Social Media Madness — A Week+ To Remember!
August 19th, 2010 // 10:41 am @ cindy
After the big press conference at the harbor, it was truly time to work. And that we did. The team assembled one last time at the Home Builders Association of Maryland’s offices and doled out tasks and responsibilities and we were off.
I started by converting the Maryland Community Builders’ Foundation Facebook page a more obviously [...]
Category : Marketing
Extreme Door Knock, the Baltimore Version
August 3rd, 2010 // 1:29 pm @ cindy
Ty Pennington, as you might suspect, riled up the entire crowd, both on stage and off, by running from the bus to the stage.
Extreme Social Media, Part II
July 27th, 2010 // 12:05 pm @ cindy
Everyone knew the importance of what was about to happen in Baltimore and how it was going to change the lives of everyone who participated.
Social Media Marketing – Extreme Style!
July 22nd, 2010 // 1:27 pm @ cindy
“Cindy, how would you like to be in charge of the social media for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that is coming to Baltimore?”
The Business of Social Media Marketing
June 4th, 2010 // 9:40 am @ cindy
Facebook, Twtter, LinkedIn and foursquare
logos and mentions are everywhere you turn: on television and radio, in print ads, in menus, on billboards so if you’re not fully up to speed with one or more of the social media, let’s discuss the practical uses for them from a consumer and from a business perspective.
Social media, by [...]
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SMC SalesCamp Less Than a Month Away
February 12th, 2010 // 11:01 am @ cindy
As a very active member of the Home Builders Association of Maryland and a board member of the Sales and Marketing Council (SMC), I am anxious to experience one of the biggest initiatives we’ve ever embarked on to date — the SMC SalesCamp (www.smcsalescamp.com) taking place March 9 at the Sheraton BWI beginning at 8:30 [...]
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Social Media School?
February 2nd, 2010 // 2:49 pm @ cindy
I am always in search of the next big idea and I’m sure you are too. That’s why I have just signed up for NewComm Forum in April in San Francisco. The schedule of topics and speakers really looks above average and worth the flight across the country.
I am always trying to do the best [...]
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New Year, New Media?!
January 4th, 2010 // 2:09 pm @ cindy
So, social media isn’t really new but it’s still in its formative years. The beauty of its newness is in how many companies are finding ways to utilize social networking to its fullest. Every day we are bombarded by companies and even groups that push the boundaries of this new media.
Susan Powell — the search [...]
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Social Media Users Want to Be Heard
December 21st, 2009 // 12:25 pm @ cindy
DECEMBER 17, 2009
A look at user attitudes
While social media users may not find social sites quite as trustworthy as traditional sources of news, according to research from Crowd Science they do see it as an important communications medium—for better and for worse.
Users want to be heard. Overall, 45% reported liking when others [...]
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Benefits of Social Media
December 2nd, 2009 // 3:40 pm @ cindy
As the prevalence of social media continues to rise, organizations of all types and sizes are recognizing the ways in which social media can help them better understand, respond to, and attract the attention of their target audience.
As a result, businesses are now jumping on the social media bandwagon at a rapid pace, embracing blogs, [...]
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