Posted by Vaibhav Kalamdani on May 7, 2009
Few years back, many of us would’ve never even thought of something like ‘creating an online brand image’. Earlier, self-branding was all about establishing contacts with your friends, colleagues, friends of your friends, and any other person whom you thought to be important for you – all in the offline world. However, things have become more advanced now, and you have no option left, but to leverage the power of social media to popularize your brand name worldwide.
Here is a sequence of steps that you can undertake to get yourself known on the Web: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Vaibhav Kalamdani on April 23, 2009
The micro-blogging fever has caught millions of people around the world today. Sites such as Twitter, Jaiku, Tumblr, Frazr, etc. have become prominent over Web not just for common Internet users but also from the business perspective. These micro-blogging sites are an excellent example of how to keep users engaged and encourage them to spend more time on the site.
With social media on a rise, the role for marketers has become more decisive to create their marketing messages. Due to social media, not only companies are tracking their consumer’s behaviour, but also the other way around. Communication has become more visible as social media is accessible to all freely. This has made the task even more challenging for the marketers.
However, the good thing that social media has done is that it has enlightened companies to learn how to connect with their customers better by creating powerful communication strategies. Especially micro-blogging sites provide useful marketing lessons that can help marketers perform better as far as their marketing messages are concerned. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Vaibhav Kalamdani on February 22, 2009
Currently you are reading a blog that focuses on social media and social networking. Similarly, there are millions of people like you who access news and stories about social networks regularly to know what’s hot in the market and what’s not. Today, there are thousands of blogs that cover news on social media and social networking, mainly covering the latest developments happening around popular social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.
One of the most important lessons in marketing is to be in the news as much as possible. If people discuss about your brand, more than half of your job is already done. For social networks, the good thing is that large number of blog writers post news about them each day. In short, they track their movements every second to know what they are upto, and finally report it to the general readers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Vaibhav Kalamdani on January 1, 2009
By now, you may have come across several blogs stating that social media is the key to market your business today. But the question still largely remains unanswered as to how to leverage social media in a manner that complements your business and helps you convert prospects into clients.
While it is known that social networking and media is the buzzword in marketing today, several professionals are still not able to recognize how important role the Internet can play to strengthen their client base and build up their business profile. The reason why even some of the marketing experts tend to avoid the Internet is because they are either skeptical or do not think their brands need any online promotion. However, in the coming few years, this scenario promises to change tremendously. Read the rest of this entry »
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