Tag Archives: Social influence

Split Personalities

All of us who are active online face, from time to time, digital overload.  As individuals, we might be active on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + and a host of smaller or emerging social sites such as Pinterest.  It can be exhausting – remembering to check-in, write a review, etc.  Companies and brands face a similar situation which is magnified many times over.  The big difference is I only have to worry about one account per platform and I’m…well…me!  I don’t have to monitor anyone else posting on my behalf.  The issues of social media guidelines, who owns a brand online, and how an employee’s activity online reflects on the company for which they work are big issues.

All of these came to mind as I read a new study from The Altimeter Group the other day.  Let’s see what you think. Continue reading

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Catching The Truck

Grumman LLV photographed in USA.

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Almost a year ago, I wrote about the cats in our neighborhood and how they chase squirrels with no thought as to what they’re going to do once they catch it.  I had a similar thought this morning as I got yet another company-centric plea to “like us” or “follow us.”  Since part of what I do is to help companies understand, manage, and use social media to further their goals, I’m all for building up the engaged consumer base.  However, that leads to the inevitable question about what happens when the dog catches the mail truck:  once you’ve attracted fans and followers, what happens? Continue reading

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The Popularity Contest

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I saw an article last week in Ad Age about Influencers.  In case you missed it, I’ve linked to it.  The gist of the piece is that having a lot of followers (it cites Bieber as an example) isn’t the same as having a lot of influence: being popular isn’t the same as being able to influence behavior.  The piece delves into Twitter quite a bit but it’s a good lesson for the worlds – virtual and real – beyond. Continue reading

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