If you’re one of the people who thinks social media is a fad at best, the devil reincarnate at worst then the following might interest you. It was reported recently that Facebook is now being actively used to recruit staff by laser focusing ads that target specialist skills. There is a misconception that Facebook is [...]
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It seems that there is growing evidence retailers who are slow to go online could be making a costly mistake as shoppers head to overseas websites for greater choice and convenience. A new study by Forrester Research has shown some 56% of Australians buy something online every month. And some of these overseas retailers are [...]
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| Tags: a4vbizpages, angel pages, Australia, business, facebook, facebook business pages, Forrester Research, Google, Online shopping, Retail
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I was interested to read recently that my local Council officers had recommended the Council make use of Facebook and Twitter. Great idea, until I read that councillors wanted to ensure no one could comment on the posts and the communications officer assured them they’d be used only to direct users to the Council’s website. [...]
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| Tags: customer service, facebook, social media, TweetBeep, TweetDeck, TweetLater, twitter, Yoono
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It’s not often you get to meet someone who’s Googled you! But I did… yesterday and of all places at a school graduation. Still not 100% clear how it happened but apparently he was looking for my husband, knew I ran a business and ‘vaguely’ what it was about and voila! Actually, I just tried [...]
Categories: business building
| Tags: brand, branding, facebook, marketing, qantas, social media, twitter
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Following on from my earlier post on Facebook, I had an interesting chat with a colleague who indicated he had removed his Facebook profile because of the people who he had ‘friended’… Not because they weren’t friends (in this instance it was someone he’d known for over 20 years) but because of the profile picture [...]
Categories: business building, business development, facebook, networking, online networking, social networking
| Tags: business development, business marketing, facebook, networking, online networking, social media, social networking, virtual assistant
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