New Facebook Timeline for every business

By the end of this week, Facebook will start forcing every business to upgrade to the new Timeline.   To help you look professional online, take advantage of this package. New Branded Image Banner New Profile picture to reflect design on banner Integrate existing fan gate (if applicable) Creation of professional contact us page (if no fan gate)     Convert old tabs to new tabs (design of tabs) Adjust Timeline Fill in spaces in Timeline (up to 15 items) $399     If you are designing it yourself, make sure you conform to the new Facebook Rules;;   Rules on the Top Cover image https://www.facebook.com/help/search/?q=cover+guidelines   Read here updated facebook Page guidelines policies. http://www.facebook.com/page_guidelines.php   Facebook Advertising policies http://www.facebook.com/ad_guidelines.php   List of new features: http://www.organikseo.com/facebook-timeline-for-business-pages   Article on How Does the New Facebook Timeline Affect Your Business? http://www.themodernbuzz.com/2012/how-does-the-new-facebook-timeline-affect-your-business/ By the end of this week, facebook will start forcing every businesses to upgrade to the new timeline. If you are designing it yourself, make sure you banner meet facebook requirement that can be ...

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Don’t Change Your Password

In the hands of the wrong person, your company passwords could create quite a situation. It could be very costly, and a huge waste of time. As you know, your passwords are the key element to keeping your organization’s online experience secure. As your organization gets gradually more involved with social media, you will find yourself with many passwords. You will need one for your Twitter account, others for Youtube, PayPal, Google, etc. If you use the same password for everything under the sun, think of the damage it could cause if someone manages to figure out your password - they now have access to all of your accounts. Do you know how long you have been using the same passwords? How often do you change them? Who has them? Where do you save them? What happens when you fire an employee? Who has your Facebook password? If your password is compromised, do you ...

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Using Auto reply on twitter

It is a great habit to thank your new followers on twitter. But as followers start adding up, it becomes harder to keep up! Make good use of your Twitter auto responser and keep in mind the following do's and don'ts DO'S Do be generic; Assume the recipient could be a total stranger as well as a friend. It could be an introvert or an extrovert, it could be a competitor, a potential client or someone in a completely different field.   Do delay your response; Our software gives you the ability to delay your response by 1 hour, 2 hours or 4 hours.  Depending on how active your social media strategy is, 1 hour could be enough.   Do give out a link; "here is my Facebook page if you would like to connect that way also" is great and not pushy. Give out the link to your website and/or YouTune Channel. (NOT YouTube specific ...

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Ongoing Social Media & Social Media Campaigns

If you are among the ones who understand the importance of a social media plan, you probably already invested in a social media strategy. You are most-likely comfortable executing your plan and things are rather running smoothly. Over the up coming weeks however, your organization is planing a big event and things are about to get busy...really busy!! How will this affect your social media presence? Not only will you have less time for social media but when you do "find time", the only thing you will want to talk about if your event!! This post aims to help you understand how your social media campaigns and your ongoing social media plan fit together.   Social Media Promise Your ongoing social media presence is your fundamental presence. You can also call this, your social media PROMISE! It is the valuable information and insights that you are promising your followers all year around.  It ...

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Restaurants & Social Media Technology

The Future or Right Now?   With the age of the smart phones, tablets and the mobile Internet, how will you get your patrons to post and share good experiences about your restaurant? How will you monitor for and respond to any negative feedback? Without telling you, will you know if Danny at table 8 is posting on Facebook that his steak is too well done? How about Jessica in the lounge tweeting her friends to meet her at your establishment? Could you quickly handle the influx of more patrons? Technology is becoming more intertwined with our everyday lives and communication is becoming easy and instant. Now, how about taking it a few steps further: The Menu. Every restaurant has one. How has is changed in the past 5, 10, 50 years? Why not rethink the menu and how orders are placed? Give your patrons an electronic copy of your menu on an Internet enabled tablet. ...

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Workshop | Social Media Winnipeg:
SUCCEED WITH LINKEDIN IN BUSINESS

  Sales Expert has invited Digital Relay to present a 40 minute lunch and learn seminar titled: THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS TOOL: STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU SUCCEED WITH LINKEDIN in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 14, 2011.       We will be going through various parts of LinkedIn, such as: Events Groups Advertising and more!   For those interested in staying with us for another sixty minutes, bring your laptop and our team will help you get started on LinkedIn. Event Details Location: Norwood Hotel – 112 Marion Street Date: June 14, 2011 Time: 11:30am -1:00pm ( presentation starts at noon ) Price: $59.00 + GST – includes a lunch and interactive presentation Optional: Bring your laptop and we will help you get setup. This portion of the workshop will run from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.   Remember there will be time to network - Bring your business cards!   Sign up today for the event at www.SalesExpert.ca

More content in your social media strategy

  Want more clients to buy from you?   Get better content!   Everyday potential new clients contact us to create and manage their social media strategy. After a quick introduction and a few questions, we always find that the client is excited and ready to create and implement their strategy. However, in almost every instance one major stumbling block we encounter is the lack of content. Why you need content Social media networks allows you to grab your target audiences’ attention, create conversations and to ultimately have them to ‘buy’ from you. Content is a very important factor in that process. Grab your target audience’s attention with good relevant content that they can: Understand Share with their network How does content help   During our Social Media Lunch & Learn workshops we put on at Digital Relay , we like to bring up real world examples of companies successfully using social media. One example we often use is Martel Home Builders ...

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Making Time for Social Media

Business owners are often faced with the challenge of time!  Most of us already have an established routine and if you are going to take on a new endeavor such as social media, you will have to dig for extra discipline and creativity to make it work. Social Media Time Management Part 1 (Part 2 below) Being more effective in general will help you "make room" for Social Media. A 10 minute video explaining the 4 quadrants of activity types. Very well explained by Dr. Darryl Cross who is a professional Clinical Psychologist Social Media Time Management Part 2 This is your 4 most important considerations for saving time in Social Media.  

Upcoming Seminar
Social Media Strategies For Business Owners

Sales Expert has invited Digital Relay to present a 40 minute lunch and learn seminar titled Introduction to Social Media Strategies For Business Owners in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 10, 2011. You will be introduced to simple and effective social media strategies, YouTube and Twitter uses and techniques. For those interested in staying with us for another sixty minutes, bring your laptop and our team will help you get started on YouTube, Twitter and more. Event Details Location: Norwood Hotel – 112 Marion Street Date: May 10, 2011 Time: 11:30am -1:00pm ( presentation starts at noon ) Price: $59.00 + GST – includes a lunch and interactive presentation Optional: Bring your laptop and we will help you get setup. This portion of the workshop will run from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Sign up today for the event at www.SalesExpert.ca

Your Business NEEDS Social Media

    Why?   Often I get asked why a client's business should be using social media. Often the question is answered by another question-Why do you need advertising? At this point, most social media gurus will start gawking at me for comparing social media to advertising. They are not the same, they do not and will not ever replace each other. They actually blend quite well together. What they both do is create revenue, profits and results. If your business has a unfocused marketing or advertising plan, then the results will surely suffer. The same is true for social media - having an unfocused approach to social media will also manifest less then favourable results.   Having a plan   Having a solid social media strategy and tactical plan will ensure your business has successful results. Stakeholders in your business must also fully grasp and stand behind your social media strategy. A business with a great social media ...

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