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Holy Betamax Batman, it’s a YouTu Bee!

                        SCENE

        The Bat Cave

Batman: “Yes Robin, Apis Videre, a highly intelligent, busy marketer that knows the value of a moving picture is worth a thousand words a thousand fold.”

Robin: “Sounds like a riddle to me.”

Batman:”Quite correct Robin, but don’t be fooled by his tricky nature.”

Robin:”What should we do Batman?”

Batman:”I’m afraid Robin, there is little we can do. This little stinger is just too much for our Bat brains to handle”

Robin:”The next thing you know he will be sporting QR codes on his wings!!”

Batman:”Robin! That’s it! Yes, you better load the QR scanner app into the Bat-phone. You very well have found our only chance…”

— TO BE CONTINUED —

      Cut to Announcer

Will Batman find courage to take on the YouTuBee?

Will Robin dig out his Betamax player?

Will the Bat-phone have enough memory?

FIND OUT in the next episode!

Well, you don’t have to wait for the next episode. The next YouTu Bee class will begin this Wednesday at 5:00pm at the Cyber Wigwam. If you are interested in adding YouTube to your social media marketing plan then this is the class for you. Email here to sign up.

Kato, Beware the Green Blogger! Let’s Roll.

“Sorry Boss. No need. The Social Media Bloggerfly has the bases covered.”

Imagine what the Green Hornet would be like in today’s Cyber publishing world! Well, you don’t have to. You and Britt can very easily become a social media bloggerfl!  The Green Hornet, alias Britt Reid, publisher of the Daily Sentinel, would today most probably fight injustice with his blog and other social media tools. Hmmm, Britt was last seen carousing in Egypt. The next series of classes for the Social Media Marketing Framework start March 16. You too can join the ranks of cyber crime fighters and learn the secrets of web publishing in four short, easy sessions. Classes meet for four consecutive weeks. Sign up today by emailing the Chief. Come learn what the 21st century Kato knows.  AND…  you don’t even have to know karate!

Holy Facebook, Batman, it’s a Social Media Bloggerfly!

The BATCOMPUTER has located the source of the Social Media Bloggerfly.  Lept Like A Blog has scheduled the popular, back by demand, class on Social Media Marketing for February.  Batman and Robin have signed up for the next series of classes at the Cyber-Wigwam.

“Holy Batcave, Batman, this is just like home”

So pack up your batbelt and batlaptop and head to the Cyber-Wigwam for a series of four sessions to get your Social Media Marketing compaign launched for 2011. In four short sessions you too can be a social media bloggerfly. Learn how to easily reach those potential clients out of the 1.8 billion users on the Internet.

“Holy Insects, Batman, there’s a Billion of ’em out there!!”

See how your social media tools can get people to know, like, and trust you while you sleeping or hanging out, upside down, in the cave!

Two, four session series start Wednesday, February 16:

 one from 9-11 am and

 one from 5-7pm.  Pick the time that works best for you.

 The remaining classes meet February 23, March 2, and March 9, 2011. Sign up today or request more information by batemail here. Or pick up the batphone and call Tom at 815-985-7075 and get registered.

Social Media – Circus or Captivating?

“There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute”

– Hannum or Barnum?*

Even though historians debate about the origin of this well known quote, everyone has a sense for its reality. When we think of what drove the circus era, it was human curiosity fueled by promotion. Did the circus just locate on the edge of town, set up shop, and expect customers to come streaming in? Of course not, they did a lot of promotion. Before the circus came to town they had posters announcing their magic. Once set up, they teased their potential customers with a circus parade through the heart of town, giving glimpses of what great experiences lurked under the big top on the edge of town.

As we think about social media and marketing, we’re reminded of the public nature of social media. Most beginners to social media marketing have an apprehension to “broadcasting” their news to sites like Twitter and Facebook. The college frat stigma of Facebook still scares users. Horror stories of privacy breaches adds to their paranoia. At the cyber wigwam we have coined this phenomenon as “Blog-xiety.”  That’s another post. Yes, we do not want to be careless about our posts. Remember though, that you can reach roughly 1/3 of all internet users on Facebook. In our face paced world we are far outpacing the world of P.T. Barnum. Currently, there are 243 users born every SECOND on Facebook. So our advice is to think of the circus train when developing your blog posts. Broadcast them to Facebook. Remember this is your chance to promote your product or service to those 14, 580 customers born every minute.

* those wishing to read about the great giant fake lawsuit, click here.

Leaping Lizards! Another blog class

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Leaping Blogs, Sandy!

