Reviewing the state of business uses in Social Media our staff came across an interesting ranking. TechCrunch Mashable published a list of retail brands and their respective followings in Social Media. The top of the list? Converse with 39,537,456 Facebook followers beating out Wal-Mart by 5 million or so. Not only is Converse on top but Nike, Adidas, etc are in the top ten. Who knew that shoes are so social? Of course, a quick peruse of Pinterest and you can see shoes are an eye appealing commodity. In overall rankings of all pages Coke takes the top spot with nearly twice that of Converse with 79,489,053 Facebook followers after Facebook itself. You can see the stats at an interactive site wher you can sort them in various rankings. Click Here. If you are interested in developing Social Media as part of your marketing our next Social Media Marketing Framework class starts tomorrow. Email the Chief if you are interested.
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Beep, beep or Tweet, tweet = quick launch into social media marketing
The summer is racing by. Here at the cyber wigwam we’ve restructured our normal classes to help you get your social media marketing campaign up and running in record time. We have developed an accelerated schedule for those that want to get to the finish line quickly. The Social Media Marketing Framework ties together the most popular social media tools in a way that simplifies your social media presence. You can focus on telling the story of your business in one area. As small business owners we are all busy and every second of the day is a precious value. We can leverage the outreach of social media in the shortest amount of time. It helps us small business owners compete with the bigger organizations. Sprinkle on top of that the statistic that approximately 50% of internet searches are for local business and services and you have an excellent engine for findability of your new clients and customers.
In two hours a day for four consecutive days in a row you can outsmart Wile E. Coyote and get your social media campaign up and running. We are offering two times: 10am-12noon for those that like classes during the day and 5-7pm for those that have other commitments during the day. Classes start August 6 and August 13. If you want to get your social media engine crankin’ email Tom here. In a week you can be zooming a long with your social media marketing.
New meaning to Can Do- John Deere makes 300,000 ‘canned statement’ with Social Media
How many cans does it take to make a combine? Celebrating the roll-out of their new series combine, John Deere took a ‘canned’ approach. A can sculpture at the company’s Pavilion is under construction. Here is a snap from the live web-cam. The company has a number of social media focused activities around the charitable project. The sculpture is a 3-D mosaic using about 300,000 cans. After the display holds down the floor of the pavilion for a number of days the sculpture will be removed and donated to a local food pantry. John Deere feels it is a symbol of their role in American agriculture. You can visit the Can-do project Facebook page and customize your own can wrapper and participate in the event. You can watch “Behind the scene’ videos from YouTube or see the progress live from a web cam. The participants are talking about setting a new record for largest can sculpture. Check it out!
Holy Thanksgiving, Batman! Do you think it wise to name the Wayne estate in Turkey, Batman?
Alfred: Master Robin, are you speaking double-talk?
Robin: No Alfred, the bat-computer just fixed the coordinates of Batman in Turkey.
Alfred: But Robin, he is right here in the batcave.
Batman: Yes, I’m afraid Alfred, that Robin has a point. I fear it is too late to change it now. Make arrangements for us to fly to Turkey to divest of the Wayne estate.
Alfred: Are you sure you want to miss the lept Like A Blog social media marketing class?
Robin: Holy bat-tweets, Alfred, we can’t miss that.
Batman: Quite right Robin, we’ll have to wait until after the class.
Robin: It will be over by Thanksgiving.
Alfred: I’ll make the arrangments for then.
Batman: We can have our Thanksgiving turkey in Turkey.
Alfred: I wish you gentlemen could speak without double-talk.
Announcer: Will Robin have cranberry sauce with his turkey in Turkey?
Will Batman remain Batman or will Batman leave Batman to be called Wishbone?
Is this a trap by the Joker to lure Batman from the Batcave? Stay tuned next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel to find out. In the meantime join Batman and Robin and attend the next social media marketing class, set your bat-calendar to November 15 at 5-7pm. Click here to send a quick enquiry.
Holy Skype, Batman! Let’s use the Batphone!
“Yes, Robin, good idea! With our specialized circuits from select telecom, we’ll be ringing in microseconds.”
“I especially like how they rigged up our theme song to play while you’re on hold”
“No time for that now, Robin, we have to get through!”
“Holy Hold Button! Any answer, Batman? Will we be able to get into the YouTube class?”
“Yes, Robin, we are in luck, thanks to our superior technology. I feel sorry for those less fortunate who may miss out on a grand opportunity to catch the next YouTube class starting this week (June 9).”
Announcer: “Will Robin be able to run the camera?” “Will Batman bring his collection of stuffed bats to make his YouTube video?” “Will Alfred get his finger caught in the clap board?” Find the answer to these and other bat-teries of questions at the next YouTube class starting June 9. No need for Skype or the batphone, you can just email your interest by clicking here.
Is it “Beep, beep” or “Tweet, tweet?”
Even Wile E. Coyote needs a little help when it comes to Social Media. Are you thinking it might be time to understand what this stuff is all about? You’re in luck. The next series of classes for the Social Media Marketing Framework starts this week. If you want to join Wile and his friends for 4 sessions of being social, contact Chief here.
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!
YouTu be or Not tuBe?
That is the question.
Should you consider adding a YouTube channel to your marketing campaign? Here’s the Pro’s and Con’s.
PROs
- Increased Exposure. YouTube currently has 2 BILLION views per day. Even with a million to one odds that means you could reach a potential 2000 viewers.
- Picture’s worth a thousand words. If you have a 2 minute video with 30 frames per second that’s 3,600,000 words!
- Increasing audience. In the last 30 years the number of people watching the news and TV has dropped by 50%. What are they doing? They are on the Internet instead.
CONs
- Increased Exposure. If you really don’t want people to know about your business or what you do or how happy your customers are don’t bother to consider YouTube. Increasing the awareness of your product or service could only bring new potential customers.
- Picture’s worth a thousand words. Potential customers might actually understand what you do. You may not want them to.
- Increasing audience. You can spend your money on “traditional” advertising avenues like TV that has 50% of the audience it had 30 years ago. You can leverage, negatively, your advertising dollars to reach increasingly fewer customers. What a bargain!
The techs at the cyber wigwam have put together a new series of classes for 2011 that help introduce you to YouTube. And just like the Social Media marketing framework, Social Media Bloggerfly, you can now be a You Too Bee with a new 4-class series focused on YouTube. The new series of classes are scheduled to start in February, 2011. Stay tuned to a YouTube channel close to you!
Bloggers unite for Blog Action Day
Bloggers aound the world as well as Council Blogs have raised the awareness for topics of social concern. What a neat idea! Using social media to raise awareness about social issues. The 2010 topic is water. You can read the water post at Council Blogs and link to all the blogger’s site and read their take on water. You can click here or the picture on the left and see what bloggers from the international community are saying about water.