Archive for Social Media
Viral Marketing Lesson – Anything’ll Fly
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a video that goes to show that just about anything has a chance at being a “good idea”… even if it’s a horrible and pointless idea (like “show off what you bought” ).
Enjoy 
Raymond Fong
“Fake Networking”
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a great clip of Seth Godin commenting on networking online and how to distinguish between worthwhile “real” networking and waste of time “fake” networking.
It’s great observing the internet marketing field right now and seeing how many “superstars” (and wannabes) who have thousands upon thousands of “friends” (this is especially prominent on Twitter with the whole “Twitter autofollow” nonsense) are finally coming to their senses about all this social media activity/distraction.
You’ll find folks who auto-followed literally 10s of thousands of “followers” who are now cleaning house… all the way down to the double digits.
I never hid my feelings on this whole fake relationship stuff. I guess it just feels nice to have held strong to something I believed in (while other teeter-tawter on this issue) and be vindicated
Raymond
P.S. Of course… having said that, I do have a bunch of “Facebook” friends whom I don’t really know… so maybe I should rethink my “strategy”. I will say this though, if someone spams my wall, invites me to WAYYYY too many events, or tries to engage (*ahem* distract me) with fruitless and spammy crap, they are outta there.
Hmmm, wonder why I make a distinction between Twitter followers and Facebook “friends”. Maybe because it’s harder to be “fake” on Facebook and harder to do automated following/spammy? Food for thought.
A Little Creativity Can Go a Long Way… All the Way to 400% Profit
Posted by: | CommentsThis is one awesome video about how just by adding a little bit creativity, with the help of hype through the internet and social media, can go a long way to helping pad your wallet.
See, people don’t want “just another item”. They want to buy into something they believe in, something that’s fun, unique, different… Something bizzar-o. Something “Rad to the Power of Sick”. They want what others want, others care about.
So if you add some creativity, some care, some loving, get some hype built around a product, folks will want to buy it not necessarily for the product but for the recognition. It makes them feel like they belong, feel like they got what EVERYONE else desire, or at least think is cool (which then helps them feel cool).
So there ya have it. A little creativity can go a long way.
Raymond
P.S. Notice how the ad wasn’t done with any fancy graphics, HTML, or other eye-candy. It was just some darn good copywriting – take heed
P.P.S. Also, notice all the social buzz that happened… NATURALLY! Don’t under-estimate the power of social media. This is why it’s an integral part of SEO Networker.
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