Thursday, May 1, 2014

TOP TEN REVELATIONS:

1) “Depending on your goals you may want to display your brand in video on YouTube…” (pg.17).
I think YouTube is great because for those who don’t like reading it’s a great way to visually capture someone’s attention. I think making the youtube video for our class was a really awesome idea. The elevator pitch was a great approach to quickly get our message across. 

2) “For the first time, consumers have a method for talking to the brands they use, sharing their ideas, their complaints, their compliments, and their observations in a way that gives them a voice” (pg.50).
When we post things on social media platforms such as Twitter or Facebook, it is open to the public. Therefore, people are able to voice their opinions. On my twitter account I have been followed by a few really great fitness accounts who have replied to some of my tweets. One of them really liked one of my recipe ideas and said they would have to try it and another one liked a workout that I shared. When you start getting feedback it really makes you want to make your social site that much better/interesting. It’s a really rewarding feeling!


3) “What you look at really depends on the goals of the project” (pg.89).
Depending on what your goals are you may find that some social networking sites work better than others. As we were creating social networking sites throughout this class I definitely felt that some social networking sites worked better for me than others. The social networking site that I believe worked the best for me was Twitter. I have received a handful of feedback from people on my twitter account.


4) “Should your company follow people on twitter, or just be followed” (pg.178)?
I truly believe that companies should follow people back. I think that when a company follows you back you feel connected with that company in a certain way. When creating my twitter I made it a point to follow back each and every one of my followers to show that I care about them. 


5) “Blogging creates dialogue around specific topics” (pg.210).
Following blogs are a great way to receive information. Usually blogs are specific so it’s a great way to get information in a specific ares such as health, fitness, fashion, makeup, etc. Below are a few blogs that I really love to read.

6.  “One of the many things social media in particular has done is give people an opportunity to participate in conversations around a specific product, service, and so on” (pg.245).
Social media is quick, easy, and effective. Using social media for sales is extremely effective. I think that product reviews are really great. Here is a video that I found on healthy food product reviews.  
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7) RSS Reader
RSS readers are important if you want to keep up to date with blogs and websites that constantly post articles. It’s a good way to stay organized and updated with information. I really enjoyed using RSS reader. It has helped me to stay organized with the websites that pertain to my topic.


8) Embedding Social Networking Sites

It is important to learn to embed different social media outlets into you your blog. This is something that I have learned to be extremely important and beneficial. When you have a blog, it’s important to show everyone as much as possible. Showing them that you are connected to other social networking sites makes you ahead of the game and gives people different perspectives on your campaign.
9) Social Media Takes Time
If you are like me, you want to see progress and you want to see it quick. A really important thing that I learned is that social media takes time. You aren't going to just randomly have 1,000 followers in one day. You must build your brand first and network with people, and eventually you will get more well known. 

10)"Its about building a channel for continuous and meaningful engagement." Pg. 256
This is a great quote from our reading. If you don't believe in your brand/company than how can you expect to succeed? How will you have the drive and motivation to keep your brand/company alive if you don't have any interest in it? You want your consumer to feel a connection with you company. It's important to sound real and not fake. You can show this through all the different social media platforms we learned about. If you truly believe in your company than so will everyone else. 



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