Fan page.