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Yes, Mom, I Really AM a Professional Social Media Consultant
It’s not easy being a social media consultant these days. Between the bashing of some social media “experts” and the viral what the **** is my social media strategy blog, you’d think that every social media “guru” is a quack. I thought it was about time to clear the air and stick up for my profession and the... [read more]
31 Confessions of a Social Media Consultant after 1 Year (almost)
We are coming up on almost one year since we have been in business. We somewhat opened doors last November with our first Ribbon cutting. After 15+ years in corporate it is amazing what a difference a year makes. Many people have asked me recently how we grew our business and brand so fast? How did we do it? We had no rich... [read more]
Six Tips on how to Hire a Social Media Consultant
For many companies exploring the idea of social media or taking the plunge into social media, it often makes sense to seek external help. One of the options is hiring a social media consultant, which is no easy task given the number of people who have hung up a shingle recently.So what should you look for in a social media consultant to... [read more]
How Blogging Could Help You Become a Successful Consultant
Sometimes, if you have a business or have an area of expertise, patting yourself on the back when blogging can be most beneficial. This is different than boasting about how good you are. It comes down to just plain good old common sense of saying, “Hey, I have some skills that may be beneficial to someone out there.” Here... [read more]
If you work in social media you need to be active in social media
It’s scary but there are countless numbers of people working in social media, be it specialist social media agencies, digital pr agencies or traditional marketing agencies that clearly have no clue social media. And the reason is mind numbingly obvious, the reason they have no idea what they’re doing is because they aren’t active users... [read more]
Social Media Consultant: 65 Tips to Differentiate the Good from the Bad
Social Media Consultant… what is a social media consultant really? I am starting to think many people think it means “I have a Twitter account and you can pay me lots of money to be your social media consultant”. I haven’t been out of the virtual office much lately as I am busy working on client projects. Yet, the 1-2 times a week I... [read more]
Jonathan Salem Baskin is an author who writes a regular column on Advertising Age & posts on his award-winning blog. More »
John Bell heads up the 360° Digital Influence team & teaches graduate studies in Digital Influence at Johns Hopkins University. More »
Don Bulmer is Vice President of Communication Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell More »
John Byrne is chairman & editor-in-chief of C-Change Media Inc. & the author or co-author of eight books. More »
Gini Dietrich Gini Dietrich is the founder and chief executive officer of Arment Dietrich, Inc. More »
Vanessa DiMauro is the CEO of Leader Networks & has been creating successful online communities for over 15 years. More »
Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group & was named one of the Top 100 Marketers in Marketing Magazine. More »
Laurent Francois I lead the marketing&development hub @ Express Roularta Services, a media company. I focus on 2 main brands (L'Express, More »
Rachel Happe is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable & a blogger at The Social Organization. More »
JD Lasica is a consultant who is considered one of the leading authorities on social media & user-created media. More »
Brian Solis s author of Engage and is recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders & authors in new media. More »
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“Up until this point we have always understood content through the lens of the distribution channel it sat within. The channel, in fact, gave its name to the content (TV is a form of distribution but we think of it as a form of content) - or, as per your reference to McLuhan, "the medium was the message". The social media revolution is all about the liberation of content from its means ...”
“Alternatively, and this is what I believe, GM is simply not very good at Social. The easiest way out of that situation might well be to blame the tools, rather than the craftman. From what I've been observing, GM has been using Facebook, and especially their brand pages, as little more than a glorified megaphone. ”