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		<title>Continu in dialoog met je doelgroep</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[social media strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Den Haag Centreaal newspaper, 24 September 2010- Article in the economy section about Social Media
By Joep van Zijl
Steeds vaker zie je ze op de sites van bedrijven opduiken: de icoontjes van Twitter, Hyves, Facebook en LinkedIn. Toch staat het gebruik van social media bij veel ondernemingen nog in de kinderschoenen. “Ze willen wel, maar weten [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.denhaagcentraal.net/"><strong>Den Haag Centreaal newspaper,</strong></a><strong> 24 September 2010- Article in the economy section about Social Media<br />
By </strong><a href="http://www.joepschrijft.nl"><strong>Joep van Zijl</strong></a></p>
<p>Steeds vaker zie je ze op de sites van bedrijven opduiken: de icoontjes van Twitter, Hyves, Facebook en LinkedIn. Toch staat het gebruik van social media bij veel ondernemingen nog in de kinderschoenen. “Ze willen wel, maar weten niet hoe”, zegt Navah Hochstein. Als zelfstandig communicatie en social media adviseur helpt ze bedrijven, die hun volgende stap in de digitale wereld willen zetten.</p>
<p>“Met een weblog, online platform en af en toe een mededeling ben je er niet. De ontvanger kennen en hem van relevante informatie voorzien via het meest geschikte kanaal, tekst, geluid of video, : en in een dialoog gaan met je volgers. Dat zijn de drie belangrijkste pijlers van een succesvolle social media strategie”, zegt Navah Hochstein. De in Amerika geboren Israëlische kwam acht jaar geleden naar Den Haag om bij haar geliefde te wonen. Na zes jaar werken bij oliegigant Shell kwam haar functie op de divisie Global Communications te vervallen.</p>
<p>“Een mooi moment om voor mezelf te beginnen”, aldus Hochstein. Bij Shell hield ze zich voornamelijk bezig met marketing, campagnes en de interne communicatie. Die kennis gebruikt ze nu om bedrijven te begeleiden bij het gebruik van social media. “Het is een compleet nieuwe manier van communiceren. Bedrijven zijn gewend om hun boodschap uit te venten maar op het web moeten ze leren luisteren en met mensen in gesprek”.</p>
<p>“Ik vergelijk het wel met tuinieren”, zegt Hochstein. “Je plant zaadjes maar dan ben je er nog niet. Je moet zorgen voor voldoende licht, water en een vruchtbare grond om de zaak tot bloei te laten komen. Bij social media werk ‘t net zo. De mensen binnen je online netwerk zijn dan de zaadjes die je continu moet voeden met de voor hen relevante informatie. Doe je dit consequent en serieus dan zijn social media een goede manier om een relatie met een klant op te bouwen”, zegt Hochstein.</p>
<p>“Een interactieve en daardoor nieuwe relatie”, benadrukt ze. “Een relatie die ontzettend veel nieuwe mogelijkheden biedt ten opzichte van de traditionele contact- en verkoopkanalen. De kern zit ‘m in het aangaan van een dialoog met de doelgroep en dat is vele malen effectiever dan een dure advertentiecampagne”.</p>
<p>“Door een netwerk rondom jouw bedrijf of merk te creëren bouw je aan een langdurige relatie. Dit leidt tot loyaliteit van mensen, die tot jouw groep willen behoren. Een groep van mensen, die affiniteit hebben met jouw bedrijf, dienst of product. Mensen die je volgen omdat ze geïnteresseerd in je zijn. Van koude acquisitie is dan geen sprake meer”, zegt Hochstein. Het lange termijn effect van social media is volgens haar nog veel sterker en wordt vaak onderschat.</p>
<p>“Als een bedrijf of merk eenmaal een trouwe groep gebruikers en geïnteresseerden heeft, worden de investeringen in social media ruimschoots terugverdiend. Mensen die tot de groep behoren, zullen nieuwe mensen uitnodigen. Het is wat ik digitale mond op mond reclame noem. Verder kun je trouwe klanten of groepsleden uitnodigen voor het testen van nieuwe producten en diensten of ze betrekken bij de ontwikkeling ervan. De afdeling personeelszaken heeft er bovendien een groep potentiële werknemers bij. Mensen met een bovengemiddelde belangstelling voor het bedrijf, kunnen immers gemakkelijk worden benaderd”.</p>
<p>“De klant zal zo steeds meer een onderdeel van de onderneming worden en ook meer zeggenschap opeisen”, is Hochstein’s verwachting. Bedrijven die niet investeren in hun communities zullen volgens haar marktaandeel gaan verliezen. “Als je niet in social media investeert, verlies je een directe communicatiemogelijkheid met klanten. Deze zullen daardoor minder loyaal worden en sneller naar de concurrent stappen”, benadrukt Hochstein. Dat die overtuiging leeft bij iemand die zich professioneel bezig houdt met social media is natuurlijk niet zo vreemd. Het betekent echter niet dat er voldoende draagvlak is binnen een bedrijf om investeringen te doen.</p>
<p><strong>Klakkeloos</strong><br />
“Ze willen wel, maar weten niet hoe”, zegt Hochstein. Succesvol social media gebruik, valt of staat volgens haar met een goede strategie. “Kijk bijvoorbeeld naar UPC. Het kabelbedrijf startte een zogeheten ‘webcare team’, dat reageerde op klachten die klanten via de sociale media werden geuit. Het team was een succes waardoor het imago van het bedrijf flink is opgekrikt en het marktaandeel groeide”.</p>
