Weekly Twitter discussion on the Business of Social Media.
Industry leaders moderate new topics every Tuesday 12pm-1pm EST.

08/31/10

Measuring Influence Versus Popularity?

Moderator: Chuck Hemann @chuckhemann

Q1: How do you define influence and popularity?

Q2: What metrics can help define influence or popularity?

Q3: Which (popularity or influence) is more important?

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07/26/11

Welcome to the Big Data Era, How do Marketers Cope?

Moderator: Ken Burbary @kenburbary

Q1: What types of data (digital, social, mobile) do markete...

Q2: Who (which group/function) should be responsible for th...

Q3: How long will companies and organizations have to wait ...

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05/18/10

Facebook blowback: What's the upshot for social media?

Moderator: JD Lasica @jdlasica

Q1: Has Facebook gone too far with "Open Graph," infringing...

Q2: What's the disconnect between the elites and the 425 mi...

Q3: Marketers are salivating over the troves of FB members'...

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04/05/11

What kind of training / education / experience "qualifies" you to do social strategy?

Moderator: Meg Fowler @megfowler

Q1: If you work in social business / have social components...

Q2: Is a facility with social media more a function of temp...

Q3: If you're starting a social media initiative in your co...

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03/08/11

Is pulling a bonehead move the new "strategy" for some brands?

Moderator: Shelly Kramer @shellykramer

Q1: What is best way to combat a blowup today versus 2 year...

Q2: Do brands seem to be using crises as "free" promotional...

Q3: Do consumers REALLY pay attention to crises and does it...

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06/16/09

June 16th: Toby Bloomberg

Moderator: Toby Bloomberg @TobyDiva

Q1: What demographics are most powerful in each of the top ...

Q2: Which demographics are most overlooked, ignored, or tak...

Q3: With the increase of social media usage, which demograp...

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11/02/10

The Social Customer...and What Brands Need To Know

Moderator: Chris Carfi @ccarfi

Q1: How has the social customer changed since 2004?

Q2: How does mobile affect the social customer?

Q3: Where does the “brand” actually meet with the social cu...

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03/31/09

March 31st: Beth Harte

Moderator: Beth Harte @BethHarte

Q1: Where are the deficiencies in business around People, I...

Q2: Play the “What if” game. Addressing the above deficien...

Q3: Combine the identified needs in business with the “imag...

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11/17/09

November 17th: Rohit Bhargava

Moderator: Rohit Bhargava @rohitbhargava

Q1: Do you have to ROCK your personal brand in SocMed befor...

Q2: Does Social Media expertise transcend industries?

Q3: Does personal branding compete with or add-to your Comp...

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09/29/09

September 29th: Brian Solis

Moderator: Brian Solis @BRIANSOLIS

Q1: I call this multiple personality order. I believe the c...

Q2: What happens when personal Brands become larger than th...

Q3: Do you engage in a relationship w/brands, based on the ...

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09/22/09

September 22nd: Ken Burbary

Moderator: Ken Burbary @kenburbary

Q1: eyond Brand Mentions(good/bad), what should you be list...

Q2: What resources and people are needed to implement a soc...

Q3: What are some ways to fund a social media monitoring/co...

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12/22/09

Advancing the Discussion of Social Media & ROI

Moderator: Olivier Blanchard @thebrandbuilder

Q1: How can strategy & planning can impact ROI?

Q2: What are the steps to integrate SM across a business?

Q3: What is the difference between measurement & ROI?

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11/23/10

Transform Your Marketing Department into a Publishing Department

Moderator: Joe Pulizzi @juntajoe

Q1: How does media and publishing relate to marketing and b...

Q2: What's the difference between what a real publisher or ...

Q3: What's the setup look like in a non-media company brand...

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02/23/10

Social and the New Model For Market Segmentation

Moderator: Ken Burbary @kenburbary

Q1: Is traditional market segmentation still relevant?

Q2: What should be more important for Brands: social segmen...

Q3: How are you segmenting your customers with Social Media...

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02/09/10

Destruction of the Media Industry: Will We Be Better Off In the Long Run?

Moderator: Paul Gillin @pgillin

Q1: Does the proliferation of new media make us more inform...

Q2: Can businesses and institutions legitimately fill some ...

Q3: Can armies of bloggers and citizen journalists fill the...

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08/23/11

Centers of Excellence

Moderator: Sonny Gill @sonnygill

Q1: What is a CoE and what are the benefits?

Q2: How do you start a CoE at your company?

Q3: How do you sell/engage Execs in a CoE?

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11/30/10

Apply Your Social Media Experience In Government

Moderator: John F Moore @JohnFMoore

Q1: What is "Open Gov" or "Gov2.0"?

Q2: How can business work with Local/State Gov in social?

Q3: What do social businesses need to know to work with Gov...

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06/21/11

Building Relationships: Choose Your Social Network Wisely

Moderator: Chuck Hemann @chuckhemann

Q1: A new study from Pew says Facebook users are more trust...

Q2: Which social networks are best for brands to develop re...

Q3: Developing online relationships, do Brands have to mess...

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07/20/10

Social media AND...

Moderator: Adam Cohen @adamcohen

Q1: How should marketers approach weaving social media tact...

Q2: Why does blending social media improve the effectivenes...

Q3: Which tactics have the most impact when combined with s...

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06/14/11

Love All Your Children The Same: Managing Multiple Social Brands

Moderator: Tamsen S. McMahon @tamadear

Q1: What's your biggest challenge/opportunity when managing...

Q2: Can you use the same team to manage multiple brands?

Q3: How do you connect the team(s) to business objectives f...

