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April 22, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

5 Tips to Becoming a “Savvy” Social Media Marketer

3 min read

Where do you go to find social media tips, statistics, trends, and best practices? I recently attended the Social Media for Savvy Marketers event hosted by Cisco featuring speakers from Twitter, SAP, Adobe, BuzzFeed, Salesforce.com, Percolate, and more. The two-day event brought candid conversations, interactive panel sessions, and an engaging way to learn how B2B […]

April 5, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Getting the Insiders’ View of Social Media

3 min read

Did you happen to catch the Let’s Chat! #ciscosmt Social Media Training Series executive panel USTREAM broadcast on Wednesday April 3rd? It was the first installment of an ongoing series we will provide through regular Twitter chats and occasional video chats. Side Note: In between Wednesday’s executive panel broadcast and our next Twitter chat, taking […]

April 4, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Top 10 Tips for Executive Social Media

2 min read

Navigating social media can be an intimidating challenge for many people, but particularly for company executives who may not be naturally inclined to communicate using social channels or have the time to learn how to use them. My own experience with social media has evolved – initially by watching my teenage children use it to communicate, […]

March 26, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Getting the Executive Social Media View

2 min read

Since launching our internal executive social media mentoring program, it’s been really eye-opening to get a close up view of their perceptions around using this channel, their goals, and overall interests. We read and hear about different statistics all the time, telling us that executive participation is still in an early adoption stage and this […]

March 6, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

How Do You Get Executives Involved in Social Media?

2 min read

“How do you get executives involved in using social media themselves? How do I make it relevant for them and their business initiatives? And how do I show them value for participating right away? ” Our social media training team is approached regularly with questions like these in hopes that there is a simple formula […]

February 6, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Pinning Down Pinterest Best Practices

Oh the joys of pinning new ideas, trends, videos, and so much more on Pinterest! I’ll admit it…I have a little obsession, racking up thousands of pins between professional and personal Pinterest accounts. Just like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social media channels, Pinterest has its own culture and communication style. After countless hours of […]

January 15, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Train Employees And Yield Higher Social Media Results

2 min read

Here we are…just into the third week of 2013 and questions of how we will use social media in more strategic ways, or measure more effectively, or take our efforts to the next level are already heating up. Goals, aspirations, expectations, responsibilities, commitments…the list goes on. Is your head spinning yet? While it may seem […]

November 19, 2012

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

8 Qualities for a Good Social Media Training Program

1 min read

We’re curious… What do you look for when choosing  social media training programs you will participate in? It can be daunting, given the variety of information, organizations, and strategies out in the socialphere. On top of that, learning methods and preferences are different for everyone, making it even more important that we each find the […]