10 Steps to Create a Social Media Policy

April 19th, 2010 by Shari 
From the zen of social media marketing by Shama Hyder Kabani “Remember, having a social media policy in place does not mean you get to dictate your image. But you do get to interact responsibly in the conversation that dictates your image.” — Shama Hyder Kabani Inappropriate posts or comments online can get a company in legal trouble, cause damage by releasing proprietary information,...

10 Core Values To Build Trust & Business

February 14th, 2010 by Shari 
from David E. Henderson’s Making News in the Digital Era: One of the most frequently cited success stories with social media marketing is a company called Zappos, an online advertising company started by Tony Hsieh to market shoes. Early on, Hsieh recognized the importance of investing time personally to establish and build relationships with everyone from customers and employees to reporters and...

10 Principles for Ethical Marketing Practices

January 31st, 2010 by Shari 
from Putting the Public Back in PR by Brian Solis and Dierdre Breakenridge: In their chapter on the New Rules for breaking company news, PPBPR authors suggest that PR people learn how to communicate effectively with a whole new set of media, i.e., the army of bloggers publishing content on every subject imaginable. A start in the right direction is understanding and subscribing to the 10 principles...