Welcome North By North Shore participants! Here is a copy of this morning’s presentation, and some helpful resources for you as you dive into the social media pool. Don’t hesitate to contact me with questions or advice! Social Media Tips – Social Throwdown – presentation to North By North Shore Articles: 9 Ways to Measure Your Brand’s Social Media Health …
How Nonprofits Can Harness the Power of Social Media [PRESENTATION]
Welcome members of the People’s United Bank Nonprofit Consortium! Here is a copy of this morning’s presentation, and some helpful resources for you as you dive into the social media pool. Don’t hesitate to contact me with questions or advice! Articles: 22 High-Impact, Low Cost Social Media Opportunities for Nonprofits Nonprofits and Social Media: Discovery, Cultivation, Solicitation and Stewardship Nonprofits …
6 Brand New Facebook Page Changes You May Have Missed
Facebook has certainly been busy these last few weeks! Along with the much-maligned IPO (did you buy it?) and Zuckerberg’s marriage, the indomitable social media company quietly rolled out several important changes to Facebook Pages. If you blinked, you may have missed them. But hey, that’s what I’m here for! Let’s get started. 6 Important Facebook Page Changes You May …
Welcome SCORE members and counselors!
This morning I’m giving an exciting presentation to the local chapter of SCORE Northeastern Massachusetts! The topic is how and why a small business should develop a social media plan. SCORE helps aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners translate their dreams and ideas into reality through planning sessions, mentoring and counseling. They do great work, and I am happy to support …
How and why to use Facebook as your Page
Though touted as a primarily B2C (Business to Consumer) marketing tool, there are many ways that Facebook can be leveraged for successful community building B2B (Business to Business). I see too many static Facebook Pages – Pages that lay dormant except for the occasional promotion or sales pitch. If you want a form of communication that is one way, try …
The hidden ROI of social media
When the topic of “social media” comes up at your organization, what are the first questions that people ask? Why is social media such a big deal? How will it directly grow our organization? How will it close sales or increase donations for us TODAY? A question that I hear a lot from organizations exploring the jump into social media …
4 ways to promote your event that you haven’t thought of
So you have decided to host an huge, fabulous event. (Great!) You’ve booked the venue, decided on a theme, chosen the caterer and named a ticket price. You’ve posted about the event on Facebook and sent out regular tweets on Twitter. You put information in the monthly email newsletter and on your website. You may have also put it in …
Incorporate Social Media into Your Marketing Plan
I wrote an Expert Column for Massnonprofit.org and it’s featured in their newsletter today and on their website! Read it here (and let them know if you like it so I can write for them again)!