A Social Media Tutorial with LinkedIn

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Sometimes the synchronicities are too much to ignore, so today's post is about recurring instances of a brand name. That is the spiritual undertone for how the internet follows memes of words and vibrations too. Here are the three learning points: * SocMed 101: What can you share that will enable … [Read more...]

Case Study: US Navy in Hawaii Uses Social Media During #hitsunami

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As a direct result of the U.S. Navy's outreach to bloggers here in Hawaii, I have been fortunate to both participate in some outstanding programs (like an overnight embark on the USS Nimitz) and also developed enormous respect for their adoption of social media (video interview) and their orderly … [Read more...]

Hawaii Social Media Trends 2011 – SMCHI, Jan 18

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Those smiling faces are Malia Yoshioka of WhyGoHawaii and Randi Okuhara of the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel Social media planning is like any other business practice: the questions you ask will enable the optimal strategic considerations. This is a distinctly different modus operandi than … [Read more...]

For Travel Destinations: Working Well with Bloggers

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I am producing a social media marketing campaign for the island of Lānaʻi, here in Hawaii. It is a rather unique concept, a "New Media Artist-in-Residence" Program. I will write about the specifics in a separate blog post, though I did start noodling on this idea back in 2008. Today I want … [Read more...]

Build a Social Media Strategy at SMCHI

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Here are the notes from the networking event at the Hawaii Chapter of the Social Media Club: Build a Social Media Strategy. We mixed up our format to complement the venue, Ka Restaurant. We met in the intimate (read: packed!) lounge room for a brief presentation of the highlights of social media … [Read more...]

Keynote: The Social Web Is More Than Tweets the Eye

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I wanted to push the limits of the garden-variety talk on Social Media last week when I presented the keynote address at the Hawaii Social Media Summit. First let me thank Quincy Solano and team from Technology News Bytes and our own Social Media Club Hawaii for creating a high energy event! (You … [Read more...]

Social Media Measurement and the Stages of Change

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For the best science and insights in the business I frequently turn to my colleague Tom Webster, whose blog, BrandSavant, has been exploring social media metrics these days. Tom is adept at pointing out the risk in over-relying on purely transactional data and reminds us frequently (one of my … [Read more...]