Comments on: Why Your Business Needs A Social Media Presence – A Real Life Example

By: Rhys Wynne

Rhys Wynne — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:21:15 +0000

Gah! I hate you! I always wanted to be the one to get free beer for doing some social stuff!

Thanks for the comment :D

By: Pete Carr

Pete Carr — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:18:44 +0000

Hi Rhys,
Social media I think is vital to a company these days. Similar to you (involving pubs) I chatted to my local landlord, he knew I did a bit with the internet, he asked if it could help him drum up more trade. I answered yes of course. His next question was how. He now has a Twitter account and a FB fan page. He posts about any live music, quizzes etc coming up in the pub. His trade has more than doubled.
I now get free beer. Bloody cool if you ask me.
Pete

By: Bon "Idearella" Crowder

Bon "Idearella" Crowder — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:08:03 +0000

At my day job, we help large oil and gas companies do everything from train their employees to create and manage communications. Having your own social media presence is essential, even if you do have 55,000 employees worldwide, eh?

By: Rhys Wynne

Rhys Wynne — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:45:28 +0000

Censorship was probably the wrong word to use! I used it as on my post I any comment through – even those with an axe to grind with the owners. These comments are unlikely to be posted on official blog posts.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:23:32 +0000

IMO, I don’t think its a question of censorship really Rhys – just management.

I think Social Media goes hand in glove with Brand Management.

The more any Company talks with you on an interpersonal level,
the more involved you feel – that’s human nature.

If I ran a big Company, I’d have Social Media ‘Ambassadors’ working to talk about the Company, and chat to customers, give out a few freebies, run a few competitions with prizes, host visits to the HQ of the Comapny , etc etc etc

Involvement and interaction