Tag: socialmedia talent

Dedicated social media staff in companies has increased by 10% in the last two years, according to the Altimeter team.  In many companies there are now dedicated social media staff in more than 13 departments from marketing and corporate communications to customer support, IT and HR.   Altimeter also has documented positive outcomes for marketing optimization, customer experience, brand health... Read More
I don’t know why, perhaps pure coincidence or perhaps “fate.”  Whatever the reason, the last couple weeks I experienced a continual wave of stories, blog posts, media articles about social media being used in business to personalize the business and/or strengthen real people to people connections (or not).  One slide on slideshare and Facebook noted there is no more B2C or B2B it is all... Read More
Today, over on Shel Holtz’s blog we learn that customers don’t like spelling and grammar mistakes. According to one survey in the UK, poor spelling and grammar are the transgressions most likely to damage consumer opinion of a brand in social media. source: Media Bistro The survey notes that 42.5% of consumers do not like brands in social media who use poor spelling or grammar.... Read More
Operationalizing social media and proceeding on the journey to be a social business requires great people.  After all, social media is fundamentally about connecting the people of your business with other people inside and outside your business.  SME² is a first-of-its-kind consultancy helping social media teams optimize skills, tools, processes and relationships to drive better business... Read More