Archive for 'Social Media'

USGA Tribute to Arnold Palmer

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The United States Golf Association (USGA), of which I have been a member for years, launched a tribute to Arnold Palmer for his 80th birthday. It seems like just yesterday that I kept score for Arnie when one of the first PGA Senior Tour event was held at my home course of Marlborough Country Club. In honor of his birthday, the USGA is creating the Arnold Palmer Memory Book. According to an article on Mashable, the site is powered by private label social network provider KickApps.

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Social Media Jungle – Event Wrapup

Spent today at Jeff Pulver’s Social Media Jungle, Boston (Waltham actually) and enjoyed the day immensely. Here are my notes from the sessions. There was a lot of good content provided and I will list the one-liners I jotted down that were thought provoking or valuable to note.

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Networking using Twitter

As business owners, we know the value of networking and expanding your ability to network using online social media opens you up to a larger world of possibilities. The time is right to add Twitter to your networking mix and gain valuable connections and relationships, but there are rules, just as there are when you are attending a face-to-face networking event.

Building Social Media Relationships

I occasionally have conversations with people who debunk the value and power of social media. They seem to think that some people hide behind social media to avoid actually meeting people in person. Although I’m sure there are some who are like that, I believe social media has more pluses than minuses and can benefit your marketing activities immensely.

Benefits of Social Media

I have immersed myself in social media over the past several months to learn the tools and understand how they can be used to effectively market your business. I thought I’d share the benefits that I have experienced using these tools.

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