<p>Daarnaast is het volgens Hochstein van groot belang om je BackOffice op orde te hebben. “Het is leuk als mensen hun klachten, vragen of ervaringen op het web kwijt kunnen. Maar als er niet of te laat op wordt gereageerd gaan social media tegen je werken. Ondernemingen zullen dus personeel moeten vrijmaken om de virtuele bezoekers te ontvangen en van dienst te zijn. Aan de andere kant kunnen de leden van een bepaald netwerk elkaar ook helpen bij problemen en zo de klantenservice weer ontlasten”, legt Hochstein uit.</p>
<p>Bedrijven die zich met social media willen gaan bezighouden, raadt ze aan eerst uit te zoeken waar hun doelgroep uithangt. “Vervolgens start je met reputatiemanagement door te reageren op gesprekken over je merk of producten. De kern is daarbij steeds, eerst kijken en lezen, dan informatie delen om vervolgens actief te worden”, zegt Hochstein. Hetzelfde geldt volgens haar ook voor kleine bedrijven of eenmanszaken, die social media willen gaan gebruiken.</p>
<p>“Kijk eerst passief rond en meld je niet overal klakkeloos aan. Beslis dan welke netwerken of sites interessant voor jou of je netwerk kunnen zijn voordat je mee gaat doen. Focus je daarbij niet teveel op het aantal contacten maar investeer in relaties. Je zult zien dat social media dan voor je gaan werken. Ik heb mijn bedrijf niet voor niets Tag-on genoemd. Aanhaken en mee blijven doen dus. Vooral dat laatste is erg belangrijk”.</p>
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		<title>Our Customers Are Creative Kings and Queens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“crowd sourcing” and “co-creation” are used to enables companies and their customers to share and generate ideas, find new inspirations, and create new products and services in a creative ways.

Here are some examples of companies that use this method]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Companies and their online community join forces to share and generate ideas, find new inspirations, and create new products and services.  </p>
<p>“Crowd Sourcing” and “Co-Creation” are terms that are used to describe this method, whereby social media tools involve customers and other online community members in the innovation process.  </p>
<p>Symnetics posted an excellent presentation about it: </p>
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<div id="__ss_1487537" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a title="Crowdsourcing vs. Experience Co-Creation" href="http://www.slideshare.net/activistiam/experience-cocreation-vs-crowdsourcing">Crowdsourcing vs. Experience Co-Creation</a></strong><object id="__sse1487537" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="355" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=crowdsourcingv2-090525175738-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=experience-cocreation-vs-crowdsourcing" /><param name="name" value="__sse1487537" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed id="__sse1487537" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=crowdsourcingv2-090525175738-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=experience-cocreation-vs-crowdsourcing" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" name="__sse1487537"></embed></object></div>
<div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/activistiam">Daniel Egger</a>.</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If you are unable to view the presentation click <a title="presentation about crowd sourcing and co creation" href=" http://www.slideshare.net/activistiam/experience-cocreation-vs-crowdsourcing" target="_blank">here</a></span></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">  </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Some more inspirational examples of “crowd sourcing” and “co-creation” are:<br />
• Starbucks <a title="starbucks my starbucks idea" href="http://mystarbucksidea.force.com/apex/ideaHome" target="_blank">My Starbucks Idea</a>.<br />
• <a title="dell idea storm" href="http://dellideastorm.com/" target="_blank">Dell Ideastorm</a> allowing users to suggest and vote on ideas<br />
• <a title="sales force" href="http://ideas.salesforce.com/" target="_blank">Salesforce.com</a> IdeaExchange has generated over 8,300 ideas<br />
• Oracle <a title="oracle mix" href="https://mix.oracle.com/" target="_blank">Oracle Mix</a>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"> </p>
<p>Any company : Large , medium or small-size can use the “crowd sourcing” and “co-creation” method to improve their service offering and products in a creative way</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><a title="suggestion box" href="http://www.suggestionbox.com/" target="_blank"><span id="_marker"> </span>Suggestionbox.com</a>  is an example of a free social media platform that enables this. </p>
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<p><span style="color: #000080;">If you would like to contact me, you can do so by visiting my </span><a title="navah Hochstein Linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/navahhochstein" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000080;">LinkedIn page</span></a><span style="color: #000080;"> or emailing me at </span><a href="mailto:info@tag-on.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000080;">info@tag-on.com</span></a></p>
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		<title>Are you listening? 3 simple steps for social media monitoring</title>
		<link>http://www.tag-on.com/2010/07/are-you-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you listening to what your customers are saying about you and your services on social media sites?
