Buzz2010 Wendy Harman of the Red Cross talks Social Media and Risk

At Buzz2010's July 12th breakfast, Social Media Manager Wendy Harman from the Red Cross discussed the importance of listening on the social web and the future of disaster response using social media with SmartBrief's Emily Molitor.

The American Red Cross used social media to generate and collect donations in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, but in dealing with future disasters it hopes to also use social tools to steer help to those in need. The nonprofit is working on systems to...

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From: smartbrief

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What is The Future of Social Media?

In this video, I talk about how I approach the future of LinkedIn and the other social media platforms. People ask me all the time, about the changing landscape of social media. They ask me where it is going? They also want to know what the “next hot thing” in social media is going to be.

My answer to these questions is that I really don’t care that much. It doesn’t really matter where social media is heading.

If you are a hungry, successful entrepreneur…you’ll be fine. Even if...

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From: Josh Turner | Founder & CEO of LinkedSelling

Related topics : why social media matters to your business / social media platforms for business

#TRENDING: How to Future-Proof Your Social Media Marketing Strategy (For Asia-Pacific Time Zones)

Join HubSpot's Social Media Manager, Chelsea Hunersen, to learn how social media marketing is changing and how to stay ahead of the curve!

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From: HubSpot Academy

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How to boost your Events with Social Media

Why use Social Media to market your events. How to boost up your events with Social Media. Rules for Event Social Media Marketing. Using Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn for Event Marketing. Presented by Gillian Meier from Blue Magnet Digital Solutions at the Future of Marketing and Events conference in South Africa in October 2012.

For more information or to attend one of our Training Workshops, visit our website at http://www.BlueMagnet.co.za - Digital & Search Marketing Training and Consulting...

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From: BlueMagnet

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Social media for building audience engagement at Discovery

Social media for building audience engagement

• How modern media organisations harness the power of social media to engage with their audience?

• Examples and case-studies debated: TV, music, film

• What does this mean for the future of the entertainment business?

• How can these relationship filter into the media as a whole and usefulness to brands?

Gayle Weiswasser, VP of Social Media Communications, Discovery

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From: SocialMediaBuch

Related topics : social media audience engagement / brands using social media / social media media

WTM 2013 - Is social media the reason behind the rapid growth of cruising?

Social media is an area of marketing and communication that is being used by a large number of travel companies as part of their strategy to engage new customers. Indeed recent research suggests that social media provides a 3:1 return on investment. One sector of the travel industry that has seen tremendous success and that greatly relies upon engaging new customers for continued growth is cruising.

Using a number of experts from within the cruise industry and from social media this session...

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From: World Travel Market London

Related topics : travel industry using social media / travel industry social media marketing / social media marketing strategy example / social media marketing companies / social media engagement

Caty Borum Chattoo talks about Social Media and Convergence with Traditional Media

Caty Borum Chattoo, Assistant Professor at the American University School of Communication, strategic communication consultant, documentarian talked to OneWorld about the future of social media, convergence and what the future of conventional TV will look like

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From: OneWorldTV

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Social Media ROI Tips How to Measure

Social Media is not a blue hole and can be measured. Since mid-1990's social media continues to make an impact on how businesses communicate. It has moved from hits, likes and connections to real time engagement with today's customer for a business, brand or service. Providing quality content that is valuable to the buyer in the sales/buying cycle is a key success factor. First step is setting goals with specific objectives that you want social media to achieve. Keep in mind that with...

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From: Denise Zonca

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The future of social media

Andrew Lipsman, comScore VP of Marketing and Industry Analysis, shares insights on the future of social media and highlights key findings from the 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus report that will be important in the year ahead.

To download the whitepaper, visit http://www.comscore.com/2012USDigitalFutureinFocus

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From: comScore Inc.

Related topics : social media marketing industry report

Social Media Marketing Planning

Social Media Marketing Planning. Learn a quick and easy process to planning out your social media marketing strategy with Murray Newlands in this episode of the Future of Engagement.

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"Social Media Marketing Planning" "Social Media Marketing" "Social Media" "Marketing" "Marketing Planning" "Social Media Marketing Strategy" "Murray Newlands"

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From: Future Of Engagement

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