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5 Questions for the Magic 8 Ball - 12/2011:
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out! - 12/2011:
Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra - 12/2011:
It’s A Major Award! - 12/2011:
Don’t Bother Me. I’m Thinking - 12/2011:
I Triple Dog Dare You! - 12/2011:
Only I didn’t say “Fudge.” - 12/2011:
Victor? The Lone Ranger’s Nephew’s Horse? - 12/2011:
He Looks Like a Pink Nightmare! - 12/2011:
Be Sure to Drink Your Ovaltine - 12/2011:
I Can’t Put My Arms Down! - 12/2011:
Show Me How The Piggies Eat - 12/2011:
I Want an “Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two Hundred Shot Range Model Air Rifle” - 11/2011:
I Want You To Write… a Theme (Well, a Blog Post) - 11/2011:
The Quick or the Dead? - 09/2011:
12 Most Valuable lessons about Personal Branding That I have learned from Reality TV - 09/2011:
Has social media changed language and how we communicate? - 06/2011:
What I Have Learned About Business (and Life) from Doctor Who (Part 1) - 06/2011:
Out of Office – Are You Ever Anymore? - 05/2011:
Make a Connection! - 05/2011:
What is in Your Word Cloud? - 02/2011:
March Mayorship Madness! - 02/2011:
Social Media Weekend – My Take on the Power of Tweets - 02/2011:
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2011It’s always good to be prepared. The best defense is a good offense. By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.
Without a doubt, being prepared is a good thing, but it is possible to be prepared. When little Randy Parker’s mother is dressing him to go outside, she bundles him up so securely in his winter layers, he is packed so tightly he can’t put his arms down.
There is a fear amongst some businesses that don’t understand social media. They are afraid of entering into the digital conversation because someone might say something bad. The thing is people are already out there saying something bad. And something good, and asking questions, writing reviews, checking in, and more. Thinking that not creating a social media presence for a business is the same as wrapping yourself up so tight you can’t put your arms down.
Preparedness in social media means being active. You need to representation in the spaces where people are already talking about your business. Invest time into managing the online communities related to your company. Give people a place to go to learn about you and communicate with you directly. Will there be negativity? Possibly. But with an active presence there is the ability to turn things around quickly and in some cases, avoid escalation due to the viral nature of the internet.
Listening is a very important part of social media preparedness. Set up Google alerts for your business name and keywords related to you business. You can do the same for the names of your competitors to learn what they have going on. There are also many tools to monitor blogs and social media that will search your name and keywords.
Being prepared is a good thing, being over prepared can be dangerous. Don’t forget to bundle up, but make sure you can still move your arms!
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