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01/05/10

Engagement through Customer Service: Your Contact Center and Social Media

Moderator: Shashi Bellamkonda @shashib

Q1: When should customer service engage with consumers usin...

Q2: How can contact centers scale to meet the demands of so...

Q3: How can you determine if Customer Service is being effe...

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01/25/11

How to plan a global social media initiative

Moderator: Ken Burbary @kenburbary

Q1: How is social media consumer behavior evolving globally...

Q2: What model should companies use to manage social media ...

Q3: How can companies understand consumer social media usag...

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05/17/11

Do Influencers Or Customers Buy Your Products?

Moderator: Matt Ridings @techguerilla

Q1: Can a 'influencer' with 500 followers be as influential...

Q2: If context is so critical to understanding influence, d...

Q3: How can we migrate from 'influencer' programs to 'advoc...

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01/04/11

Social Media and Commerce for Business

Moderator: Augie Ray @augieray

Q1: How is social affecting online consumer purchases?

Q2: How is social affecting off-line/in-store purchases?

Q3: What are top 10 things to consider when setting up soci...

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04/06/10

This Town's Not Big Enough For The Two of Us: Social Media Marketing (SMM) vs. Traditional Marketing

Moderator: Beth Harte @bethharte

Q1: Is SMM on its way to replacing traditional marketing?

Q2: Can marketers be as accountable with SMM as traditional...

Q3: What are best practices for cooperating traditional mar...

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06/07/11

What should we be measuring in social media?

Moderator: Jason Falls @JasonFalls

Q1: Are you trusting the results that you get when you meas...

Q2: What is the best way to get actionable insights from so...

Q3: How important or how "good" is the social data that is ...

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05/25/10

Quick and Legal: How to Make Social Media Less Scary for the Legal Dept

Moderator: Lucretia Pruitt @lucretiapruitt

Q1: How can big companies advocate for less regulation to r...

Q2: Should you train legal in SM and what does it look like...

Q3: How do you create SM policies / strategies that legal w...

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02/02/10

Fear Factor. Understanding the value of adding social media to the mix.

Moderator: B.L. Ochman @whatsnext

Q1: Why do executives still doubt social media?

Q2: Do companies have time for social media?

Q3: Are there quick tactics that can be used to build compa...

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11/10/09

November 10th: Jacob Morgan

Moderator: Jacob Morgan @jacobm

Q1: Whether Impact or ROI, what Investmentsť could be measu...

Q2: How can you prove value from Impact or ROI to executive...

Q3: Does anyone have any ROI examples from companies? Remem...

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10/04/11

Social Search: Don't Miss the Opportunity

Moderator: Sean McGinnis @SeanMcGinnis

Q1: What are the intersections between social and search an...

Q2: How should the combination of social and search change ...

Q3: Will social signals change the search market in any mea...

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01/12/10

Socializing My Business – What Comes After the Chit-Chat?

Moderator: Kristi Colvin @KrisColvin

Q1: Why do we even need to integrate social into our busine...

Q2: How should you begin to socialize your business and wha...

Q3: What does social business integration look like for emp...

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06/28/11

Blood from a turnip or can social drive sales in B2B?

Moderator: Kate Buck Jr @katebuckjr

Q1: What Should the primary objective of B2B social media m...

Q2: What are the best platforms for B2B social media practi...

Q3: Is social media an effective tactic for B2B sales and o...

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Recent Topic Posts
Your Company's Social Network: How Do You Know If It's Worth It - 10.03.11
Journalism & Good Content are Finally Converging - 09.13.11
Fear and Loathing in Content Creation - 08.30.11
Can a Personal Brand Coexist Within a Corporate Ecosystem - 08.09.11
What Others are Saying
Thanks to @marc_meyer, @jasonbreed for the #socialmedia chat.
@chrisbrogan

Big thanks @Marc_Meyer & esp. all of you for your 2 pesos. This was a fun conversation. Or content. Umm.. err.. you know. #socialmedia
@marketingProfs

Thank you @Marc_Meyer and @jasonbreed & all - thanks for great chat today! Really engaging and fun!! #socialmedia
@LIZSTRAUSS
Thanks to @marc_meyer and @jasonbreed for having me to moderate. Feel free to ping me if you wish to continue the SMM convo #socialmedia
@kenburbary

Thanks everyone specially @marc_meyer @jasonbreed for a great #sm41 Looking forward to sending the archive to peeps who missed it #sm41 @shashib

Thanks to @Marc_Meyer and @jasonbreed for inviting em along and thx to all you guys for brilliant discussion! #socialmedia
@ dannybrown

Thanks @jasonbreed and @Marc_Meyer for inviting me to host.
@ JasonFalls
@jasonbreed @marc_meyer Thanks for the opportunity to host #socialmedia today. A great high adrenaline twitterrush :)  
@davidalston

Great job! thanks to Marc and Jason for putting these on. great stuff. #socialmedia  
@chuckhemann

@jasonbreed @marc_meyer thanks for opportunity. enjoyed conversations #socialmedia unpanel 
@RichardatDELL

Thank you to everyone for participating in this #socialmedia discussion & to @marc_meyer, @jasonbreed for instigating it
@leeOdden

I think that about wraps it up for today's #socialmedia chat. Thanks to all, and to @marc_meyer & @JasonBreed for organizing!
@Mediaphyter

Next #SocialMedia Event: #sm141

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Moderated By:
Gradon Tripp ()
web:
www.gradontripp.com
topic:
 Social scale in the enterprise
when? where?
Tuesday Mar 13 2012 from 12pm-1pm EST. Participate on our live page or directly on twitter. Simply include #sm141 in your tweets.
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