MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCTIVE

MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCTIVE

MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCTIVE Guest Blog Post By Kara Vaina     We’ve all done it….. browsing Facebook for hours on end, get stuck on twitter scrolling the feed as it continually updates, commenting on posts that aren’t productive, sharing information that isn’t necessarily helpful. So how do you really maximize social media to market your brand successfully, be productive and add value to others?    Sharing - Retweeting - Commenting - Reposting   The best form of branding and marketing on social media is from “sharing, retweeting, commenting, reposting” so the ultimate goal is to produce content that attracts attention for comment. Not everyone is going to agree, like or dislike your content but remember that’s exactly how you engage your listeners, followers and/or subscribers.   Adding value to others is the best way to gain traction on your posts, get people thinking, questioning, engaging and sharing so think of content that is of interest, or you may have experience in that you can share. We all have experience, knowledge and expertise in something so use them to your benefit by sharing your knowledge to give you credibility.    The most effective times to post (….. and the winners are!!)    The most effective times to post are 830am, 1130am and approximately 5pm. Reason being that professionals are starting work, about to take a lunch break and just finishing work, mums have done school drops etc so these are the times to maximize your exposure. Aim to post around these times but in between don’t spend your day scrolling for notifications, browsing your twitter feed etc as this...
Using Twitter 4 Music Marketing (Joshua Adams Interview)

Using Twitter 4 Music Marketing (Joshua Adams Interview)

Twitter 4 Music (Joshua Adams Interview - Part 1) Twitter 4 Music - Joshua Adams Interview (Part 1) bit.ly/JoshuaPart1 @joshuaadamsrock #LasVegas @melbadelphia #Philly (MP3) — Keith Keller(@KeithKeller) February 21, 2013   http://bit.ly/Melbadelphia (Thursdays @ 8pm Eastern) More “TWITTER 4 MUSIC” interviews here http://bit.ly/Twitter4Music Here are the main sites we talked about in Part 1  www.Kred.com Kred measures influence in communities connected by interests and affiliations. www.Klout.com Discover your influence and compare with others you may know More MP3s soon  (Still to come…) www.TweetReach.com Twitter Reach Metrics Statistics & analysis for marketing and PR professionals. www.TweepsMap.com Find where your Twitter followers located on a map. Map them by Country, State or city. Share your reports with friends www.SocialBro.com SocialBro - Tool to manage and analyze your Twitter Community www.BufferApp.com Buffer makes it super easy to share any page you’re reading. Keep your Buffer topped up & we automatically share them through the day  BUFFER: A smarter way to tweet that saves you time (MP3) “BUFFER” A smarter way to tweet that saves you time (MP3) su.pr/6J0cez@leowid @bufferapp #Twitter #Tips — Keith Keller(@KeithKeller) February 22, 2013...