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You Can’t Stop The Conversation

If you were like me, you took some time off last week from many of your regular activities.  Of course, given the way things work these days, engaging with your friends via social media probably wasn’t one of them.  Which raises a question (the answer to which is forthcoming!): how do businesses maintain their social media presence during down time?  After all, as I tell my clients, social media is not a “set it and forget it operation.  It requires constant monitoring and support if you are going to participate with your customers (or fans) – they expect their friends to converse and so must you.

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The Information Booth

I was meeting someone at Grand Central Terminal last week (and for you non-NY‘ers, Grand Central Station is a subway stop; GCT is the commuter train station).  We agreed to meet “at the clock” which everyone knows is the clock atop the information booth in the middle of the building.

The Seth Thomas Clock Company-manufactured clo...

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I was a few minutes early and as I was waiting, I overheard the person in the information booth as she dealt with the line of folks needing help.  What struck me wasn’t the speed with which she answered the questions (how the heck do you keep track of all those bus routes in your head?).  Instead, I was impressed with something else, something that is the yet as unfound grail in digital, but one which Siri and other voice interfaces may be on the way to finding.

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A Little Something For The Effort

I came across a report of a study the other day which falls into the “someone spent money on that??” category.  No, it’s not some misuse of our tax dollars or a replication of Newton’s Laws.  It’s a study by Maritz Research concerning marketers’ use of Twitter.  Or maybe it’s lack of use.  In any event, eMarketer reported on this  and I thought you might enjoy a giggle.  We’re going to be dealing with Twitter but I’m pretty sure you’d get similar results studying Facebook or any other place where brands and consumers connect. Continue reading

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