How To Overcome Social Business Performance Obstacles

The good news: We now know that organizations that use social media in their business activities do indeed generally see positive results. The data, both survey and otherwise, over the years makes that increasingly clear. Often, perhaps most of the time, it comes from amplifying an existing business process, such as marketing or worker collaboration. Sometimes, although less frequently, it comes from rethinking how business itself is done and redesigning operations from the ground up around social. Read more on InformationWeek.com

25 Quirky Social Media Tips That You Probably Don’t Know

We’re all pretty savvy when it comes to social media, we all know the basics and a lot of us have a deep knowledge of these sites. However, there can always be a few things that can slip through under the radar that we mightn’t have picked up on first-time round or have simply forgotten about. Here are 25 different features that you mightn’t have known about. Read more on Simplyzesty.com

Your Guide To The New Instagram Web Profiles

When Facebook acquired Instagram earlier this year, many wondered if the core of the service would be changed and if the giant social network would just integrate it into its own site. For its part, Facebook said it would keep it as a standalone app and let its 100 million users flourish through the mobile app. Read more on Simplyzesty.com

Get Organized: 15 Social Media Tips for SMBs

You and your small or micro business need to have a social media presence. That we know. If your potential clients, customers, and audience live on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and so on, then it's only reasonable that you go to those places to reach them. They ain't coming to you. Rarely do small businesses have the resources to hire a social media manager, meaning the fate of your online social presence likely rests on your shoulders. Even if you have an employee or intern whom you can charge with spinning a social Web, that person still needs input from you. For more Go to PCMag.com

5 Tips To Build Your Personal Social Brand

Consider these best practices for successfully strengthening your social credibility. At the recent Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, attendees I met with seemed to fall into two groups: those who were active on a variety of social networking platforms--both internal and external to their organizations--and those who wanted to be but weren't quite sure what to do or where to start. The people in the former category seemed to get how social media could enhance their personal brand and how to discern success in that area, while those in the latter category were still trying to get their arms around it. Read more on InformationWeek.com

9 Social Media Marketing Tips From the Pros

Are you looking for some new ideas to simplify your social media marketing? Do you wonder how others use social media to attract customers? We asked the pros for their hottest social media tips. Here’s their advice to help you power up your social media marketing - Go for more to SocialMediaExaminer.com