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Seattle Area Bootcamp! September 24, 2010
September 24, 2010 Join us on September 24, 2010 at Annie Wright School in Tacoma, WA for a social media bootcamp experience - Event Calendar
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How to Tweet Effectively – Part Two
EDITOR’S NOTE: Part Two of Marisa Peacock’s post on tweeting effectively. Catch up on what you may have missed in Part One. 3 Quality not Quantity It used to be that the more online friends and followers a user had, the more influential they had become. Now, most people appreciate that it’s not how many [...]
Read MoreSummer Sessions: Social Media 101
I have had the honor of being asked to work with the Mass Media Class up at The Advanced Student Program at St. Paul’s School today. The class has been exploring the implications of media and producing their own along the way. Check out the class blog where you can find videos, pictures, and articles [...]
Read MoreFlash Social Media Project
A buddy of mine and I came across a local business in Cambridge that just moved into the area and is trying to make a name for itself. As we got to talking, the store said they were using a rather expensive website and were not on any social media platforms. My friend @seanblanchet and [...]
Read MoreEmail Signatures: Another Way to Drive Traffic to Your Social Sites
Very few schools have a standardized email signature—even within departments—and yet this is a basic for branding that is both simple (cut and paste) and inexpensive (free!). And, as an added bonus, it can drive recipients to your web and/or social media sites, attracting viewers through channels you might never have reached any other way. [...]
Read MoreBrendan Schneider’s “cocktail conversations” and schools
Brendan Schneider, the Director of Admission and Financial Aid at Sewickley Academy, writes about the importance of branding through “cocktail conversations.” His blog post starts the dialog about moving your school’s branding from the view book to the facebook. The importance of the “cocktail conversation” is vital to a school’s marketing plan and social media [...]
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