Three simple steps: (1)decide what you are going to measure, (2)Select monitoring tools (3) Evaluate and respond on a personal level]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you listening to what your customers are saying about you and your services on social media sites? Three simple steps:</p>
<p>Step 1: Based on your objectives &#8211; decide what you are going to measure.</p>
<p> Step 2: Select monitoring tools </p>
<p>Step 3: Evaluate and respond on a personal level</p>
<div style="width:425px" id="__ss_4718655"><strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/navahhochstein/social-media-monitoring-4718655" title="Social media monitoring">Social media monitoring</a></strong><object id="__sse4718655" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=socialmediamonitoring-100709040643-phpapp02&#038;stripped_title=social-media-monitoring-4718655" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse4718655" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=socialmediamonitoring-100709040643-phpapp02&#038;stripped_title=social-media-monitoring-4718655" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
<div style="padding:5px 0 12px">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/navahhochstein">Navah Hochstein</a>.</div>
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		<title>Successful real estate agency finds a way to be  way to be everywhere for its clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hands on approach for social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent example of a real estate agency in New York that uses social media for attracting sellers looking to list their homes or buyers looking to purchase homes. 

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<p>Excellent example of a real estate agency in New York that uses social media for attracting sellers looking to list their homes or buyers looking to purchase homes. </p>
<p><a href="http://corcoran.com/" target="_blank">Corcoran Group</a>, the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, is a fitting example of how real estate agencies are going above and beyond to make themselves available for buyers and sellers. Corcoran differentiates itself by simply being available and open.</p>
<p>The “Do More” tab on their Facebook page says it all :</p>
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<div id="attachment_421" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.tag-on.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/blog-post-29-June-Corcoran-Real-Estate-Fb-Tab-small.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-421" title="blog post 29 June Corcoran-Real-Estate-Fb-Tab-small" src="http://www.tag-on.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/blog-post-29-June-Corcoran-Real-Estate-Fb-Tab-small-300x227.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="227" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">facebook page corcoran real estate </p></div>
<p>You can find them on <a href="http://twitter.com/corcoran_group" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thecorcorangroup" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/thecorcorangroup" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="http://foursquare.com/user/corcoran_group" target="_blank">Foursquare</a><a rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/494047-Foursquare.whtml" href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/494047-Foursquare" target="_blank">(<img src="http://netdna.blippr.com/images/inline-face_05.png?1265851550" alt="Foursquare" width="14" height="14" />)</a>, and <a href="http://gowalla.com/users/CorcoranGroup" target="_blank">Gowalla</a><a rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/506146-Gowalla.whtml" href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/506146-Gowalla" target="_blank">(<img src="http://netdna.blippr.com/images/inline-face_05.png?1265851550" alt="Gowalla" width="14" height="14" />)</a>, among other sites. And if you need more, you can download their <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/corcoran/id337307127" target="_blank">iPhone app</a>, where you can find nearby homes for sale or rent and open houses. The app also promotes their Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages. If you dig a little deeper, you can also find Corcoran on <a href="http://thecorcorangroup.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a><a rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336654-Tumblr.whtml" href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336654-Tumblr" target="_blank">(<img src="http://netdna.blippr.com/images/inline-face_07.png?1265851550" alt="Tumblr" width="14" height="14" />)</a>, <a href="http://thecorcorangroup.blip.tv/" target="_blank">Blip.tv</a> and <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/thecorcorangroup" target="_blank">Vimeo</a><a rel="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336792-Vimeo.whtml" href="http://www.blippr.com/apps/336792-Vimeo" target="_blank">(<img src="http://netdna.blippr.com/images/inline-face_05.png?1265851550" alt="Vimeo" width="14" height="14" />)</a>. Simply put, Corcoran has found a way to be everywhere for its clients. This is the first step to converting fans and followers into buyers and sellers.</p>