The posts will come out tomorrow, tomorrow…bet your bottom dollar on tomorrow…

Looking to add Social Media to your marketing campaign? Lept Like A Blog is returning with their popular, back by demand, class on Social Media Marketing. Annie may have never found Daddy Warbucks if she had Facebook or other social media tools of today. She may have single-handedly changed texting parlance for ever. Instead of lol, we’d have ll (leaping lizards) or  instead of OMG, we’d have GW (Gee Whiskers). In four short sessions you too can be a social media bloggerfly and launch your 21st century marketing campaign. Learn how to easily reach those potential clients out of the 1.8 billion users on the Internet. See how your social media tools can get people to know, like, and trust you while you sleep!

Our next class starts Wednesday, September 8, 6-8 pm. The remaining classes meet September 15, 22, and 29. Sign up today or request more information by email here. Or call Tom at 815-985-7075 and get registered.

5,900,000 video views- Old Spice puts advertising on its ear (or pulled by the nose?)

Old Spice has everyone in the advertising industry a buzz with its latest social media centered advertising blitz. The salty dogs pirated the top viral video viewing sensation with their latest campaign. A series of YouTube videos starring manly man Isiah Mustafa featured responses to requests submitted through social media. The way this caught on has everyone thinking about new possibilities. In 24 hours, video views nearly reached 6 million. That’s double the viral views attributed to Susan Boyle. Just in! Sales for Old Spice have jumped 107% in the last month! Double, how’s that for ROI for social media? It goes to show that social media is just another tool and used effectively it can bring you more business. See Mashable’s report on the latest sales stats or watch some of the videos that enticed customers to dip into their treasure chests. You can see how to smell like a man, man! If you want to add social media as par tof your marketing campaign, visit Getting your start.

Top 5 takeaways for lept Like a Blog clients

What are 5 takeaways for clients of lept Like A Blog? Clients receive many benefits and the elders could not agree on a simple list. They gathered the tribal members of  the cyber wigwam and took a poll, then reduced a consensus to 5 favorites. The process wasn’t easy and caused a lot of discussion in the tribe. They found that the whole community enjoyed the discussion. You may want to go through the exercise at your business and see what surfaces. After buffalo skins around the council fire were rolled up and put away here’s what they came up with:

1. Sense of accomplishment  The vastness and newness of social media applications can be overwhelming. We guide our clients one step at a time through this confusing maze. Like tracking deer in the dense woods, we carefully establish each footprint. Clients are amazed at how we find a path through the thick jungle of social media terminology, jargon and acronyms.

2. Sense of astonishment  Clients are usually surprised at how much they accomplish. Individually, each application is relatively straight forward but when you add it all together is is easily overwhelming. When we guide people through this maze they are astonished how much there is and how fast technology is moving. They also are astonished that they can learn it very easily when we guide them!

3. Social Media Marketing Framework  The social media marketing framework includes your favorite social media tools all tied together to make your marketing campaign as effortless as possible. It includes:

 A. A WordPress blog

B. A Twitter account

C. A Facebook Personal and Fan page

D. A LinkedIn account

E. A Tweetdeck setup

In case they forget their passwords from memory, they carry their password book so they can access their social media tools on the trail. New warriors are armed with their password book.

4. Courage to tell the world your story Clients develop a marketing plan to guide the way they will describe themselves, their business and their product. Once they have the plan in place (we usually find that no one is at a loss of topic ideas when it relates to their business or their personal interests) we go out to the blog drum range and practice beating their tome. After that we head to the bluffs and practice smoke signals broadcasting their message across the great plains.

5. Sense of Social Media Savvy  Once the young braves experience the treacherous walk through the acronym forest and practice their drum and smoke signals we give them the right of passage  through the gauntlet of social media perils. They leave the camp with fresh knowledge and the ability to navigate the complexities of a new and exciting skill. Before they leave we celebrate with a dance around the campfire, sort of like a rain dance but instead calling on the cyber gods to guide them in their posting pursuits. To give them the courage and wisdom to speak the truth, to be polite, and respect the responsibility of their newly acquired skill.

ChemPharma: Job Hunting with Social Media

SOCIAL MEDIA and Job Hunting – Tom gave a group of professionals in transition a few ideas for using social media in job hunting.  You can see the presentation here. Tom gave an enlightening talk and is available to help any group meeting learn about social media for job hunting or marketing in general. Click here to email him.
You can see the presentation here.

COUNCIL Blogs – Being Social about Social Media Marketing

copyright 2010The chiefs and elders around the cyber wigwam have organized a special series of get togethers or councils for those in the blogging nation that need the extra social stimulus to populate their blogs with meaningful, interesting, attractive and timely content. The council meets for seven weeks, once per week starting Tuesday, June 15. For more details email Chief Blogger today and reserve your spot at the wigwam. We will be passing the blog pipe and becoming blog brothers. If your blog is in need of some attention, come and join the Council.