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This is a really funny video I found that really illustrates the power of social media to empower the voice of the consumer.  10 years ago, this guy had no where to turn to…but now, thanks to Social Media – United Airlines has a huge PR problem on their hands.

What do you think?

How can we learn from this and use it to grow your business?

1) This is centered around a cause/injustice.

2) The user made it funny

3) He made it viral by putting it online so everyone can access it.

4) He didn’t use anger or negative energy.  No one wants to hear a b#tch session.

If you can emulate this into your personal marketing strategy, then you can capitalize on the power of social media.

Sincerely

George Tran

Author of “The Social Marketing Manifesto”
Success Strategies for Small Businesses using Social Media
www.socialmarketingman.com
www.twitter.com/georgetran

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Two Key Ingredients to a Successful Social Marketing Strategy

by George TranMay 28, 2009

Fundamentally, there are two main ways to get traffic:

Via Search Engine – SEO/SEM
Via Page Links/Referrals

The first is pretty obvious.  Everyone wants to rank highly on Google to get free traffic.  To do it right is another matter.  The alternative to organic search engine ranking is to buy your traffic – SEM (search engine marketing).  Google [...]

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How to tie all it all together

by George TranDecember 18, 2008

Just watched this cool video that explains how you tie in Twitter/Facebook/YouTube/etc together to form a cohesive marketing strategy. Hope you enjoy it:

What do you think? Do you agree?
George Tran
Author of “The Social Marketing Manifesto”
Success Strategies for Small Businesses using Social Media
www.socialmarketingman.com
www.twitter.com/georgetran
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