by davenelsen | Aug 2, 2014 | Social Media for Business
Have you ever seen the cartoon that might best be titled “What the customer needed?” After much Googling, as far as I can tell it first appeared here (a site now defunct). I’d really like to use this image with official permission (if it’s...
by davenelsen | Jun 29, 2014 | Social Media for Business
A few years ago, a friend gave me a satirical poster that said, “Blogging: Never have so many… said so much… to so few.” In fact, companies that blog get an average of 55% more web traffic than those that don’t. Here’s why. Most people use Google as their search...
by davenelsen | May 22, 2014 | Social Media for Business
People typically think of social media as a talking tool. Indeed, the word media implies creating content. However, it doesn’t have to be our content. What about their content – our customers and prospects, our employees and partners? In business, we can listen to and...
by davenelsen | Feb 12, 2014 | Social Media for Business, TEQ Articles
There’s a hot, new service that the younger crowd is using now that they’ve spurned Facebook. It’s called Snapchat. Facebook reportedly tried to buy Snapchat last fall for something like $3 billion. No deal. By the way, in case you’re not familiar...
by davenelsen | May 9, 2013 | Social Media for Business
In mid-2011, when Google announced a new social network called Google+ (pronounced Google Plus), my expectations were low. Google was already a 3-time loser in social networking. Have you ever heard of Orkut, Wave, or Buzz? I didn’t think so. Based on that track...
by davenelsen | Apr 29, 2013 | Social Media for Business
On May 5, 2013 LinkedIn celebrates its 10th birthday. It now has more than 200 million users, roughly half of whom are in the United States. Every second, two more professionals join LinkedIn. If you’re not a member, it’s time to sign-up. If you are a member but are...
