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Ten Ways To Tweet The Social Media Success Summit

Written on May 25, 2009 by Mari Smith

UPDATE 5/29/09: The summit is off to a flying start with Gary Vaynerchuk‘s rocket fuel launching us on Tuesday!! See the tweets from Gary’s keynote here. And all #smss09 tweets here. Be sure to follow all the fabulous speakers of this social summit: @GaryVee @Problogger @MarketingProfs @Copyblogger @ChrisGarrett @DeniseWakeman @JasonAlba @Mike_Stelzner & yours truly, @MariSmith…

Post Category Buzz Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

Social Media Marketing Best Practices In Twitter’s Open System

Written on May 7, 2009 by Mari Smith

I recently dealt with an unfortunate situation where one of my tweets was retweeted with the link replaced by the retweeter, thus implying I was endorsing his site (otherwise known as "retweet hijacking.") You may have read my post (which I have since taken down – read on to find out why.) My first reaction…

Post Category Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Relationship Management, Relationship Marketing, Reputation Management, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

Retweet Hijacking – What Would You Do?

Written on May 5, 2009 by Mari Smith

[UPDATE 5.6.09 8:32PM PDT: I just got off the phone with the President of the company that the retweet hijack webmaster worked for. The conversation went well and I appreciate now that the company is a global organization with a large staff and an excellent reputation. The situation unfortunately got out of hand. I have...

Post Category Personal Branding, Relationship Management, Reputation Management, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

Oprah On Facebook and Twitter: Bring On More Global Leaders

Written on April 18, 2009 by Mari Smith

I’ve been eager for Oprah to join the Twitterverse for some time. As you can see by this fun comic strip I made back on September 24, 2008, my cartoon self was enthusiastically encouraging cartoon Oprah to join Facebook and Twitter!! Yesterday on the Oprah and Friends show, even with celeb guest Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk…

Post Category Buzz Marketing, Facebook for Business, Relationship Management, Relationship Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter

An Open Letter To My Friends, Fans, Followers: A Mini-Break To Unplug

Written on April 5, 2009 by Mari Smith

I wanted to give you a glimpse behind the curtains of my business. First, I have to say I feel extremely blessed to be so supported in my community. I’m deeply grateful for all the amazing connections I’ve made over the past two years through Facebook and Twitter. My business is absolutely exploding through the…

Post Category Business Building Strategies, Buzz Marketing, Events, Facebook for Business, Professional Networking, Relationship Management, Relationship Marketing, Reputation Management

Online Social Networking vs. In-Person Networking

Written on March 9, 2009 by Mari Smith

Online social networking giants like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn and YouTube allow us to expand our community exponentially… without ever leaving the comfort of our home offices. However, to heighten and accelerate your success, attending live events is equally important. You get to see and be seen. You’ll have meaningful conversations in person. You take…

Post Category Business Building Strategies, Professional Networking, Relationship Management, Relationship Marketing

Twitter Autofollow and Auto DM Etiquette

Written on March 4, 2009 by Mari Smith

Ah, to follow or not to follow – that is the question. But to AUTO follow or not to auto follow – that is a whole other question! And to AUTO DM?! Eek. I received this DM recently from a Twitter bud: “Please post me a link to something that answers the etiquette of the…