Testing the Social Media Waters…
- At January 25, 2012
- By The Team
- In Social Media
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By Dwane Wall
CLOV President
As many of us know, having a static web page just doesn’t cut it anymore!
Being “Socially Connected” is what it’s all about!
Talk about an overwhelming project to take on!
So let’s see if we’ve got this right…
We want our page to be liked on “Facebook” by having people (that means you) click on the little “thumbs up” icon and become a fan. We want you to follow us on “Twitter”, tweet us or re-tweet our tweets, all in 140 characters or less! I won’t even get into using Twitter “hashtags” (which is still somewhat foreign to us) Oh, and lets not forget about viewing our profile on “Linked In”, watching our videos on Youtube and following our blog posts on WordPress. Don’t forget to “Share this post” please.
Whew!!!
Then, just when you think the waves of information have subsided a little, you’re floating along nicely and you’re not reaching for the panic button as often, Google chimes in with “Google +” Now they want you to have circles of friends and it’s your choice whether you keep these circles separate or let them cross over and mingle with each other.
I’m having flashbacks to high school! Although, I think we called them “cliques” back then. Don’t get me wrong, there is a considerable amount of great information out there, more to read than there are hours in the day. Hopefully, we can do our part to share topics and tips that interest you! By the way, it is ok to pick up the phone and call or stop by the shop if you have questions, you know, the old fashioned way. We have a great team at CLOV, ready to work with you and your labeling needs.
A special thanks goes out to “Grow Socially“, who quarterbacked our adventure to socially connect. Their team was wonderful to work with and extremely knowledgeable! I recommend them to anyone who wants to take their business to the next level!
Date: May 23rd & 24th 2012
Jason Pnito
Hi Dwane,
I wanted to say thank you very much for putting together and publishing this article! I think you did a great job expressing the fears that many folks have when they look into using social media for their business. There’s seemingly always something new!
As someone that works at interlinkONE and Grow Socially, I am absolutely thrilled to hear that we’ve been able to help you a bit.
It sounds like you have a great team there, and I look forward to meeting all of them someday soon!
Thanks again,
Jason
Kevin Keane
Hi Dwane
Terrific blog, which I only learned about because I saw it on my Facebook newsfeed from my friend Jason Pinto. John Foley has assembled some superb people at his enterprises, so I am not surprised you like their work product. I am going to like your Facebook page, and link to your blog post and whammo — social networking WORKS!
I have a ton of friends in the global label printing industry and have not yet made friends with you or Creative Labels of Vermont (what’s up with that I ask myself?
Soon to be rectified, thanks again Dwane (and Jason!)
Kevin Keane
Kevin Keane
Dwane, I just sent you a FB friend request too, my most recent post today was about using QR codes on wine labels, and think you might enjoy it!