<p>As a lifestyle brand, Corcoran doesn&#8217;t simply create a presence, they participate in it. For example, the Corcoran <a title="corcoran youtube channel" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEdKCVo2BsE">YouTube channel </a>features CEO Pam Liebman answering questions posed by Facebook and Twitter followers regarding the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/thecorcorangroup#p/u/1/bk0DCbqvKSc" target="_blank">state of the housing market</a> and New York living tips. Furthermore, Shadbolt proactively leaves local neighborhood tips on Foursquare and Gowalla for users to find.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://mashable.com">http://mashable.com</a>,</p>
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		<title>The new unwritten rules of Social Media Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As new ways of online communication emerge and evolve, new rules are made. Here are some examples of the unwritten rules of Social Media marketing that are followed by successful companies.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As new ways of online communication emerge and evolve, new rules are made. Here are some examples of the unwritten rules of Social Media marketing that are followed by successful companies.</p>
<p>So rather than pushing stuff out to customers, Its all about having your customers want to come to you.</p>
<p><a title="Jef Bullas" href="http://jeffbullas.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Bullas</a> describes how <strong>publishing useful and relevant content</strong> in (blogs, videos etc) and <strong>using various powerful tools</strong> to get the message out ( linkedin, twitter, facebook and more) are fundamental for attracting those people who want to follow you and want become your customer.</p>
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<p>According to Mike Clough  from <a title="Mike Clough" href="http://bestbizpractices.org" target="_blank">BestbizPractices</a> , the vast majority of successful individuals and companies that use social media also adhere to these rules and etiquette:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>No Advertising</strong> – If you post anything that appears to be an ad or some sort of self-promotion, particularly it if is for profit, you are likely to be called out as a “spammer” and shunned by those to which you wish to market.</li>
<li><strong>Pay It Forward</strong> – “Be of service” to others seems to be a universally held value by social media participants. If you build good “web karma,” later, when you need assistance, there will be plenty available.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you would like to contact me, you can do so by emailing me at <a href="mailto:info@tag-on.com">info@tag-on.com</a></p>
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		<title>Interesting Facts And Figures About Social Media In The Netherlands</title>
		<link>http://www.tag-on.com/2010/06/interesting-facts-and-figures-about-social-media-in-the-netherlands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[social media strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is about interesting Facts And Figures About Social Media In The Netherlands, based on the Social Media Barometer survey  by WDM  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to the Marcom10 conference last week in Amsterdam and followed an interesting session about Social Media Strategy given by Hans van der Meulen from WDM.<br />
WDM conducted a survey in the Netherlands (<a title="Social Media Barometer" href="http://bit.ly/ako03k" target="_blank">Social Media Barometer</a>) to understand the average usage of Social Media by Dutch people.</p>
<p>Some interesting insights were surprisingly the low number of people that actually use Twitter in the Netherlands (6%) , the large number of people using Hyves on a daily basis, the increasing number of people using Facebook, and the relatively large number of people reading blogs (30%).</p>
<div id="__ss_4408949" style="width: 425px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a title="Presentatie Social Media Barometer - WDM Nederland" href="http://www.slideshare.net/HansvanderMeulen/20100602-presentatie-marcom-wdm-social-media-barometer-v3">Presentatie Social Media Barometer &#8211; WDM Nederland</a></strong><object id="__sse4408949" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="355" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=20100602presentatiemarcomwdmsocialmediabarometerv3-12756384526242-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=20100602-presentatie-marcom-wdm-social-media-barometer-v3" /><param name="name" value="__sse4408949" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed id="__sse4408949" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=20100602presentatiemarcomwdmsocialmediabarometerv3-12756384526242-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=20100602-presentatie-marcom-wdm-social-media-barometer-v3" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" name="__sse4408949"></embed></object></div>
<div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/HansvanderMeulen">HansvanderMeulen</a>.</div>
<p>Seeing these numbers only strengthens my opinion on focusing on creating a sensible strategy for reaching your customers , whilst using the social media tools that they use too.</p>
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		<title>Who will have the upper hand about privacy: Facebook or Facebook Users?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Facebook to build your online business community is great, however for many business owners, having too much of their information shared is still holding them back from using Facebook.  
