Mashable reports on how social media is changing the business landscape, and offers dos and don'ts for sharing information online. Flowtown provides a series of charts showing the most socially active companies (Microsoft tops the list). And Chris Brogan lists 50 ways to maximize a company's Twitter presence.
Companies can use social media to gauge the environment of a community while in the site selection process, connect with other businesses in a relocation area of interest, recruit workers once relocated, and keep their finger on the new community's interests and wants. Economic developers are also getting in on the game. Many have found social media useful not only for attracting projects to their areas, but for sharing information with peers, connecting with local business, staying in tune with competing regions, and using social video to broadcast messages.
Whatever social media method you decide to use for your business, consider the advice of these articles and find a system that works best for you.
Social Media Best Practices for Business - OPEN Forum
4 Ways Social Media is Changing Business - Mashable
Fortune 500 companies using social media to reach customers - Crain's Chicago Business
Which Companies Are the Most Social? - Flowtown
30 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Business - Inc.
Tips on using social media for business - Computerworld Blogs
Social Media for Business: The Dos & Don'ts of Sharing - Mashable
10 Ways to Grow Your Business With Social Media - Social Media Today
Corporate Social Media Policies: The Good, the Mediocre, and the Ugly - Fast Company
50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business - Chris Brogan
How Social Media Drives New Business: Six Case Studies - Tech Crunch
HOW TO: Implement a Social Media Business Strategy - Mashable
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