Tag Archive: Facebook

Social media and sales relationship complicated by Doug Lacombe

Recently Doug Lacombe (@dblacombe) wrote an interesting article in The Star Phoenix called, “Social media and sales relationship complicated.” He quotes me but that isn’t why you should read the article. You should read it because of the way Doug contrasts how social media relates to sales and marketing. It’s a good read. Our discussion…

How to Enable The New Facebook Timeline

Since I was too impatient to wait until Facebook officially launched the new Timeline, I tricked Facebook into thinking I was a developer and viola! Click here to read Techspot’s easy instructions on how to enable the new Timeline for your profile.

Humorous Facebook Posts

Thought I would inject a bit of levity in today’s blog post. A friend of mine posted this on (where else?) Facebook this morning: Enjoy! Some of them so ridiculous, that it makes one wonder if they are perhaps fake. Good for a laugh anyhow.

Interesting Disclosure of Information on Facebook

It is amazing how the world is changing and social media is paving new and interesting pathways. Today I received an email from Airmiles offering me 100 bonus reward miles if I spend $100 or more at Safeway before the end of October 2. Kudos to Safeway and Airmiles for creating a near perfect promotion….

8 Ways To Conquer Facebook Statuses

If you click on this link  you land on an AllFaceBook page with suggestions in the form of an infographic on how to use Facebook more effectively. AllFaceBook also has a daily email which I have (shamelessly) signed up for. I find it interesting and sometimes valuable. Some of the suggested ways to get better…

Effective Facebook Posting Techniques

Momentum Media has done an interesting study by analyzing the top 20,000 Facebook Pages to find posting techniques that really work. They asked seven different questions to determine the best practices to achieve highest interaction rates in Facebook. Let’s take a look at the results.     1. What is the best time to post?…

Social Media Shift – BIG Ideas for Growing Business

Thursday, June 23, 2011 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning Mount Royal University’s Continuing Education and Extension is hosting a one day forum and trade show on social media marketing featuring a variety of dynamic speakers from the forefront of this growing phenomenon. Social media is here to stay and…