Facebook is working on new privacy control settings that will give people simple control of all information shared.
Here is how Facebook’s New Privacy Controls will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Using Facebook to build your online business community is great, however for many business owners, having too much of their information shared is still holding them back from using Facebook.  </p>
<p>Facebook is working on new privacy control settings that will give people simple control of all information shared.</p>
<p>Here is how <a title="mashable new facebook  privacy controls" href="http://mashable.com/2010/05/26/new-facebook-privacy-controls/" target="_blank">Facebook’s New Privacy Controls </a>will work, illustrated in a simple screen capture.</p>
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<p>I am curious as to how long this privacy control settings will last and who will eventually get the upper hand: Facebook or Facebook Users?</p>
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		<title>Ideas for communication</title>
		<link>http://www.tag-on.com/2010/04/ideas-for-communication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication topics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog post is about ideas about what to communciate through your social media channels]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people I meet are afraid to use social media because they are not sure about what they should be communicating about, so here are some ideas:</p>
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<p>Please share your ideas for communication</p>
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		<title>Integrating Social Media elements leads to reaching a milestone</title>
		<link>http://www.tag-on.com/2010/03/tag-on-reaching-a-milestone-at-the-expatriate-archive-centre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[implementing social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is about Tag-On creating and implementing a social media strategy at the Expatriate Archive Centre. It is also about reaching a milesone in the start-to-finish implementation]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday Tag-On has reached a milestone in the implementation of Social Media at the <a title="Expatriate Archive Centre" href="http://www.xpatarchive.com" target="_blank">Expatriate Archive Centre</a>.</p>
<p>For the First time, we integrated all the social media elements to broadcast an announcement about an academic research that was conducted using source material from the Archive.</p>
<p>We started by thinking about the angle of the message that we want to post and who would benefit from hearing about it. We created a blog post . Then, we wrote a tweet about it, shared the blog with the Archive’s Linked In group, and shared the blog with our Facebook group.</p>
<p>Finally we put key words in Google Alerts to check the responses and feedback. So now, the only thing that is left is to monitor how many people read the blog and as result of it want to conduct their own research at the archive too…</p>
<p>Please join our discussion in the <a title="Tag-On LinkedIn group" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&amp;gid=2856611&amp;trk=anet_ug_hm&amp;goback=%2Eanh_2856611" target="_blank">Tag-On LinkedIn group </a>about Integrating Social Media elements. Share your own experiences</p>
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		<title>What is your invite strategy?</title>
		<link>http://www.tag-on.com/2010/03/what-is-your-invite-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>navah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergent change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invite strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[level of involvment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is your invite strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[who do I invite to my network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why invite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why not to invite]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is about understanding the reasons behind inviting someone to your network and how this can be successful]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You meet people on various occasions. Some you meet face-to-face, some have shared information on the internet, some participated in a virtual discussion. Others, you have heard their name through someone else, etc.</p>
<p>Eventually, you ask them to join your network, but did you ever take a moment to ask yourself why do you <em>really</em> want them to join your community? Is this just for being able to say that you have a large number of followers or is it for a particular purpose?</p>
<p>An interesting approach to deciding who you invite to your virtual network is by looking at their potential “role in your business” and their level of involvement .</p>
<p>They could be now:</p>
<ul>
<li>prospects/competitors who are listening, but not getting in the way  </li>
<li>colleagues who are providing resources but no getting personally involved</li>
<li>prospects who are actively involved in the community and participating in discussions</li>
</ul>
<p>and potentially:</p>
<ul>
<li>your ambassadors who are taking a stand and talking about you and your ideas with their contacts.  </li>
<li>Your sponsors or customers taking a high personal risk</li>
</ul>
<p>This approach will only be successful if you focus on those activities that nurture the relationships between you and the ones you have invited.</p>
<p> How do you decide who to invite? Please share</p>
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