Social Media Marketing- The 5 Social Media Lessons We Can Learn from Michael Jackson

June 27, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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Wow. What a Shock.

It was really sad that Michael Jackson passed away.

His was a genius at what he did. He sang, dance, moved, and blew people’s minds. He gave to the world what no one had ever done before.

And within that gift lies some Social Media Lessons that we can learn from him. Michael was somewhat of a sad figure in the end due to his legal woes and other issues, but his musical genius cannot be denied.

What can we learn for social media from his genius we can all embrace and utilize to bring out the social media genius in all of us. After all, we all know how to be social- it is what comes after that - that we can learn from Michael.

What are the 5 Social Media Lessons we can learn from MJ?

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Social Media Leadership- The 4 Secrets to Becoming a Powerful Social Media Leader

June 14, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 2 Comments
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Social Media Leadership is an evolving process that really needs to be looked at by the social media community. It is critical.

Why?

It determines everything in any kind of social media change, growth, improvement, or marketing. Leadership is the elevator in all business. Esepcially in Social media. It will determine whether something goes UP or goes DOWN in the marketplace. It will determine Value or determine Emptiness.

I think you would agree, many folks in social media are entrepreneurs with their own business. But yet, many of these folks do not LEAD in social media.

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Social Media Marketing- The 4 Levels of Value of a Social Media Value Merchant

May 24, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 2 Comments
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Are THEY Talking about YOU???

Yes, I know.

I disappeared again.

Been on the road and whew- 12 cities in 6 weeks speaking. Lots going on. Consulting. Starting another New Business. Moving into bigger offices and warehouse space. Losing my mind. LOL. But am back to writing.

Am sitting here on the dock at lake twitter on Memorial Day Weekend and thinking about the Core of any home business and social media. I have been thinking about this for a couple of days, and thought I would write a short post on the 4 levels of Value that i have found in social media and how it impacts the social sphere.

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Social Media Marketing- 7 Reasons Why Social Media Is Not Working for You

April 30, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 5 Comments
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The last 6 weeks- whew- Road weary.

 Lived in a hotel and on a plane.

BUT! we are at home and life back to normal.

Sort of.

I consult a lot. I am blessed to have a thriving consulting/speaking business. But during the course of working and helping companies and entrepreneurs with their social media strategic planning as well as home business, I have found that there are 7 Reasons why social media is not working for a  lot of people, and you may be one of them.

They are not in any particular order, but here are 7 Reasons why that social media may not be working for you like it should be in your marketing efforts.

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Social Media Marketing- The 5 Things We can Learn from American Idol

April 13, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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Ah.

American Idol.

Millions watch it every week and LOVE the show.

I am not really a huge fan of it, but I do appreciate the talent. They have discovered some great talent, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Pickler, and Kelly Clarkson. (Yes, I do like country music having originally lived in Texas.)

What can we learn about Social Media though from American Idol?

Plenty. As American Idol has many components of Social Media Marketing you may not be aware of. There are 5 Things we all can learn from the show and will help make you a better social media marketer. If you are familiar with the show, then you know how it works.

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Social Media Marketing- The Secret of the 4 I’s of Social Media Marketing

April 11, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 5 Comments
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Social Media Marketing.

There is no mistake that the last word in this phrase is MARKETING.

SSSHHHH! Keep that a Secret!

Many people in social media market products, messages, ideas, books, CDs, trainings, ebooks, audio books, member sites, health products, travel products, legal products, and many other things.

We all are marketing something.

And in every business strategy, there is some form of a process.

A process is a step by step PATH that you can follow and it produces the RESULTS or destination that you are looking for. Many folks in social media follow a process whether on twitter, facebook, youtube, flicker, and any other social site. Just check their online tutorial. It shows you for the most part, a step by step process on how to use the social site.

But what about Marketing?

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Social Media Marketing- 5 Social Media Time Saving Secrets

April 8, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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Wow!

Been gone for over a week on the road. This is conference season and lots to do. BUSY time of the year. That got me to thinking about something that has been a question that most get just about everywhere we speak.

How do you DO all this social media stuff when trying to market you and your message?

Good question!

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Social Media Marketing- Top 35 Social Media Niche Sites

April 2, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 5 Comments
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great post by Chris Winfield
President @ 10e20, LLC

www.10e20.com * Their website
www.10e20.com/blog * Their blog

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Last week I gave a presentation at SES NY and included a list of 35 niche social media sites that we participate in regularly. Lots of people have asked me for this list so I decided to put it here. The following 35 sites are broken down into 8 different categories and each site has an active community and can help you get exposure. These sites aren’t going to send you 50,000 visitors but they will send you targeted traffic & links (if you’re content is good).

1. Business

Tip'dTip’d - Finance

Feed The BullFeed The Bull - Investing

Motley Fool CapsMotley Fool Caps - Small Cap Investing

Value Investing NewsValue Investing News - Investing

PfbuzzPfbuzz - Personal Finance

Real Estate VoicesReal Estate Voices - Real Estate

SphinnSphinn - Internet Marketing

Killer StartupsKiller Startups - New Biz

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Social Media Marketing- 5 Power Secrets of Twitter Marketing

March 30, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 6 Comments
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Twitter marketing.

This is a new phrase that is starting to hit the streets and blogs. You can hear it on podcasts as well as videos today. It is all over blog posts and articles in articles directories.

But most are striking out as far as marketing goes. They do not seem to connect to many of the basic principles of marketing.

And many never will as they do not seem to understand the truth about marketing.

There are 5 Power Secrets of Twitter Marketing that I would like to briefly share with you and hope they can help you in your endeavors.

They have rocked our world in our twitter marketing.

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Social Media Marketing- Have You Heard of “Marketing Mule?” 1000 Internet / Social Media Tools!

March 23, 2009 by Doug Firebaugh · 1 Comment
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It’s Time to MULE UP!

Occasionally you run across something that really is a GREAT find.

A gem in the corner. A diamond in the grass.

Today, I found one.

This is a very short post. But well worth the follow. I ran across a site that i believe has a Value rating that is OFF THE HOOK!

Everyone in social media and internet marketing should have this site at the tip of your fingers. It really is that good.

What is the name of this extraordinary find?

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