Can Social Media Achieve Your Goals?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Many of the articles I place on this site are reminders that social media still has a way to go as to being a communications platform that convinces people to take a specific action (buy-give-participate). Social media seems…
What is Social Media?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and It’s a question I get often. Few organizations get social media. They’re confused by what is, what it means and how it’s implemented. Before you brand these people as rubes, remember that it wasn’t that long ago that Google lamented…
How Important is Social Media to Effective Communication?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Http://MyLifeAudio.Com A colleague from the past called me to announce her return from Europe and the fact that she was looking for work. She’s a former television news anchor with years of top-notch writing experience. She’s a very good communicator….
Can Social Media Fix Mistrust of Government? Majority Feels Government Threatens Rights
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Http://MyLifeAudio.Com Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/LeonardSipes Headline: “For the first time, a majority of the public says that the federal government threatens their personal rights and freedoms.” I work for government: I work for government and have done so (except for time…
We Don’t Understand Social Media
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Http://MyLifeAudio.Com Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/LeonardSipes Social Media Not Yet A Significant E-Commerce Traffic Driver (in Marketing Charts) states that “Only 2% of traffic to retailers during the holiday season came from social networks, per figures released by Adobe Systems. Analyzing billions of…
Audiences and Goals When Creating Social Media. How Specific Do They Need To Be?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com and Http://MyLifeAudio.Com Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/LeonardSipes I spoke to the head of a government agency a month ago about creating a social media program. It was his firm conviction that you need to have a specific audience and goals in mind to…
Newspapers suck at social. Why are you different?
Http://leonardSipes.Com I recently wrote Newspapers and the internet; the lessons we share. The first and second articles were based on The Story So Far, What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism from the Columbia Journalism School which may be (and probably…
Describe your sex life with a movie title. The multiple uses of social media.
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Question: Is it time to admit that social media has multiple definitions and uses? Assertion: There are two types of organizations using social media; those who simply push information out and those who depend on people interacting to survive….
