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Blog, Brand Ambassador

Empowering your employees as social brand ambassadors

Organizations large and small from both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors often cite their people as one of their brand’s greatest assets.

While some have taken steps toward empowering their team members as brand ambassadors offline, few have developed a digital strategy to arm employees online as well.Though social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have proven to be effective tools for the marketing staff to engage in large-scale brand building, there’s still a disconnect between brand-based and employee-powered social media engagement.

Leadership

How is Your Leadership Vision?

One of the things that sets great leaders apart from the rest is that they have a vision of what they and their followers can achieve. It is the power, depth, and breadth of their vision. Vision is often spoken about, but is sometimes a difficult concept to explain. It is more than a goal or a purpose. Goals state what you aim to achieve. Visions paint a broader picture describing your most cherished dreams, hopes and possibilities.

Brand Ambassador, Enterprise Social Media

11 Ways to Engage Customers Using Social Media

Are there rules of engagement in social media? If so, which ones apply to small businesses?

“If you’ve ever wondered how to engage better on social media, you’re not alone,” according to Everything-PR.com. “The world of Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest can be confusing—and most marketers are still trying to figure things out. When should you post? What should you post? What are the rules?”